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August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Transgender people in Lawrence lack answers about enforcement around invalidated driver’s licenses
Transgender people in Lawrence — and former residents who left the country to avoid persecution — have been swept up in the statewide confusion about enforcing anti-trans legislation that invalidates driver’s licenses with corrected gender markers.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Transgender people in Lawrence lack answers about enforcement around invalidated driver’s licenses
Transgender people in Lawrence — and former residents who left the country to avoid persecution — have been swept up in the statewide confusion about enforcing anti-trans legislation that invalidates driver’s licenses with corrected gender markers.
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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.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Parent left gun in gym bag for Lawrence High student, principal says
A parent dropped off a gym bag that contained a gun for a Lawrence High School student, according to an email the principal sent school families Tuesday afternoon.
Lawrence police to conduct saturation patrol on 4/20
The Lawrence Police Department will have extra officers out looking for impaired drivers on Sunday, April 20.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Lawsuit alleges Lawrence plastic surgery patients’ medical files, photos were accessed by unauthorized health care worker
A class action lawsuit alleges that an unauthorized physical therapist employed by KU Health repeatedly accessed the private medical records and photos of 425 Lawrence Memorial Hospital patients over the span of two years.
Douglas County declares state of emergency for grass fires that are now contained
Douglas County commissioners declared a state of local disaster emergency for the county because of two large grass fires that were under control as of 9:30 p.m. Wednesday.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Lawrence police chief shares new data reports, outcomes from community meetings
Lawrence Police Chief Rich Lockhart shared with city commissioners on Tuesday how the department is trying to improve community relations. He provided new data and said crime is down, yet the fear of crime is up in some areas.
