PROVO, Utah (AP) — The man charged with killing Charlie Kirk strolled Utah Valley University in shorts and a T-shirt, bought a meal at Chick-fil-A and made contact with people from Kirk's organization, before returning in different clothes to shoot the conservative activist from a rooftop, an ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate's top two Republicans have spoken individually to Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell, according to aides, as the former GOP leader remains in the hospital more than three weeks after being admitted for undisclosed health issues. Aides to McConnell have declined to ...
A Lawrence-based organization supporting historical sites is urging the public to speak out against a proposed change in federal rules that could allow political appointees to cancel grants, something the group says is "fundamentally at odds" with how the system is supposed to work. The ...
Douglas County commissioners will discuss an agreement Wednesday where KU Innovation Park would make payments in lieu of taxes for long-term tenants using its building space. Following budget deliberations last year, Douglas County commissioners cut $60,000 of the county’s total contribution ...
During the second day of budget hearings, Douglas County commissioners discussed the potential of funding key positions and expanded legal services at the Douglas County District Court's self-help center, the referral hub for the county's tenant eviction defense pilot program. The Self-Help ...
Every time someone is arrested on a municipal offense and stays in the Douglas County Jail for more than four hours, the Lawrence Police Department is billed $287 a day. In 2027 that bill will be $301 a day. "The impact on our budget has been significant," Lawrence Police Chief Rich Lockhart ...
