TOPEKA — Kansas House Speaker Dan Hawkins said the 2026 Legislature would strive to slash $200 million from the state government’s budget and seek to reduce expenditures on the Medicaid program delivering health care to low-income adults and children. Hawkins, a Wichita Republican who has ...
City of Lawrence offices will be closed Sept. 1 for the Labor Day holiday. The Parks and Recreation administrative office at 1141 Massachusetts St. will be closed, as will Prairie Park Nature Center, 2730 Harper St., and Sports Pavilion Lawrence, 100 Rock Chalk Lane. The Lawrence Outdoor ...
There were a few more duds than dollars during this year’s July 4 celebrations, if the latest retail sales numbers for the state are any indication. Retail sales were down both in Lawrence and statewide for the latest reporting period, which covered from about mid-June to mid-July. Of ...
The City of Lawrence has installed three new vending machines that dispense an opioid overdose-reversal drug, with additional machines expected to be installed later this year. The city announced in a news release Monday that the Homeless Solutions Division had installed the machines at ...
While investigating a man's alleged sex crimes against children, Lawrence police found video evidence that the man had raped two women and sexually abused a dog, according to recently released arrest affidavits. The Douglas County District Attorney's Office and the attorney for defendant ...
As students return from summer break, Kansas school districts are still figuring out how to comply with a new law that requires certain classes to show a three-minute video of human development in the womb. The Republican-dominated Kansas Legislature passed the law last session by overriding a ...
