Public Safety

Tornado watch issued for Douglas County until 9 p.m.

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for Douglas County and many other Kansas counties until 9 p.m. Monday. A tornado watch means that conditions are present for tornadoes to form in the watch area, which includes much of northeastern and north-central Kansas. Showers and ...

Garage, two vehicles damaged in fire on New Hampshire Street

Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical responded Sunday afternoon to a fire in the 2000 block of New Hampshire Street. Eight units comprising 21 firefighters were dispatched to the site at 3:58 p.m., where they found a detached garage engulfed in flames, according to an email from LDCFM. The ...

Crews respond to house fire on Connecticut Street

Crews worked to extinguish a fire at around 5:30 p.m. at a house in the 1100 block of Connecticut Street. Acting Deputy Chief Tyler Wade said in an email to the Journal-World that at 5:29 p.m., Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical was dispatched to the scene, and firefighters observed heavy ...