A Douglas County jury on Tuesday took under an hour to acquit a man of aggravated battery after he was accused of attacking another man last winter and gouging his eyes. The man, Hector Seeger, 21, took the stand Tuesday morning and admitted that he had "poked" the other man's eyes after the ...
Lawrence’s police chief and the county’s director of behavioral health projects are serving as co-chairs of a new countywide group that seeks to provide better care to people in crisis. Douglas County commissioners at their Wednesday meeting will consider approving a proposed charter for ...
A federal court on Tuesday blocked Texas from using a redrawn U.S. House map that touched off a nationwide redistricting battle and is a major piece of President Donald Trump's efforts to preserve a slim Republican majority ahead of the 2026 elections. The ruling is a blow to Trump's rush to ...
WASHINGTON — Both the House and Senate acted decisively Tuesday to pass a bill to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a remarkable display of approval for an effort that had struggled for months to overcome opposition from ...
A board governing Lawrence Transit voted to approve adding a fare to a previously free on-demand bus ride program starting next year as a way to keep the program going as federal grants run out. Lawrence’s Connected City Advisory Board voted unanimously Monday night to implement a $3 fare ...
Many maintenance workers at the University of Kansas are set to get a 4% raise, and some may get more as KU works to bring wages closer to what the private sector pays. The Kansas Board of Regents on Wednesday is expected to approve a new contract between KU and the local chapter of the ...
