After double-murder defendant Rodney Marshall declined to testify on Wednesday, the defense rested its case on the eighth day of his trial, and jurors will soon begin deliberations. "I am hesitantly not going to take the stand in my own defense," Marshall, under oath, told Judge Amy Hanley ...
The student artists who have been a part of Van Go’s program have painted murals “on a lot of walls over the years,” according to Rick Wright, but they hadn’t done anything like this most recent project. Wright, the art director for the Lawrence arts-based social services nonprofit, ...
PARK CITY, Utah — A Utah mother who published a children's book about grief after the death of her husband will serve a life sentence without the possibility of parole for his murder, a judge ruled Wednesday. Kouri Richins was convicted in March of aggravated murder for lacing her husband ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans on Wednesday again blocked Democratic legislation that would halt President Donald Trump's war with Iran, but the number of GOP senators voting against the war grew. Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska voted against the war for the first time since ...
News and notes from around town. — Everything is bigger at Costco — including worries that something will derail the retailer’s plans to open in Lawrence later this year. When Costco announced in November that it had decided to build a giant retail store near Rock Chalk Park in ...
The Douglas County Clerk's Office was recognized for an excellence in election administration with a national award. The U.S Election Assistance Commission, EAC, awarded the County Clerk's Office with the Clearinghouse Award, to highlight the department's best practices during the 2025 ...
