- Lawrence man serving sentence for armed robberies to be released on probation
- October 25, 2012
- In a complicated legal case, a 24-year-old Lawrence man serving a sentence for a series of armed robberies in Lawrence and Topeka in 2007 will be released on probation. By Shaun Hittle
- Jury trials set for Chicago area couple whose children were found tied up outside Lawrence Walmart
- October 25, 2012
- Trial dates have been set for a husband and wife accused of binding two of their children by their hands and feet in a Lawrence Walmart parking lot June 13. Douglas County prosecutors said the children have been placed in protective custody. The parents remain in the Douglas County Jail in lieu of $50,000 bond each. By Shaun Hittle
- Lawrence man, 27, pleads to apartment burglary, threat
- October 24, 2012
- A 27-year-old Lawrence man pleaded no contest Tuesday to aggravated burglary and criminal threat charges stemming from a July 31 incident in which a man forced his way into an apartment in the 2100 block of West 26th Street. By Shaun Hittle
- Mistrial declared in Valley Falls attempted murder case after jury sees wrong DVD footage
- October 24, 2012
- Jefferson County District Judge Gary Nafziger ordered a mistrial Wednesday in the attempted murder case against a 62-year-old Valley Falls man because the jury saw improper evidence.
- 14-year-old Lecompton girl sues Brownback administration over CO2 emissions
- October 19, 2012
- A 14-year-old northeast Kansas girl has sued Gov. Sam Brownback’s administration in hopes of forcing it to impose limits on carbon dioxide emissions.
- Federal authorities say Topeka attorney embezzles $80,000 intended for KU Business School
- October 15, 2012
- A Topeka lawyer has been indicted in federal court for wire fraud and money laundering, including allegations the man cleared out nearly $80,000 from a trust designated to benefit the Kansas University School of Business.
- Former judge Tacha to be honored
- October 15, 2012
- Former Kansas University School of Law professor and federal Judge Deanell Tacha will be honored Saturday with a national award for her judicial service.
- 2 women file federal suit against Shawnee County DA
- October 9, 2012
- Two former employees have filed a federal lawsuit against Shawnee County District Attorney Chad Taylor alleging they were wrongfully terminated for raising issues about race and gender discrimination.
- Lawrence man, 53, receives probation for making threat with knife
- October 9, 2012
- A 53-year-old Lawrence man was sentenced Tuesday to two years on probation for threatening a man with a knife on Aug. 14 in downtown Lawrence.
- Basehor man, 38, pleads guilty in murder for hire scheme
- October 2, 2012
- A 38-year-old Basehor man pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to attempting to hire someone to kill his wife, according to a news release issued by the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri.
- Lawrence man pleads guilty to criminal use of explosives
- October 2, 2012
- A 20-year-old Lawrence man pleaded guilty Thursday to attempted criminal use of explosives stemming from a July incident in Lawrence. Dakota Jackson Kunkle was arrested on July 7 after officers were sent to an apartment in the 700 block of West 25th Street. Police said officers later determined residents there had been making homemade explosives involving firework ignition powder. Kunkle had originally been charged with two counts of criminal use of an explosive. Another man, Adam B. Dale, 20, of Lawrence, had also been arrested and charged in the case, but those charges were dropped. Kunkle is scheduled for sentencing Nov. 20.
- Judge rules father’s interview admissible in trial about children tied up in Walmart parking lot
- September 28, 2012
- Douglas County District Judge Paula Martin on Friday denied a motion to suppress a police interview with an Illinois man accused of binding two of his children by their hands and feet June 13 in the parking lot of a Lawrence Walmart.
- Lawrence woman pleads no contest to charge of hitting man with vehicle
- September 24, 2012
- A 31-year-old Lawrence woman pleaded no contest Monday to one count each of misdemeanor assault and mistreatment of a dependent adult.
- Two Lawrence men charged with sex crimes
- September 24, 2012
- Two Lawrence men were formally charged Monday with sex crimes in Douglas County District Court.
- Lawrence man, 46, enters no-contest plea to indecent liberties charge
- September 21, 2012
- A 46-year-old Lawrence man pleaded no contest Thursday to one count each of attempted aggravated indecent liberties with a child and indecent liberties with a child.
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