Crime, Fire, Courts

Lawrence crime

One arrested after striking man in face
February 6, 2010
A 21-year-old El Dorado man was arrested Saturday morning after striking another man in the face.
Lawrence man charged after Sacred Journey investigation
Jonathan Sloan charged with multiple counts of manufacturing, distributing controlled substances
02:01 p.m., February 5, 2010 Updated 08:04 p.m.
A Lawrence man was charged with multiple drug offenses Friday after an investigation into Lawrence’s Sacred Journey store and Bouncing Bear Botanicals, another business with a Lawrence mailing address.
Lawrence man reports firearm stolen
February 5, 2010
A 46-year-old Lawrence man reported Wednesday the theft of a weapon and ammunition from the 500 block of East 22nd Terrace.

Lawrence fires

Fire destroys home outside Tonganoxie
February 2, 2010
A fire in rural Tonganoxie left a two-story home a total loss.
Novelty cigarette lighters targeted by bill
11:19 a.m., January 28, 2010 Updated 11:21 p.m.
Legislation to ban novelty cigarette lighters was considered Thursday by a Senate committee.
K.C. area burned by Flint Hills prairie fires
January 25, 2010
When the Flint Hills burn, the Kansas City area gets a big headache.

Lawrence courts

Lawrence man charged after Sacred Journey investigation
Jonathan Sloan charged with multiple counts of manufacturing, distributing controlled substances
02:01 p.m., February 5, 2010 Updated 08:04 p.m.
A Lawrence man was charged with multiple drug offenses Friday after an investigation into Lawrence’s Sacred Journey store and Bouncing Bear Botanicals, another business with a Lawrence mailing address.
Judge denies subpoena stay for Dodge City reporter
February 3, 2010
The Kansas Supreme Court on Tuesday denied a request to stop a subpoena that orders a reporter to testify about sources in a murder investigation. The state Supreme Court issued its one-paragraph ruling after considering the petition by Gatehouse Media Kansas Holdings II and Dodge City Daily Globe reporter Claire O’Brien.
Lawrence man pleads guilty to attempted murder of Kansas City man
February 2, 2010
A Lawrence man pleaded no contest Monday to trying to kill a Kansas City man in June, Douglas County court records said.