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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.
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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.
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Fire Medical responders challenge you to learn to save a life — it might be easier than you think
Starting chest compressions before first responders arrive increases the chance that a person will survive a cardiac arrest by three times. But in Douglas County, bystanders start hands-only CPR just about half as often as the national average.
Kansas nurses call for action to protect health workers against workplace violence
Kansas nurses are demanding more be done to protect health workers in response to the attack Wednesday at an Oklahoma hospital and rising violence against medical staff.
Alleged driver arrested in crash that killed Eudora girl
The man who was allegedly driving a van that struck a motorcycle in a fatal crash last month has been arrested in Martinsville, Indiana, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.
Moms to wear orange, host Gun Violence Awareness Day rally in South Park
The Douglas County chapter of Moms Demand Action will observe the 8th National Gun Violence Awareness Day by wearing orange and collecting donations for survivors of domestic violence.
Douglas County Sheriff’s Office has identified driver in crash that killed Eudora girl
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office has determined who was driving a van that struck a girl and her grandfather on a motorcycle last month, according to a Wednesday news release.
Lanes of Louisiana Street to be closed between 19th and 21st streets
Lanes of Louisiana Street will be closed between 19th and 21st streets beginning Monday, June 6, for construction work, according to a news release from the city.
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Winds causing tree limbs to blow into powerlines, Evergy warns of dangers; tornado watch issued for Douglas County
Evergy wants to remind people to report powerlines that have blown into tree limbs or become entangled with trees and to stay far away.
Family members find man’s vehicle following crash near Clinton Lake, they say; he did not survive
A 54-year-old man’s family said they discovered his vehicle after a crash that the man did not survive Friday, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.
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One person displaced following kitchen fire in Lawrence
One person was displaced from their home and another suffered smoke inhalation this morning when a fire broke out in a south Lawrence apartment.
Case against former Lawrence police officer charged with rape set for mediation
Prosecutors agreed Tuesday morning to allow the case against a former Lawrence police officer charged with raping a woman in his patrol vehicle to move to criminal mediation.
