Lawrence News

Douglas County officials have scheduled a press conference this afternoon to announce charges against two suspects related to a cockfighting operation.The arrests followed months of planning before a raid early this morning at a rural Douglas County home, they said.Douglas County District Attorney Charles Branson and Sheriff Ken McGovern will have ...

There's been all kinds of tension of late in Lawrence, KS between the football and basketball programs, and with the University Of Kansas' No.

A film by a University of Kansas faculty member won three top awards at the 34th annual American Indian Film Festival held Nov.

Prosecutors have charged Lawrence with involuntary manslaughter and aggravated child endangerment in the death of 18-month-old Ava Patrick .

LAWRENCE, Kan. a ' Two people are charged after a raid on a rural Douglas County home.

It's a fundraiser dreamed up by the library foundation. The idea came from an article in the June 1950 edition of Popular Mechanics magazine on how to build your own indoor miniature golf course.

Lawrence, Kan. _ Parts of the Kansas River Bridge in Lawrence came down in an instant on Sunday.

A single food drive can help keep pantry shelves stocked for months. Next week, donating non-perishable goods to the Lawrencians Giving Thanks food drive will also honor the memory of well-known Irishman David Burke, who started the drive in 2001 to help needy families at holiday time.

Across the country, droves of people like Lilli Lackey are unable to find teaching jobs, in large part because the economy is forcing school systems to slash positions.

When the space shuttle Atlantis blasts off Nov. 16, three monarch caterpillars from the University of Kansas will be on board for the trip to the International Space Station.

Student veterans now have a place to call their own on the University of Kansas campus, thanks to the support of the KU Memorial Unions and local businesses.

The Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine ROTC programs and The Dole Institute of Politics will honor service men and women with a host of Veterans Day events.

A longtime University of Kansas economics professor has died just months after retiring.

A University of Kansas graduate student is in critical condition at a Lawrence hospital this morning after a suspected accidental sodium azide poisoning that may have occurred while he was working in a lab late Wednesday evening.

Published online 11/4/2009 1:08 PM Rape suspect wanted for questioning in Lawrence The Associated Press PUEBLO, Colo.

The Lawrence premiere of "The Only Good Indian," the newest feature film by University of Kansas professor Kevin Willmott, will benefit KU's Department of Film and Media Studies.

LAWRENCE, Kan. a ' Several student and community groups from the Lawrence area have united to rally against KDOT using 20 acres of wetland as a gateway to Lawrence.

LAWRENCE, Kan. a ' A University of Kansas student was stabbed in the arm Saturday night during a party.

Headed to the fourth quarter 2:14 p.m. We're headed to the fourth quarter in a game unlike anything I've ever seen as ISU still leads 9-7. Nebraska turned it over yet again in the red zone, this time a fumble by... >> Booing becomes contagious 4:05 p.m.: LAWRENCE, Kan.

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