Senior Assistant District Attorney Ricardo Leal is leaving the Douglas County District Attorney's Office for a state job in Topeka. Leal, who has been with the DA's Office since July of 2022, has accepted a position with the office of Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach. That job will start in ...
Updated 8:56 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026: BOULDER, Colo. — Assistant coach Jacque Vaughn will serve as Kansas’ acting head coach for Tuesday night’s road matchup at Colorado, head coach Bill Self announced on Tuesday afternoon. Vaughn, a former All-American point guard for the Jayhawks ...
The trial for a 21-year-old man accused of rape and kidnapping was indefinitely delayed on Tuesday, and the man's bond was modified to house arrest with work release. The defendant, Tristan Aden James, is accused of raping a fellow student in November 2024 while he was a sophomore at Haskell ...
Douglas County commissioners at their Wednesday meeting will consider hiring an outside expert to dive into the finances and operations of the county's new Treatment and Recovery Center, which provides mental health services for people in need. The outside review would come at a time when ...
The City of Lawrence announced it is accepting ideas for capital improvement projects from the public as part of developing its five-year Capital Improvement Plan. The Capital Improvement Plan acts as a blueprint for sustaining and improving community infrastructure. The CIP contains specific ...
A KU couple who loves museums is donating $1 million to provide a new accessible entrance to the University of Kansas Natural History Museum, a project that will create a new look for historic Dyche Hall. Jann and Tom Rudkin have made the $1 million gift to construct a new, winding ramp ...
