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City of Lawrence to pause overflow winter shelters for now
An overnight shelter space that opened Saturday evening to ensure folks would have a warm place to sleep is now closed “until the need arises again.”
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
City of Lawrence to pause overflow winter shelters for now
An overnight shelter space that opened Saturday evening to ensure folks would have a warm place to sleep is now closed “until the need arises again.”
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Nearly 500 Douglas, Leavenworth County students make KU’s spring honor roll
The University of Kansas has announced its Spring 2021 honor roll, and 484 students from Douglas County and Leavenworth County made the grade. Nearly 350 of the high achievers are from Lawrence.
Conner Mitchell / The Lawrence Times
Work begins in Oak Hill Cemetery to pinpoint grave sites of Black men lynched in 1882
Though a final answer is likely still a few months away, work began Monday to solve a question that originated just over 139 years ago: where are the three Black men lynched in Lawrence in the summer of 1882 buried? One Kansas researcher is using ground penetrating radar technology to find out.
Carter Gaskins / The Lawrence Times
Free State High School security guard Demetrius Kemp leads by example
When Demetrius Kemp sees that someone might need help, he puts his “Superman suit” on.
He’s dedicated his free time to finding ways to help people in need through volunteer work and community projects.
Mackenzie Clark / The Lawrence Times
Advance ballots are going out for Lawrence primary election; here’s what you need to know to vote early
Early voting started Wednesday for the city primary races, and advance ballots are hitting mailboxes. The primary will narrow the field of nine candidates for Lawrence City Commission and a dozen for Lawrence school board to six each.
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The To Do List! from The Lawrence Juice – July 18 – Aug. 1, 2021
This edition of the To Do List! spans from July 18-Aug. 1. Some highlights: Calvin Arsenia will play at the Replay Lounge; llamas will strut their stuff at the Douglas County Fair; and dancers will wow at the Lead Horse Open II.
Girl seriously injured by bolt through windshield on K-10 in Lawrence, crash report says
A 15-year-old girl suffered suspected serious injuries when a large nut and bolt fell through the windshield of the vehicle she was in, according to a Kansas Highway Patrol crash report.
August Rudisell/The Lawrence Times
Lawrence skateboarder injured during arrest files lawsuit against ex-officer, prosecutors
An ex-Lawrence police officer constructed a criminal case against a skateboarder in an attempt to avoid, essentially, the excessive force lawsuit that was filed Friday in federal court, the complaint alleges.
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Moving average of COVID-19 cases in Douglas County ticks upward
Douglas County has confirmed 22 new cases of COVID-19 since Wednesday, and the county’s moving 14-day case average continued to tick upward as the United States deals with rising case totals due to the more contagious Delta variant of the virus.
Mackenzie Clark/Lawrence Times
Rontarus Washington Jr.’s retrial date set — July 2022
Rontarus Washington Jr. will go to trial, for the second time, in 367 days.
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Fire burns overnight at recycling center in East Lawrence
As of early Friday morning, a fire that started overnight in a salvage area in East Lawrence was expected to continue “for a good amount of the day today,” according to Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical.
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The KBI declined to release its case file on Rick ‘Tiger’ Dowdell’s 1970 killing by Lawrence police; here’s why it matters (Analysis)
The KBI will, at least temporarily, continue to keep in the dark records that could finally shed light on a case of police violence that has been imprinted in the fabric of Lawrence for exactly 51 years.
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Lawrence sanitation workers ratify first contract, hope to inspire other city workers
The city’s sanitation workers unanimously approved their first Teamster contract Wednesday, and it will go to the Lawrence City Commission next week.
City of Lawrence issues cease and desist order to AT&T, citing ‘reckless behavior’
Citing “numerous” complaints from both residents and other utility companies, the city of Lawrence highlighted “instances of AT&T and its contractors hitting other public utility and competitor’s facilities without utility locates being performed in advance” as the impetus for a cease and desist order.
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Twins Tae-Vheon and Sae-Vheon Alcorn lead double lives as KU student-athletes and entrepreneurs
Twins Sae-Vheon and Tae-Vheon Alcorn started running track in fifth grade, and their athletic journeys led them to the University of Kansas for school and collegiate track and field. They’ve also carried on family values of hard work and perseverance to become successful entrepreneurs, plus they’re now helping other Jayhawks build their own brands.
Pavilion for police headquarters gets nod of approval from Lawrence Cultural Arts Commission
The Lawrence Cultural Arts Commission on Wednesday evening approved a sculptural pavilion planned to sit adjacent to the new Lawrence Police Department headquarters.
