October 2013

When it comes to facilities, USD 443 Board members aren’t yet taking action, but they are planning for what lies ahead.

In what Superintendent Alan Cunningham describes as a series of “brainstorming…

Kansas State University is receiving $4 million to help expand and renovate the building that houses the College of Architecture, Planning & Design.
The gift comes from a foundation named after Victo…

One Lawrence man is sentenced to prison and two others are awaiting court hearings after a string of burglaries from storage units around the city.
A judge this week sentenced 33-year-old Jacob P. Pa…

Education officials say new math and English testing that will be recommended next month to the Kansas State Board of Education will be aligned with new curriculum standards and give more flexibility…

The Internal Revenue Service today warned consumers about a sophisticated phone scam targeting taxpayers, including recent immigrants, throughout the country.

Douglas County commissioners have approved Baldwin City's plans to issue $5 million in revenue bonds to finance construction of a fiber-optic broadband network that will connect the city with existin…

New rules proposed by the FDA to improve the purity of animal food are expected to cost producers of feed and pet food almost $130 million annually, the agency calculated as part of the proposal publ…

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