Police say two masked suspects barged into a home overnight while the Lawrence residents were sleeping and threatened to harm them. The incident was reported about 3:10 a.m. Monday in the 900 block of West 22nd Street, Lawrence police said in an email to media. The suspects, both males, were wearing masks and all black clothing, according to police. They threatened to harm the homeowners if they didn’t do ...
This month marks yet another year since Linwood high school senior Randy Leach vanished from a party, never to be seen again. His parents are trying yet another avenue to solve the mystery, albeit one that may be legally inventive. “We’ve tried so many different things and haven’t had any success,” Randy's mother, Alberta Leach, said. “We have fought with Leavenworth County. We’ve fought with the ...
Story updated at 5:53 p.m. Friday One person died in a one-vehicle crash east of Lawrence Friday afternoon. The wreck occurred just before 2 p.m. in the 1800 block of North 1500 Road, Sgt. Kristen Channel of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said in an email. She said the vehicle was westbound when it apparently lost control on the gravel, left the roadway, struck a utility pole and rolled. There was only ...
The murder trial for a Lawrence man who shot and killed another man on his doorstep has been delayed again, at least until this summer. In September of this year, it will be two years since the homicide occurred. Steven A. Drake III, 22, was scheduled to face a jury starting Monday in Douglas County District Court. On Thursday, however, Judge Kay Huff agreed to Drake’s request to continue the trial again. ...
A total of 45 criminal cases have been erased from defendants’ public records through a recent free expungement clinic at Douglas County District Court. Most of those convictions were for felonies, according to Cheryl Wright Kunard, assistant to Douglas County District Attorney Charles Branson. Some of the 45 cases were from defendants who had multiple convictions expunged at once, she said. The DA’s ...
A Lawrence man is facing multiple felony charges in connection with a teen suffering potentially life-threatening injuries from an apparent overdose. Dana S. Wingert, 56, was arrested Sunday at his home in eastern Lawrence, where police responded to what was initially an unknown emergency call, according to jail and police records. At the scene, about 5:45 a.m., police found a teen having a medical emergency ...