MILAN — An American tourist was killed by a lightning strike on Sicily’s Mount Etna while hiking Europe’s largest volcano following a period of intense activity, Italian firefighters said Monday. The 29-year-old man from Kansas was rescued by helicopter after being struck Sunday evening ...
The multimillion-dollar, 158,000-square-foot addition to Douglas County's Judicial and Law Enforcement Center is coming to life as court offices have steadily migrated from the older part of the building in recent weeks. People who have courtroom business will notice quite a few changes as ...
The annual Jayhawk migration is set to begin this week, and per usual, it will involve lots of vehicles and crammed city streets near residence halls across the University of Kansas campus. KU students will start arriving en masse at KU dormitories on Tuesday, with the heaviest traffic days ...
A spend down of Douglas County government’s more than $100 million in reserve funds indeed began in 2025, but it didn’t reach into the county’s broadest fund, recently released financial statements show. The county’s general operating fund — the account that funds day-to-day ...
Updated at 5:42 p.m. Monday, Aug. 17, 2026 A Douglas County judge on Monday granted a Lawrence transgender woman the temporary restoration of her driver's license after the State of Kansas invalidated it earlier this year under a controversial anti-trans law known as SB 244. "We're pleased ...
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly and the Kansas Department of Transportation on Monday announced that $37.2 million in federal funds has been awarded to 33 projects selected for inclusion in KDOT’s Transportation Alternatives program; among them are two projects in Lawrence and one in Eudora ...
