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Lawrence City Commission approves increased fines for some traffic tickets
Lawrence city commissioners voted Tuesday to increase fines that people will pay for traffic tickets in municipal court, expected to increase city revenue by $40,800.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Lawrence City Commission approves increased fines for some traffic tickets
Lawrence city commissioners voted Tuesday to increase fines that people will pay for traffic tickets in municipal court, expected to increase city revenue by $40,800.
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Man killed in shooting in Lawrence, police say
Updated at 10:17 p.m.: A male victim was killed in a shooting in Lawrence Wednesday evening, according to Lawrence police.
Altercation breaks out near Sunset Hill Elementary; Lawrence police investigating
Updated to add video: Lawrence police were investigating Thursday after a reported altercation involving signs near an elementary school, where an anti-mask protester and pro-mask counter-protesters have been stationed often since school began last month.
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Person injured in shooting in Lawrence; police investigating
A person was injured in a reported shooting and taken to Lawrence Memorial Hospital Wednesday afternoon, according to scanner traffic.
Getting married next month? Apply for your marriage license today
If you’re getting married in September and you need a Kansas marriage license, the time to apply for it is right now.
Juvenile justice reformers seek return of $21M cut from Kansas intervention program fund
Juvenile justice reformers pleaded for reversal of a decision by Kansas lawmakers to divert $21 million earmarked for community intervention programs and recommended allocation of more funding to innovative grassroots organizations involved in projects to diminish incarceration of children.
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Kansas Supreme Court issues stay of lower court’s rejection of emergency management law
The chief of the Kansas Supreme Court issued a stay Tuesday of a district court ruling that declared unconstitutional portions of an emergency management law adopted to recalibrate government authority during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Criminal justice panel explores racial dynamics of traffic stops, gang lists in Kansas
A Kansas criminal justice reform panel is highlighting the dynamic between communities of color and law enforcement during traffic stops as an area in need of immediate attention from lawmakers.
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Task force crafting procedures for handling DNA database hits in cold, closed cases
Members of the Legislature’s task force developing protocol for use of newly discovered DNA evidence in criminal cases endorsed better training to keep valuable information from slipping through cracks in the justice system.
Kansas judicial branch withholds $2M in payments owed to IT company
The Kansas judicial branch confirmed Wednesday withholding of $2 million from a Texas contractor as leverage to speed correction of lingering information technology problems with the new centralized case management system being implemented by courts in all 105 counties.
Mackenzie Clark / The Lawrence Times
Albert Wilson case set for a second jury trial, with plea offer pending
Douglas County prosecutors asked the judge Thursday to set a rape case that has gained national attention for a retrial.
