Real disaster hit as 75 mph winds sweep Douglas County
Residents awoke to a severe storm described as a war zone with winds reaching 60 to 75 mph in the Lawrence area. An off duty meteorologist estimated 70 mph winds four miles west of Lawrence around 10:55 p.m. The storm, not tornadic, formed from a Nebraska line and moved south across eastern Kansas and western Missouri, causing major property damage and power outages.
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Jennifer Bowen
Lawrence
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Lawrene police issue 34 tickets for fireworks in week
Lawrence police issued 34 citations for fireworks during June 30 to July 6 amid a surge in calls. Spokesman Trent McKinley said the department assigned extra officers to handle fireworks complaints as residents pressed for enforcement of the city ban.
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Lawrence Police Department
Trent McKinley
McKinley
Partly Cloudy High 88 Forecast Includes Local Business
Partly cloudy with a hot high of 88 degrees. The gloomy forecast hints at a busy day for local business and services as readers check social channels for updates from LJWorld.
No Data On 2014 State Tests For Reading And Math
The public will not receive any data this year on student performance from the 2014 state reading and math tests due to widespread problems with the online system.
City Commission approves steep 5.7 mill levy rise for 2015
Lawrence leaders push a 1.85 mill city levy increase alongside a 3.85 mill county raise. When combined with higher water sewer and trash rates, the typical homeowner could pay about 190 more annually. The 5.7 mill total would be the largest since 2001, with possible further changes from the school district and no new taxes for a $30 million police HQ planned in the city budget.
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Lawrence
Mike Amyx
Future of 75M development plan in doubt after vote
Kansas City area city commissioners approved an 85 percent, 10-year tax rebate for a 1101 1115 Indiana St apartment project, short of the 95 percent, 12-year rebate sought by HERE LLC. The decision leaves the $75 million redevelopment uncertain as a Chicago firm leader left City Hall after the vote.
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Kansas University
Indiana St
Jim Heffernan
Here, LLC
City Hall
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