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Enrollment open for Douglas County’s free emergency response training
Douglas County residents can register for a weekend of free emergency preparedness training on topics from fire safety and medical operations to search and rescue and terrorism.
Enrollment open for Douglas County’s free emergency response training
Douglas County residents can register for a weekend of free emergency preparedness training on topics from fire safety and medical operations to search and rescue and terrorism.
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Click here for the Lawrence police blotter — new log uploaded each day around 1 p.m.
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Report of gunshot fired interrupts Project Graduation
Project Graduation — an annual celebration for all Lawrence high school graduates — was interrupted Wednesday night after police received a report of a gunshot fired.
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Fire on Colorado Street caused by smoking materials, fire department says
A fire that displaced 10 residents from an apartment building in Lawrence last week was caused by improperly discarded smoking materials, and it caused more than $263K in estimated damages, an official says.
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Overnight fire damages apartment building at 5th and Colorado; 10 displaced, no serious injuries
Ten occupants of an apartment building at Fifth and Colorado streets were displaced after an overnight fire, according to a news release from Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical.
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Photos: Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical celebrates new graduates
Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical celebrated the graduation of its 26th fire-medical recruiting class with a […]
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Protection orders can now be sought online anywhere in Kansas
A new web portal will allow those in need to file for protection orders in any Kansas county online. The goal, in part, is to expand access for those who might not be able to get to a courthouse in person to file paperwork.
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Some residents evacuate as Lawrence’s Babcock Place Apartments catch fire
Some residents evacuated Babcock Place Apartments, 1700 Massachusetts St., Tuesday afternoon as a fire burned on the roof.
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Lawrence police call logs
The Lawrence Times receives a 24-hour log of calls to the Lawrence Police Department each day around 1 p.m.
