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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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Lawrence school district, law enforcement work to manage surge in gun threats, rumors
Desensitization to violence and social media usage among youth are contributing to an influx of alleged gun threats aimed at Lawrence schools, according to the school district and police.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Douglas County is going dark. Law enforcement will soon encrypt emergency radio traffic
Douglas County is going dark. Area law enforcement calls will no longer be broadcast on emergency radios — aka scanners — starting Oct. 15.
Andrea Albright/Lawrence Times
Judge hopes family has closure after sentencing Lawrence man to 31 months in fatal shooting
A judge denied probation for a Lawrence man who expressed deep regret and pleaded no contest in the June 2023 shooting death of a 20-year-old Topeka man, sentencing him Friday to about 2.5 years in prison.
Maya Hodison/Lawrence Times
Trespassing charges dismissed for KU students arrested during pro-Palestine protest
Criminal trespassing charges have been dismissed for three KU students who were arrested in May while protesting with KU Students for Justice in Palestine.
Andrea Albright/Lawrence Times
Mother of Lawrence teen who was killed, investigators testify in hearing for man charged with murder
Tensions ran high Thursday morning at the preliminary hearing for a 19-year-old Lawrence man accused of shooting and killing a childhood friend.
Driver injured in crash on K-10; eastbound lane was closed for about 1 mile
The driver of a truck was taken to an area hospital with injuries not believed to be life-threatening after a crash on Kansas Highway 10 Thursday afternoon, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.
LDCFM’s Mobile Integrated Health team shares progress update
The Mobile Integrated Health team, which includes two Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical technicians, aims to meet people where they are and help them with their medical needs to avoid use of emergency services in the future.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
These are common scams to watch for, Douglas County sheriff says
A local family was recently scammed out of $90,000. That’s just one example of a loss Douglas County Sheriff Jay Armbrister is hoping to help people avoid by informing the community about common scams.
Liberty Memorial Central Middle School student reports overhearing threat to school; threat deemed not credible
Following a student’s report of an alleged threat of gun violence toward Liberty Memorial Central Middle School, police have determined the threat was not credible, according to the school district.
Lawrence High parents raise concerns about threat; it was actually aimed at Leavenworth
A 19-year-old from Fort Leavenworth has been apprehended by military police in connection with an alleged threat aimed at Leavenworth High School that also reached Lawrence High School families.
