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WEB3 days ago · by Andrea Albright. A 19-year-old Lawrence man will stand trial for first-degree murder after prosecutors said his childhood friend was shot in the back seven times — evidence they said showed the shooter planned to kill. Education October 2, 2024 – …
Grocery store, housing, hotel and parking garage part of proposed ...
WEB1 day ago · Developers have announced a massive new project aiming to bring a second Checkers grocery store, a hotel, housing and more to Vermont Street in downtown Lawrence. The project, dubbed 826 Vermont, is being developed by Rise Up LLC, a local team consisting of JR Lewis of Checkers, Adam Williams of ...
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WEB4 days ago · Latest new posts from ALL categories of The Lawrence Times: Lawrence news, state news, Community Voices, Lawrence Life, obituaries and more. Advertisement. (Please note that opinion pieces are included in this list, marked as columns or letters to the Times. Not all posts linked on this page were written or …
City of Lawrence’s downtown ambassadors aim to keep the district …
WEB12 hours ago · The City of Lawrence started its Downtown Ambassador Program to get parking staff back to work during the pandemic. Since its return in July 2023, the program has aimed to keep the cultural hub of Lawrence clean, beautified and welcoming.. This year alone, parking staff and volunteers have removed more than 1,000 graffiti tags, collected more than 15,000 gallons of trash, maintained more than ...
Lawrence school district, law enforcement work to manage surge …
WEB2 days ago · After a Billy Mills Middle School student allegedly made a threat toward his school on Aug. 27, Lawrence police that day determined there was no credibility to it.. Lawrence High School families became concerned the morning of Sept. 17 after learning of a social media post warning “LHS” of violence. The threat was ultimately found to be made toward Leavenworth High School, and a teen from ...
Douglas County is going dark. Law enforcement will soon encrypt ...
WEB4 days ago · Post last updated at 5:16 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1: Douglas County is going dark. Area law enforcement calls will no longer be broadcast on emergency radios — aka scanners — starting Tuesday, Oct. 15. The change means that for most law enforcement incidents within Lawrence city limits, there will be ...
Lawrence City Commission to weigh in on proposed changes to …
WEB5 days ago · The commission will also have an executive session, or closed-door meeting, starting at 5 p.m. “for approximately 30 minutes to discuss privileged legal communications from the City’s attorneys regarding pending litigation pursuant to K.S.A. 75-4319(b)(2),” according to the agenda.. Plans to renovate the Outdoor Aquatic Center, previously anticipated to be discussed at Tuesday’s ...
Lawrence News – The Lawrence Times
WEBby Andrea Albright. A judge denied probation for a Lawrence man who expressed deep regret and pleaded no contest in the June 2023 shooting death of a 20-year-old Topeka man, sentencing him Friday to about 2.5 years in prison. Maya Hodison/Lawrence Times. Crime & Courts September 27, 2024 – 5:21 pm.
Lawrence City Commission eyes big property tax increase after …
WEBJul 9, 2024 · But Lawrence City Manager Craig Owens’ proposed budget would partially mitigate the tax increases necessary to fund those new stations by lowering staffing levels at the current stations. The property tax rate would still need to increase by 3.5 mills even with LDCFM staffing cuts, but ultimately, Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday asked to set the maximum budget with a mill levy ...
Two killed in overnight Lawrence shootings; suspect arrested
WEBJul 31, 2022 · A 53-year-old man and a 43-year-old man are dead after shootings in two Lawrence homes early Sunday. Lawrence police arrested a suspect who they believe was responsible after a chase on Kansas Highway 10. They allege that the man fired shots at an officer from the car window during the pursuit, according to a …