Lawrence crime

Residents, pets safe after house fire in Sunset Hills neighborhood
By Ashley Hocking
07:50 p.m., April 2, 2018 Updated 09:11 p.m.
Three residents and their two pets are safe after a fire Monday evening in the 1100 block of Wellington Road.
Lawrence man charged with sexually abusing 7-year-old
By Sara Shepherd
April 2, 2018
A 68-year-old Lawrence man has been charged with sex crimes against a child who was 7 when the alleged crimes began, according to court documents.
Lawrence man charged with multiple counts of sexual exploitation of a child
By Sara Shepherd
April 2, 2018
A Lawrence man has been charged with multiple counts of sexual exploitation of a child, for crimes that allegedly occurred from late 2014 to early 2015.
Murder trial delayed in Eudora bar shooting case, tentatively until June
By Sara Shepherd
April 2, 2018
What was poised to be the county’s first murder trial of the year was called off in the final hour Monday morning and will be rescheduled, likely for June.
South Middle School principal provides new details on former teacher’s alleged outburst, arrest; says no individuals were threatened
By Joanna Hlavacek
April 2, 2018
Last Thursday, students and staff at South Middle School were put on lockdown after a former teacher allegedly turned up at the school unannounced and reportedly drunk, making a scene that culminated in his arrest.
Police investigating death of man thought to have overdosed as suspicious
By Sara Shepherd
11:34 a.m., April 2, 2018 Updated 05:57 p.m.
The death of a man thought to have overdosed is now being investigated by the Lawrence Police Department as suspicious, according to police.
Former South teacher released from jail after reported outburst at school, given court date
By Joanna Hlavacek
March 30, 2018
A former South Middle School teacher who was arrested after a reported drunken outburst at the school Thursday has been released from jail.
Jail death lawsuit: Judge allows negligence and wrongful death arguments to proceed, dismisses some others
By Sara Shepherd
March 30, 2018
A federal judge has whittled down a broad lawsuit against Douglas County officials brought by survivors of a woman who died in the county jail. However, key arguments in the multipart, multidefendant suit still stand and should be weighed by a jury because supporting facts are in dispute, U.S. District Court of Kansas Judge Carlos Murguia ruled in an order filed this week.
Teacher who resigned over alleged racist remarks arrested at school on suspicion of trespassing, disorderly conduct
By Joanna Hlavacek
02:18 p.m., March 29, 2018 Updated 06:26 p.m.
Chris Cobb, the former South Middle School teacher once accused of making racist comments in class, was arrested Thursday afternoon after a reportedly drunken outburst at the school.
Topeka man killed in accident on Turnpike
By Sara Shepherd
March 29, 2018
A single-vehicle accident on the Kansas Turnpike outside Lawrence killed a Topeka man.
Judge rejects self-defense argument in Lawrence doorway shooting death, orders man to stand trial for first-degree murder
By Sara Shepherd
March 28, 2018
Within the half hour leading up to Bryce Holladay’s death, evidence presented to a court showed that Steven A. Drake III messaged two people saying he was about to get a gun and shoot Holladay.
School district: Investigation determines no gun, no threat at Free State High this morning
By Sara Shepherd
11:46 a.m., March 28, 2018 Updated 01:37 p.m.
After interviewing everyone involved, Lawrence police determined no student had a gun or made threats at Free State High School this morning, the school district said.
Lawrence boy pleads not guilty to felony charge after reported threat about school shooting in February
By Sara Shepherd
11:39 a.m., March 28, 2018 Updated 04:52 p.m.
A boy has been criminally charged in connection with a February report of a social media post threatening a school shooting in Lawrence and has pleaded not guilty.
Defendants in downtown Lawrence murder case will face jury together; trial delayed until later this year
By Sara Shepherd
March 27, 2018
The three defendants in the Massachusetts Street murder case will go on trial as a group, a judge ruled Tuesday. But it’s not going to be in May as previously planned.
Massachusetts Street to close all day Saturday before KU’s national semifinal game
By Rochelle Valverde
04:13 p.m., March 27, 2018 Updated 04:52 p.m.
The city of Lawrence will be clearing Massachusetts Street and closing it to traffic in advance of Saturday night’s big basketball game between the University of Kansas and Villanova.

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