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Snapchat alerts FBI to threat of gun violence to Lawrence High; police say it wasn’t credible
Snapchat alerted the FBI to a threat a student allegedly made to Lawrence High School, but a local investigation found that the threat wasn’t credible, school officials said Friday.
Snapchat alerts FBI to threat of gun violence to Lawrence High; police say it wasn’t credible
Snapchat alerted the FBI to a threat a student allegedly made to Lawrence High School, but a local investigation found that the threat wasn’t credible, school officials said Friday.
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People of Color almost twice as likely to be searched when stopped in Douglas County, research shows
People of Color who are stopped by law enforcement in Douglas County are searched or frisked nearly twice as often as white people, an ongoing study shows. That ratio doesn’t change when the search is the officer’s choice.
Multiple house fires in Lawrence this week could have been prevented, fire department says
Preventable fires at three homes in Lawrence within the past week have firefighters sounding alarms. Here are some tips to stay safe.
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Pedestrian struck by vehicle and killed was 50-year-old Lawrence resident, police say
A pedestrian who died after being struck by a vehicle near 15th Street and Haskell Avenue Wednesday morning was a 50-year-old Lawrence resident, police said Thursday.
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Pedestrian killed in crash at 15th and Haskell
Updated at 3:50 p.m.: A person was killed after being struck by a vehicle near 15th Street and Haskell Avenue Wednesday morning, Lawrence police said.
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City to consider fate of Lawrence crossing guard locations
An evaluation of school crossing guard locations across Lawrence is almost done, and the city’s Multi-Modal Transportation Commission will discuss the latest recommendations for crossing guard placements during its meeting on Monday.
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Researchers to share findings from law enforcement contact study
Researchers who have been gathering data to determine whether racial-, ethnic- and other bias-based policing is a problem in Lawrence and Douglas County will present their preliminary findings on Monday, Aug. 9.
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Part of westbound 19th Street to close for about 2 weeks
Starting Monday, the westbound lane of 19th Street will be closed from Mississippi Street to Maine Street, according to a news release from the city of Lawrence.
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Kansas Highway Patrol explains breach training conducted in Lawrence’s Oldfather Studios, why no notice
Technical Trooper Don Hughes said law enforcement was conducting “breach” training, or practice for crisis situations in which technicians must make entry through a door that has been barricaded or create another method of entry, on Friday at Oldfather Studios.
Tonganoxie man and other driver killed in head-on crash in Johnson County
Updated at 1:55 p.m. Saturday: Two 23-year-old men died as the result of a head-on crash on Interstate 35 in Johnson County early Saturday, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol.
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Don’t panic: Explosions are from Kansas Highway Patrol training in Lawrence
Explosions residents were hearing in the area of Ninth and Avalon were part of planned implosion and explosion training for the Kansas Highway Patrol, said Lt. Keith Hudson.
