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Construction complete on North 2nd, 3rd streets in Lawrence
Resurfacing of North Second and Third streets in North Lawrence is now complete, the city announced Monday.
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Construction complete on North 2nd, 3rd streets in Lawrence
Resurfacing of North Second and Third streets in North Lawrence is now complete, the city announced Monday.
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Victim killed in Lawrence shooting was Wichita man, police say
The man killed in a shooting around 7:15 p.m. Wednesday was 21-year-old Christian Willis, of Wichita, according to a news release from Lawrence police Thursday afternoon.
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Man killed in shooting in Lawrence, police say
Updated at 10:17 p.m.: A male victim was killed in a shooting in Lawrence Wednesday evening, according to Lawrence police.
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Updates on Lawrence police, ‘8 Can’t Wait,’ and decriminalization coming up at Lawrence City Commission meeting
The Lawrence City Commission on Tuesday will hear about progress Lawrence police have made on a consultants’ recommendations, plus updates on 8 Can’t Wait policies and decriminalization of poverty.
Altercation breaks out near Sunset Hill Elementary; Lawrence police investigating
Updated to add video: Lawrence police were investigating Thursday after a reported altercation involving signs near an elementary school, where an anti-mask protester and pro-mask counter-protesters have been stationed often since school began last month.
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Person injured in shooting in Lawrence; police investigating
A person was injured in a reported shooting and taken to Lawrence Memorial Hospital Wednesday afternoon, according to scanner traffic.
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Woman struck by train, killed in North Lawrence
Updated at 5:23 p.m. Wednesday: A 23-year-old woman was struck by a train and killed Tuesday night, according to Lawrence police.
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Portion of Haskell Avenue closed for emergency waterline repair
Haskell Avenue is closed from 25th Terrace to 27th Street for an emergency waterline repair, according to the city of Lawrence.
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Man killed in Lawrence stabbing was ‘endlessly generous,’ nephew writes in fundraiser
The family of the man who was fatally stabbed in a grocery store parking lot this week wrote in an online fundraiser for funeral expenses that the man was “endlessly generous,” and his dog, Bear, was “his boy.”
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Dog who was stabbed and whose owner was killed is recovering, ‘supervising’ at Lawrence Humane Society
Bear’s slightly scruffy, mostly-black fur is tinged with gray around his nose and paws. His big brown eyes might not appear quite as sad if we didn’t know what he had been through in the past couple of days. But we know that Wednesday morning, Bear was stabbed and went into shock.
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Victim of fatal stabbing was 66-year-old Lawrence man
Updated at 3:46 p.m.: Lawrence police have released the identity of a man who was stabbed fatally in the parking lot of Dillons grocery store Wednesday morning.
