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Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence news January 23, 2026 - 2:41 pm

Person in critical condition after shooting at Hawks Pointe apartments in Lawrence; suspect in custody

by Wulfe Wulfemeyer

A person is in critical condition following a shooting Friday afternoon in the Hawks Pointe apartment complex. Police say they have arrested a man who they suspect “went to an apartment, knocked on the door, then shot another man at the entrance.”

August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts January 18, 2026 - 4:40 pm

Lawrence police release some additional info on teen killed in shooting at the Hawk

by Lawrence Times

The teen killed in a shooting at a Lawrence bar early Saturday was 18-year-old Aidan Knowles, according to police.

August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Lawrence news January 17, 2026 - 7:21 am

One teen killed, another injured in shooting at popular bar near KU in Lawrence

by August Rudisell & Mackenzie Clark

Update: An 18-year-old man was killed and a 16-year-old boy is in critical condition after a shooting around 2 a.m. Saturday at the Hawk in Lawrence. Two 18-year-olds have been arrested in connection.

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Lawrence news January 13, 2026 - 6:46 pm

Man killed at Lawrence City Hall had schizophrenia, was stranded during trip, his sister says

by Cuyler Dunn

The Minnesota man shot and killed in Lawrence City Hall last week had schizophrenia and was distressed after being stranded en route to his grandmother, according to his friend and his sister. 

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence news January 8, 2026 - 3:14 pm

Man shot in Lawrence City Hall had no firearm, had asked to go to train station, law enforcement says

by Cuyler Dunn

The man who was shot and killed by a city employee in Lawrence City Hall Monday had asked to be brought to the local Amtrak station and did not have a firearm, according to law enforcement spokespeople.

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence news January 5, 2026 - 9:31 am

City employee shoots, kills alleged intruder at Lawrence City Hall

by Molly Adams & Mackenzie Clark

An armed city employee shot and killed an alleged intruder Monday morning at Lawrence City Hall, according to police.

Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts December 30, 2025 - 1:03 pm

Lawrence police say they’ve cracked a decades-old child sex abuse case; suspect arrested

by Maya Hodison

The Lawrence Police Department announced Tuesday the arrest of a man who they believe sexually assaulted children more than two decades ago, identified through DNA.

Lawrence news December 23, 2025 - 12:57 pm

Lawrence police to boost traffic enforcement around holidays

by Lawrence Times

Lawrence police will have increased traffic enforcement to be on the lookout for people driving impaired during the holidays.

August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Lawrence news December 7, 2025 - 4:03 pm

Advocates’ draft ordinance aims to put safeguards on Lawrence police camera surveillance tech

by Cuyler Dunn

Lawrence advocates have drafted an ordinance that aims to create safeguards for the police department’s new system that asks locals to register their security cameras on a list or integrate them for realtime access by police.

Lawrence news November 24, 2025 - 9:39 pm

Woman killed in crash on East 23rd Street in Lawrence

by Lawrence Times

A Lawrence woman was killed in a “near head-on crash” Monday evening on East 23rd Street, according to the police department.

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