It was just a few minutes, Logan Labelle said, from when he was putting his daughter in the car to when he was shot by his girlfriend’s ex.
Labelle testified Thursday in Douglas County District Court about how the altercation with the other man, Temujin Jernigan, went down. He said Jernigan pulled up next to him and his child; there was some “trash talking”; Jernigan pulled out a gun and cocked it. ...
Lawrence has made an offer to a city manager candidate, Mayor Brad Finkeldei told the Journal-World on Wednesday, but negotiations on the contract are still in progress.
It's now been almost two weeks since the City Commission voted to enter into negotiations on the city manager hire, and Finkeldei said Wednesday that the city made an offer to a candidate last week and has been negotiating details of the ...
Lawrence needs more new housing – hundreds of units a year – but it might also want to try rehabilitating some older properties to preserve its existing affordable housing stock.
That’s what Justin Carney, of consulting firm Development Strategies, told the Lawrence City Commission on Tuesday night. Development Strategies is the firm conducting the city’s housing study, and some of its main ...
Lawrence city commissioners have approved purchasing the former Journal-World printing plant building, and they’re interested in using it for more than just extra space for city offices.
At its meeting on Tuesday, the commission voted unanimously to approve the $2.1 million purchase of the building, which is directly across the street from City Hall. Staff said the intent was to create a City Hall annex that ...
So far in the 2020s, Lawrence has created miles of painted bike lanes, bike/pedestrian paths, even a couple of “bike boulevards.”
But it still hasn't added something that many bikers say they want – bike lanes with physical barriers that protect them from cars.
That's according to a recently released draft of the new Lawrence Bikes Plan, which will guide the city's efforts to improve routes for cyclists ...
To solve its space crunch at City Hall, the City of Lawrence is now planning to purchase the former Journal-World printing facility just across the street.
At its meeting on Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will consider authorizing Acting City Manager Casey Toomay to purchase the building at 609 New Hampshire and 603 Massachusetts streets for use as a City Hall annex. According to the commission's meeting ...
