{"podcast":{"title":"Lawrence News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"lawrence-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7616198","podcast_index_feed_id":7616198,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/lawrence-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/lawrence-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":321,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Lawrence News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Lawrence—from local news and business to culture, sports, and community developments. Designed for quick, on-the-go listening, each episode brings you up to speed in minutes. Produced by AI for speed, consistency, and global scale, the show is part of The Daily News Now network—bringing local news to every city in the world and keeping communities connected. Lawrence News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T00:20:16.946188+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lawrence-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7616198"},"episode":{"title":"HAWK Signal Brings Safety to Independence Ave | Lawrence News","slug":"hawk-signal-brings-safety-to-independence-ave-lawrence-news","published_at":"2026-07-24T22:42:14+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lawrence-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7616198/hawk-signal-brings-safety-to-independence-ave-lawrence-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lawrence-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7616198","url":"https://sources.thednn.ai/7e8eca1f1d877e86","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/d33132ca-22d1-420a-9cbb-0e85cbe142e8.mp3","summary":"Kansas City is installing a HAWK signal at the Park Avenue intersection on Independence Avenue — one of the city’s most dangerous streets — to protect pedestrians, especially kids heading to school. After years of community pressure from residents and local groups like the Northeast Chamber of Commerce, the city has acted, backed by data showing these signals can slash pedestrian crashes by 70%. Funded through the Public Improvement Advisory Committee at a cost of $1 million, this is just the beginning: advocates are already eyeing other high-risk intersections for similar upgrades. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/7e8eca1f1d877e86","meta_description":"Kansas City is installing a HAWK signal at the Park Avenue intersection on Independence Avenue — one of the city’s most dangerous streets — to protect ped…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":94,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/lawrence-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7616198/episodes/hawk-signal-brings-safety-to-independence-ave-lawrence-news/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lawrence-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7616198/hawk-signal-brings-safety-to-independence-ave-lawrence-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}