The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) is hosting a public information open house to present near-term improvements for the K-10 (SLT) and E 1200 Road (Kasold) intersection as part of the K-10 West Leg South Lawrence Trafficway (SLT) Study on Wednesday, June 1, 2016. The public is invited to attend the open house style meeting anytime between 5:00 and 7:00 p.m. at First United Methodist Church West Campus, Multipurpose Room, 867 U.S. 40 in Lawrence, KS 66049 .
County News
Posted Friday, May 20, 2016 - 12:00pm
Posted Tuesday, May 17, 2016 - 7:00pm
Thinking about moving from the City to the Country? Please join us on May 17, 2016 at 7:00 PM for an evening of discussion on various topics about the decision to move from the City to the Country. The location of the meeting is 3755 E 25th Street, Lawrence, KS 66046 in the Public Works Auditorium/Training Room. This event is sponsored by Douglas County Conservation District with guest speakers from the Douglas County Zoning & Codes Department and other local government agencies. See the link below for free registration or if you need to request special accommodations.
Posted Friday, April 29, 2016 - 1:16pm
Douglas County District Attorney Charles Branson announces Lawrence resident Dustin D. Walker, 31, was sentenced today in the Division Five courtroom of the Honorable Paula B. Martin. This follows the March jury trial conviction for the 2014 fatal shooting of Mr. Patrick D.
Posted Friday, April 22, 2016 - 2:52pm
Douglas County District Attorney Charles Branson announces that today a Douglas County jury convicted Oskaloosa resident Joshaua L. Back, 34, of the May 25, 2015 second-degree-murder of 45-year-old Lawrence resident Tracy Dean Lautenschlager. The jury also found him guilty of felony theft.
Posted Wednesday, April 13, 2016 - 2:54pm
Douglas County Public Works plans to close Lone Star Lake to all boating activities on Monday, April 18 through Tuesday, April 19. Boat ramps will be closed those days. The department plans to treat the infestation of Eurasian Watermilfoil (EWM) those two days, weather permitting. If weather prohibits the herbicide application those days, the application and lake closure will be delayed until the first available opportunity following April 19.
Posted Monday, April 11, 2016 - 2:22pm
[Topeka, KS – April 11, 2016] Kansas Governor Sam Brownback signed into law Senate Bill 367 regarding juvenile justice reform. The Kansas County and District Attorneys Association (KCDAA) provides the following response:
Posted Monday, April 4, 2016 - 8:30am
2016 Pursuit of Preparedness
Douglas County Emergency Management successfully completed our 7th annual Pursuit of Preparedness Campaign on Monday, March 21st, 2016 with a presentation by Emergency Management staff to students at Baldwin City Elementary School Intermediate Center. The presentation included information on severe weather hazards for our area, as well as information on making an emergency plan, having an emergency kit, and staying informed before, during, and after an emergency/disaster.
Posted Friday, April 1, 2016 - 12:53pm
Douglas County District Attorney Charles Branson announces today in the Division Three Courtroom, the Honorable Barbara Kay Huff sentenced Rachael Ann Hampton, 21 and Robert A. Long, 25 for their crimes committed on February 8, 2015, including a home invasion on West 19th Terrace.
Posted Monday, March 28, 2016 - 11:48am
Route 1055 (Haskell Avenue extended) south of 31st Street will be closed to traffic beginning Monday, April 4, to complete rehabilitation work on the bridge over the Wakarusa River. Work on the project was suspended, and the bridge was opened to traffic through construction, on December 23, 2015. Public Works anticipates it will take four weeks to complete work and re-open the bridge to traffic.
Posted Friday, March 11, 2016 - 4:21pm
Douglas County District Attorney Charles Branson announced today a jury convicted Lawrence resident Dustin D. Walker, 31, of first degree felony murder in the 2014 shooting of Mr. Patrick D. Roberts. A jury found Walker guilty of Aggravated Burglary in a February 2015 trial but the jury could not agree on a verdict about felony murder. Branson said of the verdict, “Justice has finally been served.”
