====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0702 from reel: NP 10603 (2004-04-01 to 2004-07-28) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/66791 Title: Fireworks Abound Despite Ordinance Summary: Article examines how Lawrence residents and University of Kansas students continue to purchase and use fireworks despite the city's 2002 ordinance banning most fireworks within city limits, with many traveling to nearby Missouri to obtain legal fireworks. Category: local news Subjects: fireworks laws; local ordinances; law enforcement; community safety Named Entities: Johnson, Erik [staff writer]; Gallagher, Marcia [fireworks vendor]; Siscoe, Sherri [fireworks vendor]; Markham, Ryan [Prairie Village senior]; Kearney, Luke [Overland Park senior] Confidence: 0.9 Note: Descriptive metadata for this item has been generated in part using AI (artificial intelligence) technologies and may be incomplete, misleading, or inaccurate. Please contact the Kenneth Spencer Research Library with specific questions or concerns.