Updated at 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7, 2025 A registered sex offender being held on a bond of $1 million is again asking the court to give him an own-recognizance bond or "a bond he can financially afford" — this time so that he can get treatment from his primary care physician and "relieve the ...
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public's help in identifying the driver of a fatal hit-and-run that happened Thursday evening north of Lawrence. According to a news release from the sheriff, a passerby reported to emergency dispatchers at 3:35 a.m. Friday finding a person ...
Lawrence city commissioners next week will weigh in on a proposed policy that would set guidelines for how affordable housing incentives are issued. The commission won't be voting on the more than 50-page Affordable Housing Incentive Policy next week, but it will hear a presentation on it and ...
Lawrence revived its Veterans Day parade in 2017 after decades of going without, and organizers say the event has been an important way to ensure that veterans' contributions are not forgotten. Saturday's 11 a.m. parade along Massachusetts Street — featuring Lawton Nuss, retired Chief ...
Story updated at 11:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 7: Lawrence City Manager Craig Owens will be leaving his job with the city in May of 2026, the city announced in a news release Friday morning. Owens was hired in 2019 after the previous city manager, Tom Markus, retired. The news release did not ...
City staff is recommending an increase in fines for traffic infractions and speeding for the first time in more than a decade, and the Lawrence City Commission will be considering it at its meeting on Tuesday. A report in the commission's meeting agenda from Municipal Court Administrator Vicki ...
