Crime reports on KU campus fall to decade low
University of Kansas Lawrence campus crime reports dropped to a 2024 low, with EU Police Dept recording 481 offenses, about 6 percent fewer than 2023. Drug and narcotics violations hit a ten year low with only four campus violations in 2024, down from six prior year.
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Former Lawrence woman and her son killed in South Carolina
Christina McVay, 44, and her 6-year-old son Colin, recently moved to South Carolina for a fresh start, were shot and killed on March 9 in Lancaster County. A 24-year-old homeless man, Jacob Sobieraj, who had been taken in by McVay’s father, is identified in media reports as the shooter.
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Flexible housing pool advances in Douglas County program
Douglas County commissioners approved a flexible housing pool plan to aid low income residents with rent utilities and other needs. The agreement includes the Lawrence Douglas County Housing Authority and Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center and dedicates about 600000 from the 2025 behavioral health sales tax to assist up to 22 households.
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Pedestrian bridge eyed in SLT expansion near Iowa St interchange
The City of Lawrence cooperates with KDOT on a 170 million project expanding the western leg of the South Lawrence Trafficway from two to four lanes. A new 15 million pedestrian bridge across Iowa Street is planned along with aesthetic upgrades at the Iowa Street K-10 interchange. David Cronin says the bridge would replace the current Lawrence Loop crossing.
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