Lawrence crime
- More than 3,000 lose power overnight; power mostly restored by Friday morning
- 08:55 a.m., May 24, 2013 Updated 12:35 p.m.
- More than 3,000 Douglas County Wester Energy customers lost power around 2:30 a.m. Friday after a vehicle struck a utility pole, according to Westar Energy spokeswoman Erin La Row. By Shaun Hittle
- Two men face charges in Sunday morning shooting
- May 22, 2013
- Two Topeka men arrested Monday are facing charges in connection with a shooting in Lawrence early Sunday morning that left two other men in critical condition. No updates on the gunshot victims’ conditions have been available since Monday, when one was reported to be in critical, but stable, condition. But on Wednesday, Douglas County prosecutors said the men remained hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. Ian Cummings
- Gomez child abuse sentencing set for June; judge denies motion to reduce sentence
- May 21, 2013
- After a series of delays, the sentencing of an Illinois man convicted of tying up two of his children last June in the parking lot of a Lawrence Walmart has been scheduled for June 19. On Tuesday, a judge denied a motion by the defense aimed at reducing the sentence in the case, upholding a plea agreement reached in December. Ian Cummings
Lawrence fires
- Trailers catch fire in North Lawrence
- April 6, 2013
- Fire crews and police responded to a structure fire in North Lawrence around 6 p.m. Saturday in a lot behind the Slow Ride Roadhouse, 350 N. Third St. Crews arrived to find thick, black smoke and 15-foot flames shooting from an empty trailer home.
- House fire causes traffic detour near 27th and Louisiana
- March 29, 2013
- Fire crews and police responded to a fire about 10:30 a.m. Friday in the 500 block of Park Hill Terrace, just north of Broken Arrow School.
- No injuries reported in Connecticut Street fire
- 10:21 a.m., March 29, 2013 Updated 02:26 p.m.
- Fire crews and police responded to a fire about 8:30 a.m. Friday at a house in the 1200 block of Connecticut Street, where smoke was seen pouring out of windows on the second and third floors.
Lawrence courts
- Former Lawrence resident Sri Srinivasan confirmed for prestigious D.C. Court of Appeals
- May 23, 2013
- After five years of trying, President Barack Obama has placed his first nominee on a key appeals court.
- Lawrence High grad Srinivasan nears confimation to federal appeals court in D.C.
- May 16, 2013
- Lawrence High School graduate Sri Srinivasan won unanimous approval Thursday from the Senate Judiciary Committee to serve on the powerful federal appeals court in Washington, D.C. By Scott Rothschild
- Court won’t shorten sentence of felon in KU tickets case
- April 12, 2013
- A federal judge refused Friday to shorten the sentence of a former Kansas University athletics consultant caught up in a $2 million ticket scalping conspiracy, rejecting defense claims that Thomas Blubaugh’s former attorney did a poor job representing him.
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- Opinion: Why gay role models matter May 23, 2013 · 39 comments
- Senate Republicans approve sales tax increase, cuts in income tax rates, lower food sales tax May 23, 2013 · 60 comments
- Bill Self: Security tricky subject May 25, 2013 · 1 comment
- Long-term plan suggests toll lanes on K-10 corridor May 23, 2013 · 51 comments
- Blog: GOP tax plans would increase taxes on low-wage Kansans, decrease taxes for high-income Kansans, report says May 23, 2013 · 30 comments
- Former area Boy Scouts react to decision allowing gay scouts May 24, 2013 · 16 comments
- 59 minors, several local businesses, cited for alcohol violations in state regulator's patrols in May May 23, 2013 · 29 comments
- Proposed cuts to corrections system could endanger Kansans, secretary says May 24, 2013 · 13 comments
- On the street: Should residents or businesses who use too much water be fined? May 24, 2013 · 18 comments
- City commissioner wants state to revoke nightclub's liquor license May 21, 2013 · 88 comments
- Former Lawrence resident Sri Srinivasan confirmed for prestigious D.C. Court of Appeals May 23, 2013
- Wildflower Walk set for Saturday May 24, 2013
- KU baseball tops West Virginia in Big 12 tourney opener May 23, 2013
- Proposed cuts to corrections system could endanger Kansans, secretary says May 24, 2013
- Lawrence man pleads guilty to bank robbery; 52-month sentence recommended May 20, 2013
- Affordable Care Act bringing jobs to Lawrence May 16, 2013
- KU softball’s Maggie Hull named Academic All-American May 24, 2013
- KU track qualifies four for NCAA Outdoor Championship May 24, 2013
- Editorial: Hometown pride May 21, 2013
- Basketball notebook: UNC hires son of ex-KU athletic director May 24, 2013
