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HIV, hepatitis testing to expand for underinsured Douglas County residents
New funding will allow two local health service providers to expand testing for HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C through outreach for people who are uninsured and underinsured in Douglas County.
HIV, hepatitis testing to expand for underinsured Douglas County residents
New funding will allow two local health service providers to expand testing for HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C through outreach for people who are uninsured and underinsured in Douglas County.
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Lawrence city commissioners side with city staff in impasse with firefighters union
Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday voted 3-1 to end an impasse and approve raises for the firefighters union at the rate city staff members offered — less than the raises the union and an independent fact-finder had recommended.
Molly Adams/Lawrence Times
Billy Mills Middle School locked down, dismissed after report of image of student with gun
Students are safe, but Billy Mills Middle School was locked down and then dismissed early for police to complete a thorough search after a student reported seeing a Snapchat image of another student with a gun.
Maya Hodison/Lawrence Times
Lawrence school district personnel testify in child sex crime case against former speech pathologist
Special education personnel in the Lawrence school district testified Friday that a former Prairie Park Elementary speech pathologist brought students without individualized education plans into private screenings, which is against policy.
Pavement maintenance, block parties to shut down stretches of road in Lawrence and more traffic updates
Multiple roads will be shut down in the coming week for pavement improvement projects, block parties and festivals. Parts of U.S. 56 Highway will also go down to one lane, impacting commuters.
Maya Hodison/Lawrence Times
Preliminary hearing underway in sex crime case against former speech pathologist
In interviews with a child advocate, Prairie Park Elementary students had used “uncomfortable,” “strange,” “weird” and “suspicious” to describe what they said they’d experienced by a former speech pathologist now charged with sex crimes.
Man seriously injured in crash near Lone Star Lake
A 29-year-old man was seriously injured in a crash Thursday evening after he swerved his motorcycle to avoid turkeys that had entered the roadway, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Students arrested after Lawrence High School fire; district aims to improve communications
Two students were arrested following a small fire Monday at Lawrence High School, and the district says staff members will work to improve communication to parents in future emergencies.
Phoenix Adams/Contributed photo
Small fire at Lawrence High School leads to evacuation, sets off alarms for some parents
A small fire in the designated girls’ locker room at Lawrence High School on Monday caused an evacuation, and some parents are upset with the communication, or lack thereof, from the school.
Two people injured in crash near Clinton Lake
Two people suffered serious injuries in a crash Sunday morning near Clinton Lake and Eagle Bend Golf Course, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Many closures coming up for road construction projects all over Lawrence
Road, lane, parking lot and intersection closures are set for numerous sites across Lawrence in the near future, including the beginning of the Bob Billings Improvement Project.
