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Lawrence police release some additional info on teen killed in shooting at the Hawk
The teen killed in a shooting at a Lawrence bar early Saturday was 18-year-old Aidan Knowles, according to police.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Lawrence police release some additional info on teen killed in shooting at the Hawk
The teen killed in a shooting at a Lawrence bar early Saturday was 18-year-old Aidan Knowles, according to police.
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Update: Woman, 72, found safe, Lawrence police say
Lawrence police are asking for the public’s help to find Phyllis Krump, 72.
Heat advisory issued for Lawrence, Douglas County
The National Weather Service has issued the first heat advisory of the season for Friday and Saturday as heat indices above 100° are in the forecast for Lawrence.
Severe storms possible overnight, Tuesday in Lawrence amid weather radio outage
Douglas County could see storms including hail, damaging winds, tornados and flash flooding overnight and Tuesday, and the county’s emergency management department warns that weather radio service is currently in an outage.
Person injured in crash on K-10; highway has reopened after closure
A 31-year-old Lawrence man was injured in a motorcycle crash on Kansas Highway 10 Tuesday afternoon.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Info session will update Lawrencians on local and national immigration policy
In the face of uncertainty surrounding changes in immigration enforcement, two local groups are coming together to host an educational session featuring the most current local and national information on immigration.
Two people displaced after house fire in central Lawrence
Two adults have been displaced as the result of a fire at a home just southwest of 21st Street and Naismith Drive.
Lawrence woman still missing after almost 11 weeks
Dave Dyer sits on his porch in the middle of every night hoping his wife will appear and return home. Wanda Dyer, 74, has been missing for almost 11 weeks.
Woman, 70, suffers life-threatening injuries from stabbing in Lawrence; police say incident was ‘not criminal’
Lawrence police now say investigators do not believe a stabbing that left a 70-year-old woman with life-threatening injuries “was criminal in nature.”
Lawrence, Douglas County likely to see thunderstorms; tornado watch issued
Eastern Kansas is at an enhanced risk for severe weather Monday afternoon and evening, including possible hail and tornados, according to the National Weather Service.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence to ban camping effective in mid-August as shelter options expand; coalition forming in opposition
The City of Lawrence is planning to ban people from camping “anywhere in Lawrence” effective in mid-August, representing a change that has long been in the works.
