The Douglas County Public Works building, 3755 E 25th St. Douglas County received a $500,000 grant from the Kansas Department of Transportation to add a high-friction surface treatment to rural roads.

TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly has announced that 11 rural roadway projects will receive a total of $8.1 million in federal ...

Young, shackled at the hands and feet, walked into a Jackson County courtroom as his family looked on. He faces four felony charges, including second-degree murder. A Kansas City resident is ...

Sherry Kuehl got her fill of stupidity when she and her daughter visited Disneyland. Sherry Kuehl Special to The Star Everyone needs to travel because it exposes you to stupidity, and I think that ...

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John Price is pictured at a preliminary hearing on May 23, 2024, in Douglas County District Court. A Lawrence man was sentenced on Friday to more than 10 years in prison for attacking a Douglas ...

The St. Louis County lawmakers have now OK'd some $3.2 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act funds for a North County farm.

Jackson County will cap 2025 property assessments at 15%, but that doesn't solve the legal battle over the 2023 assessments. The county announced today that it will cap assessment increases at 15% ...

Cloudy with a high of 62 °F (16.7 °C). Winds NW at 10 mph (16.1 kph). Night - Cloudy with a 51% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 7 to 11 mph (11.3 to 17.7 kph). The overnight low will ...

After the Rooks County Commission held a thirty-minute executive session to discuss negotiations at the start of the weekly meeting on Tuesday, April 8th, they returned to the open session. They voted ...