Story updated at 3:26 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9: The suspect in a fatal stabbing in downtown Lawrence last week has now been charged with murder. Keisonn Smith Jr., 25, was arrested Aug. 30 in connection with the death of 20-year-old McMillin Tutu, of Kansas City, Missouri, and - after some ...
Years after a study said it might have to move, Lawrence’s new city manager says Fire Station 3 on Sixth Street is already in “the perfect place,” and that renovating it instead of relocating it could save millions of dollars. On Tuesday, city commissioners unanimously approved a ...
An economic development incentive request for a 341-unit market-rate apartment complex near KU Innovation Park won approval from the Lawrence City Commission on Tuesday. Commissioners voted 4-1 to approve a resolution expressing the city’s intent to issue $50 million in Industrial Revenue ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rebuffed an appeal from Missouri officials who wanted to use new congressional districts backed by President Donald Trump in the November election, a defeat for Republicans who had hoped the new map could help them hold onto their slim House ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly a quarter century after a day "etched forever into the memories of Americans," President Donald Trump honored the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on Tuesday by vowing to "never forget." The event at the Ellipse was spearheaded by the Tunnel to Towers ...
The Lawrence community next week will have an opportunity to discuss the all-consuming topic of democracy as part of the University of Kansas’ first Democracy Day event, hosted by KU’s Center for Democratic Governance. The inaugural event will be held on Friday, Sept. 18, from 9 a.m. to ...
