Lawrence city leaders have approved an incentive for a development of more than 100 units of housing on the city’s west side, although that housing won’t qualify as affordable. The City Commission voted 3-1 on Tuesday to approve a request from Nebraska developer Metonic for $35.3 million ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Law enforcement officials disrupted a planned attack targeting President Donald Trump's UFC cage-fighting show at the White House this past weekend, according to court papers unsealed Tuesday that say plotters who harbored fringe conspiracy theories spoke of flying ...
MIAMI (AP) — A cluster of storms along the Gulf Coast could become the first named tropical storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, the National Hurricane Center said. The storms threatened to bring heavy downpours that could lead to dangerous floods across southern states including ...
When James Chiselom heard the news that an anonymous donor wanted to provide $100,000 for new Step Up beds at the Lawrence Community Shelter, he couldn’t help getting emotional. “That $100,000, it is so phenomenal,” Chiselom, the shelter’s executive director, told the Journal-World on ...
A new proposal could increase Douglas County's detox capacity by up to 60% by establishing four to six dedicated detox beds at Avalon Wellness & Recovery Center. On Wednesday, county staff are seeking feedback from the County Commission on redirecting funding from the existing social detox ...
Updated at 5:24 p.m. Tuesday, June 16, 2026 The illicit drug K2 was mailed to the Douglas County Jail, and inmates there used lithium batteries from computer tablets to light the substance, according to allegations in a recently released arrest affidavit. Two inmates, Caiden Clem, 19, and ...
