A man who shot another man in the leg during a botched drug deal last year was granted probation Friday in Douglas County District Court after a judge suspended his 32-month prison sentence. Cameron Jay Cooper, who was 18 at the time, was accused of shooting a 26-year-old Iowa man twice in the ...
News and notes from around town: Maybe there is something about the southwest corner of Sixth Street and Wakarusa Drive that makes it simpatico with the desert. For years it was home to the Salty Iguana Mexican restaurant and now Cactus Grill, a Kansas City-based Tex-Mex restaurant, is set ...
When you think of a hit Broadway musical, you might expect catchy musical numbers and colorful sets and costumes — but you might not expect to see everyday struggles like yours and your family's playing out on stage. That's what Theatre Lawrence executive director Jamie Ulmer says makes ...
Getting tenure and its job protections as a university faculty member — and how much work must be done to keep that status — are now officially topics to be studied by the Kansas Board of Regents this fall. At their meeting on Thursday, the Regents approved a board goal of conducting a ...
The Kansas Relays will not take place in the spring of 2026. KU is cutting out the historic track meet this year as part of a broader effort to reduce expenses for the athletic department, athletic director Travis Goff told the Journal-World in an interview on Thursday afternoon. “It really ...
Lawrence residents have purchased more than $750 worth of school supplies through the Lawrence Municipal Court’s “School Supplies for Fines” program. Now in its third year, the program allows participants who have outstanding fines to bring $15 worth of approved school supplies and the ...
