A defendant accused of killing a man and injuring the man's child while driving under the influence waived his right to a preliminary hearing Thursday and told the court that he is hoping for a plea deal with the state. Zachary Odom, 29, of Tecumseh, faces a second-degree murder charge in the ...
An administrator at Northwest Missouri State University has been chosen to become the next president of Emporia State University. The Kansas Board of Regents on Thursday named Matthew Baker as the next president of Emporia State during a brief meeting at the Emporia campus. Baker currently ...
A University of Kansas professor has become just the eighth in the university’s history to be named a fellow in the National Academy of Inventors. Steven Soper, who is a distinguished professor in both the departments of chemistry and mechanical engineering, was named as a fellow this week ...
Douglas County commissioners voted unanimously to purchase a 23-acre parcel of land next to Lone Star Lake Park in an effort to improve access to the park. As the Journal-World reported, the site at 579 North 600 Road was considered at a price not to exceed $425,000. According to a memo in the ...
Lawrence City Commissioners approved Tuesday night a request to rezone an area right near the University of Kansas campus to a “very high density” area — marking a potential first for the city. Commissioners unanimously voted to approve a rezoning request for approximately 1.34 acres of ...
Since the 1980s, Lawrence residents have been able to celebrate the holidays and support local farmers with the Holiday Farmers Market, and this year’s tradition will be the biggest yet. This year’s edition, which comes Saturday, Dec. 13, includes over 50 vendors, which Emily Lysen, the ...
