TOPEKA — Two Republican-controlled committees of the Kansas Legislature have stripped Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's proposed state spending for Medicaid expansion out of budget legislation. The Senate Ways and Means Committee voted 7-6 on Thursday to remove $14 million from a proposed budget ...
WASHINGTON — Kansas' two Republican U.S. senators have split over supporting President Donald Trump's declaration of an emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border. Sen. Jerry Moran was among 12 Republican senators joining Democrats in passing a resolution that would terminate Trump's declaration on ...
One of Lawrence’s more unique restaurants has closed its doors. Sully & Hank’s, which opened in the former Presto gas station location at Ninth and Louisiana streets, shut down earlier this week. The closing marks the end of what had seemed to be an experiment in slightly funky fare ...
Story updated at 9:45 p.m. Thursday, March 14, 2019: TOPEKA — Republican legislators in Kansas helped advance Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's plan to boost funding for public schools Thursday before sending her an income tax relief bill that could make it harder for the state to sustain the ...
Listed below is the majority of Lawrence police activity within the last 24 hours. Each afternoon the Lawrence Police Department releases a list of officer activity. This call blotter spans from 6 a.m. Wednesday to 6 a.m. Thursday and includes 173 incidents. Each listing gives a date, time and ...
The City of Lawrence's solid waste division has begun its spring compost and woodchip sale. The sale is being held rain or shine from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday at the city’s compost facility, 1420 E. 11th St. The sale is cash only, with compost and woodchips costing $10 ...
Today, March 14 Willow Drop-in, 9 a.m.-noon, Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. WWI in Art and Song, 10:15 a.m.-11:15a.m., Spencer Museum of Art, 1301 Mississippi St. Game-a-thon! (ages 5-11), 1 p.m.-5 p.m, Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. German Organ Recital, 1:15 p.m-12 ...
The Douglas County Commission has renewed hope that the county might have a seat at the table as the city of Lawrence seeks to hire the new chief of Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical. Lawrence City Manager Tom Markus indicated at the City Commission’s March 5 meeting that he did not ...
Horton — A northeast Kansas hospital run by an embattled health management company has shut down operations after struggling for months without enough funds to pay its employees or buy medication and food for patients. The city of Horton’s only medical provider, Horton Community Hospital, ...
Story updated at 9:13 p.m. Wednesday, March 13, 2019: An "unusually severe" winter — including this week's rain — has Douglas County's townships struggling to repair roads, and state law says there's not much the county can do to help. Townships aim to keep property taxes low by ...
More than a year and a half after a local sporting events organization hosted the Junior Olympics — with the help of public dollars — there are still unpaid bills and unanswered questions. The USA Track & Field Junior Olympic Championships were held at the University of Kansas’ Rock ...
Following a similar effort last weekend, the Lawrence Police Department is planning another DUI enforcement campaign this weekend — on the eve of St. Patrick’s Day. Police will conduct a DUI saturation patrol Saturday, placing extra officers in the field to look specifically for drivers ...
TOPEKA — The conservatives who dominate the Kansas Legislature voted Wednesday to tell New York's leaders just how much they hate the Empire State's new law expanding abortion rights, ignoring Democrats who called the endeavor a toothless waste of time and money. The Kansas House voted 85-38 ...
TOPEKA — A bill that would require clergy to be mandatory reporters of suspected sexual assault received broad support during its first hearing in the Kansas Legislature. Several people who identified themselves as victims or related to victims of sexual violence spoke Wednesday in support ...
Listed below is the majority of Lawrence police activity within the last 24 hours. Each afternoon the Lawrence Police Department releases a list of officer activity. This call blotter spans from 6 a.m. Tuesday to 6 a.m. Wednesday and includes 135 incidents. Each listing gives a date, time and ...
One of two area residents charged in the fatal shooting of a Lawrence man at Perry Lake one year ago has been convicted. On Wednesday morning, a jury in Jefferson County District Court convicted Topeka resident Jonathan D. Blevins, 23, of first-degree murder in the death of Taylor D. Sawyer, ...
Winds over northeast Kansas will strengthen as rain showers weaken Wednesday and Thursday. The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a high wind warning for Douglas County until 7 a.m. Thursday, and a wind advisory will be in effect until 7 p.m. Thursday. Southeast winds of 20 to 25 ...
Eleven graduate programs at the University of Kansas are among the top 10 of public universities nationwide, according to the 2020 edition of the U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Graduate Schools” rankings. The university on Tuesday announced the rankings, which also include 48 KU ...
Today, March 13 Teen Zone Expanded, 2-5 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. Task Art Party, 2-4 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. Douglas County Commission meeting, 5:30 p.m., Douglas County Courthouse, 1100 Massachusetts St. Yoga @ Your Library, 5:45 p.m., ...
Lawrence police say they suspect alcohol contributed to a single-car crash that injured a woman over the weekend. Officers were dispatched just after 4:40 a.m. Sunday to Trail Road and Folks Road, where they found an SUV in the ditch, partially stuck on its side, Officer Derrick Smith said, in ...
