As Thanksgiving approaches, there will be several places in Lawrence where people can find a community Thanksgiving meal for free or for a donation: • Ahead of Thanksgiving, Lawrence-Douglas County Housing Authority is offering a free Thanksgiving meal to all of its residents from 4 p.m. to ...
A shelter resident was arrested Sunday on suspicion of lewd and lascivious conduct in the parking garage near the Lawrence Public Library. According to Lawrence police, officers were called to the upper level of the Vermont Street parking garage by witnesses who said they saw a man lying down ...
As a part of its annual fundraiser, Lawrence Habitat for Humanity is offering tours of six homes that are decorated for the holidays. The Holiday Homes Tour will be from noon to 5 p.m. on Dec. 7. Participants will meet at the organization’s ReStore, 2108 W. 27th St., Ste C. All proceeds ...
Updated at 3:32 p.m. Monday, Nov. 24 Several people were held at gunpoint over the weekend and some were strip-searched after a man claimed money had been stolen from him at an apartment on Michigan Street, according to Lawrence police. LPD's Crisis Response Team was activated early Sunday ...
A multivehicle crash on the South Lawrence Trafficway on Saturday shut down a portion of Iowa Street for about an hour, according to a social media post from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies, troopers and Lawrence police responded to a crash on U.S. 40/Kansas Highway 10 near ...
TOPEKA — U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids of Kansas joined five dozen colleagues requesting a House vote on legislation extending federal tax credits set to expire at the end of December that were implemented to moderate Affordable Care Act insurance costs. In the letter signed by 59 lawmakers and ...
