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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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Multiple people taken to hospitals after 2-car crash on K-10 in Lawrence
One driver was taken to a hospital by ambulance and another driver and a 7-year-old child were taken to a hospital by family members after a crash Friday afternoon on Kansas Highway 10.
Lawrence Times
Semitruck crashes between homes near KU football stadium in Lawrence
A driverless semitruck crashed Thursday and ended up between two homes across the street from the KU football stadium in Lawrence.
Lawrence man pleads to involuntary manslaughter in 2023 shooting that killed Topeka man
A Lawrence man on Tuesday pleaded no contest to a charge of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the 2023 shooting death of 20-year-old Cameron Renner, of Topeka.
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Lawrence Police Department, DOJ to hold community partnership workshops
The Lawrence Police Department, working with the Department of Justice, will hold two half-day workshops “where DOJ facilitators hope to improve trust and develop partnerships between police and community members.”
August Rudisell / The Lawrence Times
Lawrence man, 31, shot and killed in Topeka
A Lawrence man was killed in an overnight shooting Saturday in Topeka, according to police.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Lawrence teen killed in single-vehicle crash near Clinton Lake
A Lawrence teenager was killed in a single-vehicle crash discovered Tuesday evening, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.
Molly Adams/Lawrence Times
High waters cause Clinton Lake closures; specialist offers safety tips
All but one boat ramp at Clinton Lake and Bloomington Beach, where a young man died Saturday, are closed while crews balance high waters. A specialist offered some tips to stay safe at the lake.
Mackenzie Clark/Lawrence Times
Douglas County sheriff to share tips on how to avoid scams
Douglas County Sheriff Jay Armbrister will give a presentation this week to help folks learn how to avoid phone and online scams that can be devastating.
City of Lawrence mulls allowing alcohol to be consumed on the go downtown
Patrons could soon be allowed to drink alcoholic beverages as they roam certain areas of downtown Lawrence.
Molly Adams/Lawrence Times
Clinton Lake drowning victim was 23-year-old Topeka man
The man who drowned at Clinton Lake on Saturday was Cesar Cardenas Olivas, 23, of Topeka, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.


