The City of Lawrence on Thursday announced that the next Municipal Court judge will be prosecutor Elizabeth Hafoka. After a national search, the city selected Hafoka, who has more than 14 years of experience in the City of Lawrence Prosecutor's Office, where she has been the supervising ...
By tim carpenter Kansas Reflector TOPEKA — Marcus Moore asked the Kansas Senate to pass legislation that might help other kids avoid what he described as the worst moment of his life. In testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee, Marcus described a routine June day hanging out with his ...
The Douglas County Commission chose to allocate nearly 71% of its funding from a pool of money designated for preventing, treating, and mitigating substance use disorders on Wednesday. Last December, several county departments and community organizations submitted 12 eligible proposals ...
In the Dole Institute of Politics’ collections are thousands of films and tapes from throughout Sen. Bob Dole’s career – records that, for all we know, might only have a couple of plays left in them. They’re in all kinds of formats, said senior archivist Sarah Gard – from cassette ...
A man with a lengthy criminal record who is known for leading law enforcement on numerous car chases was convicted Wednesday in Douglas County District Court of attempted aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer, fleeing and eluding police and criminal damage to property for three ...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Attorneys are drawing on statements from a handwritten manuscript by the late mobster James "Whitey" Bulger in an effort to overturn a former FBI agent's murder conviction, saying the crime boss's own words show that the agent was framed. Lawyers for former FBI agent ...
