Lawrence police have released the name of the 28-year-old Minnesota man who was fatally shot by a City of Lawrence employee on Monday at City Hall, and provided more information about the events that led up to the shooting. The man's name was Omar Dominguez Gavilan, and he was from Buffalo, ...
While it is known a City of Lawrence employee shot and killed an intruder inside City Hall on Monday, what hasn’t been released is what type of employee was carrying a gun inside the public building. The City of Lawrence’s employee handbook provides some possibilities. The city — ...
UPDATED 3:15 P.M. JAN. 5 While Lawrence City Hall is closed through Wednesday in response to a Monday morning shooting that took place there, the Lawrence City Commission will hold its regular public meeting in the building on Tuesday evening nonetheless. Shortly after the fatal shooting ...
To prepare for an expected surge in visitors during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Lawrence city leaders will consider temporarily relaxing regulations for Airbnbs and other short-term rentals. As part of its meeting on Tuesday, the City Commission will consider a set of changes to Lawrence's ...
Ahead of the first public engagement meeting for the design of Lawrence’s new fire station in the northwestern part of the city, project leaders plan to provide details about how the design attempts reduce the impact to the neighborhood. Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical will be hosting a ...
The City of Lawrence announced that applications are open for two federal grant sources that could support the development of housing initiatives. The city announced in a press release Wednesday that nonprofit and for-profit organizations could apply to receive funds through the Community ...