Updated at 9:40 p.m. Monday TOPEKA — As a statewide stay-at-home order took effect Monday and Kansas’ coronavirus death toll grew to nine, President Donald Trump issued a major disaster declaration for the state. Trump’s order allows for federal assistance to supplement state, tribal ...
Marriages Joseph Fulton Van Auken, 73, Lawrence, and Deanna Laing, 55, Lawrence. William Dietz, 43, Lawrence, and Melanie Freeman, 37, Lawrence. Ivan Junior Henry, 23, Lawrence, and De-Janelle Lynnette Lockett, 30, Lawrence. Jordan Carter, 30, Lawrence, and Alyssa Boeck, 22, Lawrence. Maya ...
As institutes of higher education around the country continue to grapple with economic challenges surrounding the coronavirus pandemic, they are simultaneously dealing with unprecedented changes to how they conduct research. In line with Douglas County’s stay-at-home order, which took ...
As Lawrence residents filled out the city’s recent citizen satisfaction survey, streets and utility infrastructure seemed to be on their minds, and many were not happy. Though a large majority of respondents to the city’s 2019 survey said they were satisfied with city services overall, ...
The Lawrence school board will hold a special meeting to consider the district’s continuous learning plan, and the public is invited to attend via TV or internet. “To safeguard public health,” the district invites patrons to watch the meeting on Midco channel 26 or online at ...
TOPEKA — A Democrat hasn’t won a U.S. Senate race in Kansas since the early days of the Great Depression. It took that economic crisis to propel George McGill, riding on Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal coattails, to a win. And he served but a single term. This year, the country finds ...
Updated at 7:25 p.m. Sunday TOPEKA — Leaders of the Republican-controlled Kansas Legislature agreed Sunday that Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s statewide stay-at-home order is necessary to help check the spread of the new coronavirus, allowing it to take effect Monday as planned. It helped ...
Stay-at-home orders issued to slow the spread of COVID-19 haven’t delayed or stopped work on two big Baldwin City municipal projects, one of which is nearing completion. Baldwin City Administrator Glenn Rodden said work on the new police station at 203 First St. off U.S. Highway 56 didn’t ...
Perhaps you’ve never been unemployed before. If you are now — or fear you soon will be — you’re about to enter a government world of applications, weekly paperwork and a whole lot of rules. That’s the price for getting an unemployment check from the state of Kansas. I reached out to ...
The City of Lawrence employs more than 800 people, all of whom will be getting paychecks regardless of whether they’ve been able to work their full hours or perform their usual duties. Though the coronavirus pandemic has led to the closure of city buildings, cancellation of recreational ...
Lawrence and Douglas County businesses can now apply for a grant to help them recover from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Ogden Newspapers Inc., the parent company of the Journal-World, has established a $1 million fund to help local businesses get back to full strength by subsidizing ...
These are challenging and scary times. It seems the landscape of our world changes faster than we have ever seen before. Sometimes within a day. Sometimes within a few hours. And yet, there are people in our community stepping up to care for and provide for the needs of those who need help. ...
The coronavirus pandemic is defining for the globe what’s “essential” and what things we really can’t do without, even though we might not need them for survival. Attempting to slow the spread of the virus, authorities in many places are determining what shops and services can remain ...
As many people face economic hardship because of the COVID-19 outbreak, the Eudora City Commission has agreed not to collect late fees added to delinquent city utility payments during the pandemic. The measure, which was approved on Monday, builds on a statewide order issued by Gov. Laura ...
Story updated at 5:08 p.m. Saturday: Local health officials announced Saturday that 22 Douglas County residents have tested positive for COVID-19 since the pandemic began. The local cases involve one person in their late teens, eight people in their 20s, seven people in their 30s, two people ...
Story updated at 5:09 p.m. Saturday TOPEKA — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly issued a statewide order Saturday requiring people to stay in their homes to slow the spread of the coronavirus, waiting until nearly three-quarters of the state's residents were already facing such directives. Kansas ...
St. Louis — Missouri braced for a surge of coronavirus patients as the number of deaths grew to nine, with the governor mobilizing the state’s National Guard and a top St. Louis County official urging recently retired health care workers to return to work. During a virtual press ...
A Lawrence man is facing a charge of attempted second-degree murder, among others, in Douglas County District Court. Geryan Joseph Murdock, 21, was arrested at his home on a probable cause warrant Friday afternoon, according to the Douglas County Jail booking log. The complaint in a pending ...
A dwindling inmate population at the Douglas County Jail is educated about guidelines that public health officials have issued in the wake of the global pandemic coronavirus disease, COVID-19, but some women are still double-booked in cells, a spokeswoman said Friday. Nationwide, advocates ...
A Lawrence police officer has tested positive for the coronavirus disease, COVID-19, the department said Friday. The officer first experienced symptoms late Tuesday and "immediately took steps to limit exposure to other persons," according to a news release from the Lawrence Police ...
