On the record
Law enforcement report
Injury accident
Howard D. Ramsey, 69, Atchison, was taken by LifeStar helicopter to KU Med after a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of U.S. Highway 59 and Kansas Highway 4 in Jefferson County near Nortonville. Ramsey was driving a 1999 Dodge pickup truck east on K-4 when he struck a 2001 Mack truck that was northbound on U.S. 59, the Kansas Highway Patrol said. The Mack truck, driven by Rodney E. Bacon, 48, Topeka, pulled out from a stop sign into the path of the pickup, the patrol said.
Emergency calls
Lawrence-Douglas County Fire & Medical reported the following responses:
Fire calls
False call, 10:10 p.m. Thursday, 1007 Ala.
False alarm, 7:43 p.m. Thursday, 2801 Lakeview Road.
Smoke detector activation, no fire, 7:24 p.m. Thursday, 1111 W. 11th St.
Smoke detector activation, no fire, 6:46 p.m. Thursday, 1111 W. 11th St.
False alarm, 6:16 p.m. Thursday, 100 Ark.
Hazardous condition investigation, 3:21 p.m. Thursday, 1625 Edgehill Road.
Gasoline or other flammable liquid spill, 11:44 a.m. Thursday, 4841 W. Sixth St.
Ambulance calls
Medical emergency, 7:55 p.m. Thursday, 700 block of West Seventh Street.
Medical call, nonemergency, 7:05 p.m. Thursday, 800 block of Mississippi Street.
Medical emergency, 5:28 p.m. Thursday, 3500 block of Clinton Place.
Medical call, nonemergency, 5:17 p.m. Thursday, 300 block of Maine Street.
Medical emergency, 4:06 p.m. Thursday, 800 block of Illinois Street.
Vehicle accident, 3:23 p.m. Thursday, East Lawrence turnpike interchange.
Medical emergency, 3:17 p.m. Thursday, 1000 block of Massachusetts Street.
Medical emergency, 2:20 p.m. Thursday, 2700 block of Oregon Street.
Medical emergency, 1:46 p.m. Thursday, 800 block of Westgate Place.
Medical call, nonemergency, 1:16 p.m. Thursday, 1400 section of North 1941 Diagonal Road.
Medical call, nonemergency, 10:48 a.m. Thursday, 300 block of Maine Street.
Medical emergency, 10:08 a.m. Thursday, 4700 block of West 15th Street.
Vehicle accident, 7:55 a.m. Thursday, 2300 block of Barker Avenue.
Medical emergency, 7:15 a.m. Thursday, 2000 block of Stratford Road.
Medical emergency, 12:10 a.m. Thursday, 200 block of North Minnesota Street.
Medical emergency, 12:04 a.m. Thursday, 300 block of Maine Street.