A busy morning for Lawrence Firefighters. Crews were called to the 2100 block of Heatherwood Drive at 3:21 a.m. for a reported car fire. Police arrived on the scene to report the vehicle was nearly fully engulfed. As firefighters were working to extinguish the fire, officers learned that the ...

At 11:48 p.m., Police and Fire Medical crews were dispatched on an injury accident at the intersection of 21st and Heatherwood in Lawrence. Dispatchers reported a subject on a moped struck a dog. There was no word on the seriousness of injuries involved. Lawrence Police and Fire Medical ...

At 11:30 p.m., a Lawrence Police Officer attempted to stop a vehicle which was traveling westbound on Clinton Parkway. The vehicle failed to yield to the officer, who then gave chase. Officers reported the suspect vehicle was westbound on Clinton Parkway at nearly 70 miles per hour. The chase ...

Most things have been fairly calm in Douglas County the last few mornings. This morning, Police and Fire Medical crews were called to 2413 Ousdahl Road at 7:20 a.m., on reports of a possible structure fire. A caller told dispatchers a "trash bag" was on fire in the laundry room of the ...

At 2:11 this morning, Lawrence and KU Police checked the area of the intersection of 19th and Naismith Drive for at least two reports of a large group, 10-15 people, fighting. Officers arrived in the area and were able to locate a group of people walking through a parking lot near Naismith ...

At 2:49 this morning, an officer in the 1700 block of W 24th Street reported he would be making contact with a subject who was burglarizing a vehicle in a parking lot. The man has been booked into the county jail where he faces a charge of Burglary to a Vehicle and Theft of Property. Police ...