4+ hour, 55+ min ago  (995+ words) Apr 15, 2026 - 10: 59pm Douglas County commissioners met on Wednesday, April 15, 2026. This year, there were 42 applications for 2026 Natural and Cultural Heritage Grants with the requested funding exceeding $1, 050, 000 " the largest number of applications received in the program's history and highest total funding request. In…...

5+ hour, 28+ min ago  (954+ words) Apr 15, 2026 - 9: 39pm Two prosecutors and an investigator from U. S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro's office were turned away on Tuesday by a building contractor and referred to Fed attorneys, one of the people said. The two people familiar with the visit spoke on condition…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (1125+ words) Apr 14, 2026 - 7: 10pm Free State head coach Charley Bowen talks with the home plate umpire during the game against Olathe South on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, in Lawrence. Visiting Olathe South needed just two batters to surge ahead in Tuesday night's Sunflower League matchup…...

6+ hour, 53+ min ago  (791+ words) Apr 15, 2026 - 8: 48pm Free State swimmer Stella Dorssom swims the 100-yard freestyle in a swim and dive quad at the Lawrence Indoor Aquatic Center on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, in Lawrence. Free State won its senior night girls swim and dive quad against Bishop…...

7+ hour, 31+ min ago  (412+ words) Apr 15, 2026 - 8: 09pm U. S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor speaks to a crowd of about 1, 700 people at the Lied Center on the University of Kansas campus on April 7, 2026. U. S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor said Wednesday that she had apologized to a fellow justice…...

7+ hour, 56+ min ago  (1328+ words) Apr 15, 2026 - 3: 40pm A bust of former City Manager Buford M. Watson is pictured Wednesday, April 15, 2026, in Watson Park. Two years after Lawrence streamlined its rules for building projects near historic properties, city leaders want to know how the changes are working " and…...

13+ hour, 41+ min ago  (30+ words) Rodney Eklund'Lawrence Journal-World No services are planned at this time for Rodney Dale Eklund, 69, Lawrence. He died April 9, 2026, at LMH Health. More at rumsey-yost. com...

8+ hour, 24+ min ago  (331+ words) Apr 15, 2026 - 4: 45pm Xavier guard Mariyah Noel (13) in action during an NCAA basketball game against Georgetown on Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026, in Washington, D. C. Xavier won 52-51. The Kansas women's basketball team has locked in its first commitment out of the transfer portal. Mariyah Noel, a…...

9+ hour, 12+ min ago  (497+ words) Robert Hornberger'Lawrence Journal-World They grew up in rural Douglas County where Bob attended Union School when he was promoted to skip a grade. His family moved to Lawrence the summer before high school. With a July birthday, he transitioned from…...

10+ hour, 29+ min ago  (373+ words) Apr 15, 2026 - 5: 04pm Devontae Deshon Rae Torres is arrested in the hallway of the Judicial and Law Enforcement Center on Wednesday, April 15, 2026. Failing to register as a violent offender in Kansas is a serious offense, and on Wednesday a convicted felon in…...