A call comes in for a disturbance in Centennial Park. Lawrence police are on their way, but what dispatchers haven’t been told – and officers therefore don’t know – is that the suspect is armed with a baseball bat. “We don’t want that to become an escalating confrontation,” Sgt. ...

Lawrence commissioners approved an incentive package that will allow for the development of the historic Reuter building in downtown Lawrence, saying they hope it can revitalize a long vacant building. The commissioners voted 4-0 on numerous items Tuesday night that give developers incentives ...

The City of Lawrence's human resources director, Megan Dodge, will be leaving the position later this year, the city announced on Tuesday. In a news release, the city announced Dodge "will be departing the organization for a new opportunity, effective November 14." The release did not say ...

When Nicholas Beaver murdered a man last year in downtown Lawrence, then fled across town on his bike, he was likely unaware of just how many cameras had recorded his actions. Some of those cameras — like the one that captured three ear-splitting gunshots and Beaver’s victim collapsing on ...

Lawrence city commissioners will consider approving an incentive package next week that would allow for the redevelopment of the historic Reuter building in downtown Lawrence. Commissioners will hold a public hearing on Tuesday for a package that could provide a variety of incentives to ...

Peaslee Tech will host two City Commission candidate forums in September that will be conducted by a group of former mayors. The forums will happen on the Peaslee Tech campus at 2920 Haskell Ave. on Sept. 17 and 22, with the candidates being asked questions developed and posed by former mayors ...