The $80,000 settlement between the City of Lawrence and a Black driver who was shot by a rookie police officer after a traffic stop turned violent has been finalized.
The driver, Akira Lewis, filed an excessive-force lawsuit in September 2019 against former Lawrence Police Officer Brindley Blood, who shot him, as well as additional claims against the other officer involved in the traffic stop, the City of ...
The City of Lawrence has been awarded about $1.5 million in federal coronavirus relief grants, helping to fund a utility bill assistance program, electronic air-cleaning systems, a campsite for homeless people and child care for working parents.
The federal funding is part of the nearly $25 million that Douglas County received from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, or CARES. The $1.47 ...
The Kansas Department of Transportation and others studying the potential options for the expansion of the South Lawrence Trafficway are recommending an open-access highway as opposed to a partially tolled expressway option.
As part of the study, KDOT and the Federal Highway Administration evaluated several alternatives for the expansion and have determined that an open-access highway best meets the purpose ...
Upcoming changes to traffic signals along some of the city’s main corridors will aim to decrease the time motorists spend sitting behind red lights and improve traffic flow throughout the city.
Olsson, an engineering and design firm hired by the city, is making adjustments to the timing and function of traffic signals following an approximately yearlong study of traffic patterns. The changes will be made to ...
Some Lawrence city commissioners say that in order to create affordable housing options downtown, the city might have to repurpose some of its parking lots and other properties.
The idea of redeveloping the city's downtown properties — which include a few buildings and 17 parking lots — was one of several options discussed during a meeting of the Affordable Housing Advisory Board last week that included ...
Story updated at 7:27 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18:
A Lawrence Police Department employee who recently attended a gathering with the interim police chief has tested positive for COVID-19, requiring the interim chief to quarantine.
The Journal-World learned of the situation through an email Interim Police Chief Anthony Brixius sent to Lawrence Police Department staff that was provided to the newspaper. City spokesman ...
