A Baldwin City attorney has been selected to become the next pro tem judge in Douglas County District Court. Chief Judge James McCabria announced on Friday that Blake Glover, who is currently a defense attorney practicing in Douglas County, would take over the position on Jan. 18. Glover will replace outgoing Pro Tem Judge James T. George, who is retiring at the end of the year. Glover will oversee the same ...
One of two Missouri brothers accused of shooting firearms into the air outside a Lawrence bar has been convicted in Douglas County District Court through a plea deal. Cade R. Gosewisch, 21, of Lee’s Summit, Mo., this week pleaded no contest to aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, according to the Douglas County District Attorney’s Office. The terms of the plea agreement were not immediately available. ...
Updated at 5:09 p.m. Thursday Fire crews responded Thursday afternoon to a fire at a Lawrence strip mall. Firefighters were seen on the roof of the strip mall at 2201 W. 25th St., with smoke billowing out of the structure. The mall, behind Office Depot, houses Formosa Bakery and May Spa. James McKenzie, whose wife owns the spa next to the bakery, said he saw that a telephone pole with an electrical box ...
Updated at 6:52 p.m. Wednesday The Lawrence school district on Wednesday confirmed that it is exploring the possibility of closing New York Elementary to turn it into a Montessori school through a multiyear phasing plan. Superintendent Anthony Lewis said in an email to the Journal-World that the district began exploring the possibility of offering a free, public Montessori school at what is currently New York ...
A Douglas County District Court judge on Tuesday denied a request to change the bond conditions for a Eudora woman accused of murder. Carrody Buchhorn, 47, had requested modification to the conditions, which currently require her to be under house arrest and wear a GPS monitoring bracelet while she waits for her case to be resolved by the Kansas Supreme Court. She was seeking to have the bracelet removed, to be ...
Just months after the Lawrence school district closed an eastern Lawrence elementary school to help address a budget shortfall in its budget, the district appears set to recommend another to be closed and repurposed. Residents in the East Lawrence neighborhood told the Journal-World on Tuesday that they have heard rumblings the district is considering changing its neighborhood school, New York Elementary, into ...