When Douglas County commissioners gather next week for hearings on the county’s 2027 budget, they’ll have about 40 requests ...

Heat can be dangerous, but health experts say there are ways to manage the threat. Scorching temperatures, especially ...

A year after opening its doors, the LMH Health Cancer Center continues to transform cancer care in Lawrence — expanding ...

Green means go, red means stop. Trophies or confetti come with good performance, and people who fall behind get nudged to do better. Those brightly colored engagement tactics long ago jumped from ...

Anniston Clark is a competitor. It shows on her face after a kill: there’s usually a stare down involved before she joins her ...

Two former employees of the Wyandotte County District Court have received prison sentences for using their positions in the ...

The public is invited to a Douglas County Commission candidate forum later this month to hear candidates speak on topics of ...

“The Play of Light," a four-foot tall metal and glass sculpture of a soccer ball stands in downtown Lawrence. The sculpture was created for the World Cup by eight Van Go apprentice artists. It’s been ...

The senior soccer game at Sports Pavilion Lawrence may be called “walking soccer,” but that doesn’t mean it’s not a workout. ...

Senate Minority Leader Dinah Sykes, right, reviews a document with Sen. Brenda Dietrich during a March 26, 2026, Senate session. Sykes said the budget’s 1% raise for state employees is a “slap in the ...

A defendant accused of interfering with law enforcement will be allowed to argue at trial that police bias played a role in ...

The more than $100 million that Douglas County has kept in reserve accounts and rainy day funds were the subject of a barrage ...