The City of Lawrence plans to keep the Amtrak station in East Lawrence open 24 hours a day through the extreme cold temperatures and wind chills the area will see over the next few days.
Emergency personnel encourage Lawrence community members to prepare for the bitter cold coming this weekend.
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The City of Lawrence is opening the Amtrak station in East Lawrence Thursday night for anyone who needs to stay warm.
Lawrence may see around half an inch of snow that will begin falling Thursday afternoon before the bitter cold weekend arrives.
Amid the heavy snowfall and more severe weather in the forecast for Lawrence, city commissioners on Tuesday discussed but took no action to expand emergency sheltering options for people experiencing homelessness.
The Lawrence school district has canceled school Wednesday, the second day in a row, because of snowstorms.
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Lawrence is preparing for more winter weather to come after at least 3 to 8 inches of snow settled Tuesday combined with heavy winds.
The worst of the winter storm has passed through Lawrence, but the area is likely to see rain and snow again later this week — this time accompanied by bitter cold temperatures. How to know when the roads are clear?
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The Lawrence school district will have no school Tuesday because of winter storm conditions. Here’s a list of closures and cancelations.
Rain in Lawrence Monday morning turned to snow as it got colder outside, and a winter storm warning is in effect until noon Tuesday. Bitter cold temperatures are in the forecast later this week.
