A violent offender who was facing a charge of possession of methamphetamine was allowed to plead guilty Wednesday to a lower-level felony of interference with law enforcement, and the state is recommending probation, even though the offense is a presumptive prison term under state sentencing ...
As Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical prepares to add a new station in northwest Lawrence, Station 6, the department's stats show that its two existing stations on the west side are responding to fewer calls than some stations farther east. But that may not be an issue for Station 6, because ...
A large grass fire caused by a tow truck temporarily closed U.S. Highway 59 south of Lawrence on Wednesday afternoon, and traffic will still be affected for a while even though the highway isn't completely closed anymore. Douglas County Sheriff's Office spokesman George Diepenbrock said in an ...
A University of Kansas researcher in physics and astronomy can now claim to be a star in her own right — at least within the annals of KU history. Postdoctoral researcher Hayley Beltz was announced Wednesday as a winner of coveted NASA Hubble Prize Fellowship, making her the first KU ...
A Lawrence woman accused of pulling a knife on a convenience store clerk last fall will not be immune from prosecution based on her claim of self-defense, a Douglas County judge ruled Wednesday. Judge Stacey Donovan said that after "painstakingly reviewing" six videos from the store it was ...
TOPEKA — The Kansas Legislature’s new budget bill includes a 1% across-the-board salary increase for about 35,000 employees in the executive branch and at Kansas Board of Regents universities. Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly recommended the Legislature authorize 2.5% raises for state workers, ...
