City police welcome 6 graduates after 23-week ‘grueling academy’

Along with welcoming the new officers, several veterans received awards. Six new law enforcement officers were officially welcomed Friday night into the Lawrence Police Department during a swearing-in ceremony. After completing 23 weeks of training, the officers graduated from the ...

• CritiTech leader has stake in lab building
  New details emerged Friday about a multimillion-dollar city-county proposal designed, in part, to keep a promising pharmaceutical company from leaving Lawrence.
• Honors bestowed on veteran officers
  Three veteran police officers were honored for their service during an award ceremony Friday night in Downtown Lawrence.
• New traffic plan for sand facility proposed
  A Manhattan-based company seeking to build a sand-dredging operation on part of 310 acres north of Lawrence has changed plans for how trucks would access the site.
• Chili feed, craft fair planned on Saturday
  Sunny Valley Education Extension Homemakers Unit will have a chili feed and craft fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today Saturday at Sunny Side School, 1121 Republic Road.

• Fire Medical leader receives credentials
• Friends of the Kaw fundraiser next week
• City, county asked to consider $2.9 million investment in former Oread Labs building
• Korto Couture: “Project Runway” designer Korto Momolu brings her everyday chic to Lawrence
• Senior Services plan chili, bingo fundraiser
• Accused rapist in Colorado not connected to rapes in Lawrence, Manhattan
• New, legal, drug has law enforcement concerned — and it's already on a Lawrence store's shelves
• Public invited to tour library's new computer lab
• Second of three public forums on parks and recreation needs set for Thursday night
• Salvation Army annual campaign kicks off Friday
• City restores full employee bonus
• City crews prepare for when the snowflakes start to fall
• City commission agenda for Nov. 3, 2009
• Trafficway opponents seek KU roadblock
• City of Lawrence employees in line for higher-than-expected year-end bonus
• South Lawrence neighborhood looks for traffic calming help
• Setting sales: Realtor, 80, still practices in Lawrence
• In-house rivalry: Families cope with dueling alma maters, mascots
• The science of writing: KU grad in medicinal chemistry shifts gears to write novel
• If the shoe fits: Finding the right kids’ shoes doesn’t have to be difficult
• Eudora student steps in to help marching band
• Gathering, ride honor fallen bicyclist
• Creative writing collection by inmates helps participants find common ground
• Program extension to help housing market