Crime, Fire, Courts

Lawrence crime

Firearm possession leads to charges
November 7, 2009
A man convicted in a 2008 Lawrence gunfire incident has been charged with unlawful possession of a firearm, federal prosecutors said.
Criminal damage, theft, burglary reported
November 6, 2009
A 32-year-old Lawrence woman reported Tuesday burglary, criminal damage and the theft of items valued at $4,075.
SUV reported stolen
November 6, 2009
A 38-year-old Lawrence man reported Tuesday the theft of a vehicle.

Lawrence fires

Two KCK firefighters hurt fighting blaze
November 8, 2009
Two Kansas City, Kan., firefighters have suffered minor injuries while fighting a fire at a vacant house
KU graduate student in critical but stable condition after chemical contamination
08:05 a.m., November 5, 2009 Updated 04:57 p.m.
A Kansas University graduate student was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries Thursday after accidentally ingesting a toxic chemical while working in a university lab, KU officials said.
Mark’s on the Move: Crews train for mass emergencies
November 1, 2009
Lawrence and Douglas County emergency responders train tirelessly to prepare for any situation that may arise.

Lawrence courts

Kansas Supreme Court chief justice said budget problems could force courts to close
November 6, 2009
Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert Davis said Friday that courts will be shut down one week each month starting in February if Gov. Mark Parkinson and the Legislature don’t fix an $8 million shortfall in the judiciary budget.
Guilty plea entered in shooting outside the Hawk
November 5, 2009
A man accused of firing shots into a crowd of people outside a bar near the Kansas University campus pleaded guilty to three counts of felony aggravated assault on Thursday, prosecutors said.
Biggs BBQ owner wins partial victory from Judge Judy in fake ID case
12:01 p.m., November 5, 2009 Updated 11:49 p.m.
In the end, it came down to the memory of a 22-year-old bartender versus the word of a Kansas University student who admitted to giving false identification to a police officer.