No basis exists for a gunman to claim immunity from prosecution in the Jan. 17 shootings at The Hawk, a Douglas County prosecutor has written, citing video and witness accounts in the case. The 18-year-old shooter, Daitron Daniels Strickland, has claimed that he was acting in self-defense ...
LIVIGNO, Italy — Canadian snowboarder Mark McMorris withdrew from Thursday night's big air qualifier at the Milan Cortina Olympics less than 24 hours after a hard crash that resulted in a brief trip to the hospital. The 32-year-old McMorris, one of Canada's biggest Olympic stars, posted on ...
TOPEKA — A Kansas House committee recommended a budget for the state’s six public universities that freezes tuition rates, reduces need-based student aid, requires development of plans to lower central administration expenditures by 10% and offers faculty one year instead of two to fix ...
A Topeka-based nonprofit is expanding its entrepreneurship program to Lawrence through a partnership with the Douglas County eCommunity, giving more Kansas entrepreneurs access to startup resources. Omni Circle Group is a nonprofit community hub that supports underserved individuals and ...
Costco has filed for a nearly $22 million building permit at Lawrence City Hall, the latest sign that its plans to build a store near Rock Chalk Park in northwest Lawrence remain on track. The building permit, which was filed with the city one week ago, also may get us closer to a starter’s ...
Updated at 3:15 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 5 A man accused of beating and pistol-whipping people in a car and again on his front lawn was found not guilty Thursday of all six felony charges, including aggravated battery, in Douglas County District Court. The jury of five men and seven women returned ...
