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Lawrence police to conduct DUI saturation patrol
The Lawrence Police Department will have extra officers patrolling throughout city limits Friday looking for impaired drivers.
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A work group thinks the community should have more oversight of the Lawrence Police Department. Here’s how
A work group is recommending that Lawrence’s Community Police Review Board should have more oversight of complaints against the police department.
Lawrence woman found dead after police issue silver alert
A Lawrence woman has been found dead Friday afternoon after being reported missing.
Defense attorney for teen charged in Lawrence boy’s shooting death asks court to sequester jury
The defense attorney for a teen accused of shooting and killing a 14-year-old Lawrence boy is asking the court to sequester the jury during a trial set to span about a week and a half in March.
Teen charged with second-degree murder in connection with Lawrence girl’s shooting death
A 17-year-old has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with a 15-year-old Lawrence girl’s shooting death last month in Olathe.
Driver arrested after allegedly fleeing 4-vehicle crash in Lawrence, striking patrol vehicle
Police arrested a 27-year-old Lawrence man Tuesday night after he allegedly caused a four-vehicle crash, fled the scene and struck a patrol vehicle.
Second community meeting to discuss plans for Mass Street from 14th to 23rd
A second open house-style community meeting is set to discuss plans to make a stretch of Massachusetts Street from 14th Street south to 23rd into a multimodal corridor.
Reminder: 6th Street projects to start in Lawrence; road closures coming up
The City of Lawrence will soon begin work on several projects along Sixth Street that will require some road and lane closures starting Monday, Feb. 5.
Person injured in 3-vehicle crash on K-10
The driver of one vehicle involved in a three-vehicle crash on K-10 was taken to the hospital Sunday morning, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.
‘This is actually the heart of Lawrence’: Advocates grateful for community’s support during cold snap
Lawrence community members helped around the clock during the recent extreme cold snap, and advocates say there is no doubt that their efforts saved people’s lives.
Firefighters extinguish small fire at Douglas County Judicial and Law Enforcement Center
First responders with Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical put out a small fire that caused a “significant amount of smoke” in the basement of the Douglas County Judicial and Law Enforcement Center Tuesday night.