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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.
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 City Commission appoints 5 community members to new police oversight work group
The Lawrence City Commission on Tuesday approved five community members who will serve on the new Community-Police Oversight Work Group.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
County Road 458 reopens after sinkhole filled; will close again for asphalt repair
Following an abrupt closure when a sinkhole was discovered Saturday evening, County Road 458 has reopened to traffic, according to a tweet from Douglas County Tuesday afternoon.
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Lawrence school district to hold series of meetings on school safety
Lawrence Public Schools leaders will host several community forums this month to discuss school safety.
Black drivers are nearly 3 times more likely than white drivers to get stopped by law enforcement in Douglas County, study confirms
Researchers have finished a draft report from a long-running law enforcement contact study, which has confirmed that Black drivers are 2.73 times more likely to get stopped than white drivers in Douglas County, and drivers of color are 1.72 times more likely to be searched.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Sinkhole opens in County Road 458; road closed until further notice
County Road 458 closed to westbound traffic Saturday night until further notice for a sinkhole, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.
August Rudisell / The Lawrence Times
Man found dead southeast of Lawrence in January had been released from jail, went missing
The man whose body was found southeast of Lawrence in January has been confirmed to be Guy Wayne Collins, 47, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.
K-10 bridge work continues; Lexington Avenue to close for demolition of westbound bridge deck
The westbound ramp from Kansas Highway 10 to Lexington Avenue in De Soto was set to close Thursday as workers prepare to demolish the westbound bridge deck this weekend.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Two killed in overnight Lawrence shootings; suspect arrested
A 53-year-old man and a 43-year-old man are dead after shootings in two separate Lawrence homes.
Tom Harper/Lawrence Times
Person suffers minor injuries after vehicle strikes light pole in crash at 9th and Vermont in Lawrence
A person suffered minor injuries after a crash that uprooted a light pole in downtown Lawrence around 4:45 p.m. Friday.
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Douglas County announces new criminal justice coordinator
Katy Fitzgerald has been selected as Douglas County’s new criminal justice coordinator, the county announced Thursday.
