A Tonganoxie woman who stole a dead relative's identity to collect more than $450,000 in government benefits has been sentenced to more than a year in prison. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Kansas announced in a news release Wednesday that Tamera Ruth Powers, 68, was sentenced ...
When the City of Lawrence’s recommended 2027 budget officially arrives, look for a two-mill property tax rate increase, a 2.5% raise for staff, and too many fine details to list here. That’s what city leaders signaled on Tuesday about the upcoming budget proposal, which Acting City Manager ...
Residents of Galena are complaining about a smelly construction and demolition landfill outside of the city that they say is impacting their quality of life and could affect their health. They’ve been complaining about two odors — a rotten-egg smell that the Kansas Department of Health ...
Lawrence city commissioners have approved purchasing the former Journal-World printing plant building, and they’re interested in using it for more than just extra space for city offices. At its meeting on Tuesday, the commission voted unanimously to approve the $2.1 million purchase of the ...
Lawrence police suspect that a teenager was intoxicated when she crashed her car on Iowa Street Monday night, closing down one of the city's main thoroughfares for an hour as officers worked the scene. Police said in a social media post Tuesday that the 17-year-old driver was speeding north ...
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Former Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has won the Democratic nomination for New Mexico governor, giving her a path to become the first Native American woman in the U.S. elected to the office. Under President Joe Biden, Haaland championed public lands conservation ...
