A little rain didn't dampen the spirits of the annual Mardi Gras parade on Tuesday in downtown Lawrence. Revelers sang, danced and played down Massachusetts Street, some with ponchos and umbrellas, and stopped in for a performance at Terrebonne.
A group of Haskell Indian Nations University students have requested a meeting with President Donald Trump to urge that the Feb. 14 layoffs at the university be rescinded. "Order the School Year to be completed as planned," dozens of cross country and track and field student-athletes asked in ...
Douglas County is expected to have high winds with possible blizzard conditions Tuesday evening and into Wednesday. The National Weather Service in Topeka forecasts thunderstorms developing in the early afternoon Tuesday, potentially bringing hail and strong winds. After the rain, blizzard ...
An Oregon State professor who has been responsible for leading research efforts there has been named a finalist for the open dean position at the University of Kansas’ pharmacy school. Chrissa Kioussi, a professor and chair of pharmaceutical sciences at Oregon State University, will give a ...
A case involving an alleged rape and kidnapping was postponed on Tuesday after DNA lab results from the KBI still hadn’t been processed. Tristan Aden James, a 20-year-old Haskell Indian Nations University student, is charged in Douglas County District Court with one count of rape, one count ...
Douglas County commissioners on Wednesday will consider approving a grant application that would help fund services for youths in the criminal justice system. At its meeting, the commission will consider an application for Kansas Department of Corrections Reinvestment grants that would provide ...
