Public safety
Latest
Snow hits Lawrence; city’s online map shows snow plow locations when they’re in use
Lawrence’s first snow of the season is falling Saturday morning, expected to end around noon. Here’s a reminder of how to find out where city snow plows are when they’re in use and how to check conditions before you hit the roads.
Snow hits Lawrence; city’s online map shows snow plow locations when they’re in use
Lawrence’s first snow of the season is falling Saturday morning, expected to end around noon. Here’s a reminder of how to find out where city snow plows are when they’re in use and how to check conditions before you hit the roads.
MORe Public Safety
Click here for the Lawrence police blotter — new log uploaded each day around 1 p.m.
Douglas County Sheriff’s Office to have enhanced patrols through Thanksgiving weekend
Extra Douglas County Sheriff’s Office deputies will be patrolling through Saturday, looking out for impaired and distracted drivers.
Snapchat alerts FBI to threat of gun violence to Lawrence High; police say it wasn’t credible
Snapchat alerted the FBI to a threat a student allegedly made to Lawrence High School, but a local investigation found that the threat wasn’t credible, school officials said Friday.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence performer creating new sources of laughter despite dealing with fire fallout
Richard Renner, the creative behind the Lawrence Busker Festival, said his community’s support is sustaining him after he recently lost his home to a fire. He’s determined to bring new laughs to Lawrence in spite of the loss.
KHDE awards funding to KU program for sexual assault prevention initiative
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment awarded a grant to the Sexual Assault Prevention and Education Program at KU for a new prevention initiative that will extend beyond just the university.
Cuyler Dunn/Lawrence Times
In Lawrence talk, death row exoneree calls for jurors to pay attention, stand against injustice
The one thing every wrongful death row conviction has in common is that the jury got it wrong, Herman Lindsey, a death row exoneree, said Saturday at the Kansas Coalition Against the Death Penalty conference in Lawrence.
Mother, police seek leads in case of Lawrence teen missing for weeks
The mother of a Lawrence teenager who has been missing for almost a month is hoping the Lawrence community can help her find her son after police have run out of leads.
Kansas lawmakers want to crack down on homeless crime. Law enforcement says it won’t help
Law enforcement officials say arresting people who are unhoused for minor crimes like trespassing and vandalism will not help reduce homelessness. Experts say it will cost a lot of tax dollars and actually makes homelessness worse.
Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical chief to step down
After just more than two years with the department, Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical Chief Rich Llewellyn is stepping down from his position, according to a news release from the city on Monday.
Andrea Albright/Lawrence Times
Douglas County District Court to launch Veterans Treatment Court
Douglas County District Court has received a $1 million federal grant to create a specialty court program that will aim to support veterans.
No injuries in overnight house fire in Lawrence’s Pinkney neighborhood
No residents or firefighters were injured, but a home is significantly damaged after an overnight fire in the Pinkney neighborhood in Lawrence.
