The Lawrence Humane Society has begun its new program to manage feral cat populations and is seeking volunteers to help with the effort.
The Community Cat Program uses the "trap-neuter-vaccinate-release," or TNVR method, in which feral cats are caught, spayed or neutered, vaccinated, and then returned to the area where they were collected. Kirk Putman, the Humane Society's interim director, said that the ...
For the fourth time in the past three months, heavy rain has caused the underpass leading to North Lawrence to flood, requiring traffic to be directed along a meandering route through the adjoining residential neighborhood.
Around 11 a.m. Monday, city crews closed the North Lawrence underpass, near the intersection of Locust and North Second streets, because of flooding and posted detour signs. It was about ...
As dozens of people are forced to leave the local homeless shelter, social service agencies are asking the community for help of all kinds — including housing, camping gear and nonperishable food — to assist those who will soon be left with no other options.
On Aug. 30, the Lawrence Community Shelter, which also provides guests three daily meals, will reduce its capacity from 125 to 65 people. The Bert ...
A motorist who was shot by police after a traffic stop turned violent has received 12 months of probation for battering an officer.
Lawrence resident Akira S. Lewis pleaded no contest Thursday in Douglas County District Court to battery against a law enforcement officer. Lewis was sentenced to 12 months of probation, required to take anger management classes, and must pay court costs and other fees, among ...
Construction on the city’s new $18.5 million police headquarters will begin next month, though the project could still add more than $1 million to its budget if city leaders decide to expand it.
As currently proposed, the first phase of the police headquarters project will allow the police department to move all its services — including its patrol, evidence and records divisions — out of the downtown ...
City leaders gave initial approval Tuesday to a new growth plan that would prioritize infill development and add requirements for developers who want to expand the city’s boundaries.
As part of its regular meeting, the Lawrence City Commission voted unanimously in favor of the new comprehensive plan, Plan 2040, which lays out policies that will shape how the city grows for the next 20 years. Plan 2040 ...
