Crime, Fire, Courts

Woman originally accused of human trafficking sentenced to time served, faces deportation
By Conrad Swanson
June 27, 2016
A Lawrence woman originally arrested on suspicion of human trafficking will be released from jail into the custody of immigration officials after a judge on Monday sentenced her to time served.
63-year-old Wichita man faces sexual battery charge in Douglas County
By Conrad Swanson
June 27, 2016
A Wichita man faces a misdemeanor charge of sexual battery after police say he inappropriately touched a 21-year-old person without consent.
Latest Douglas County court filings for June 27, 2016
Staff Reports
June 27, 2016
Latest Douglas County court filings for marriages, divorces, bankruptcies, foreclosures and tax liens.
Court appearance rescheduled for man accused of kidnapping, beating KU student he met on Tinder
By Conrad Swanson
June 24, 2016
The preliminary hearing for a man accused of kidnapping a Kansas University student and beating her over the course of nearly a week has been rescheduled.
22-year-old Lenexa man faces rape charge in Douglas County
By Conrad Swanson
June 24, 2016
A Lenexa man faces a felony rape charge after police say he had sex with someone who was unable to give consent.
Sentencing hearing rescheduled for Super 8 owner who stabbed his wife
By Conrad Swanson
June 20, 2016
The sentencing hearing for the man found guilty of stabbing his wife twice last summer was rescheduled Monday afternoon.
Jury fails to reach unanimous verdict in Haskell dorm rape case; mistrial declared
By Conrad Swanson
12:07 p.m., June 20, 2016 Updated 01:59 p.m.
The criminal trial process will start over again for one of two former Haskell Indian Nations University students accused of rape, a judge declared Monday morning.
A weeklong recap of the Haskell dorm rape trial
By Conrad Swanson
June 20, 2016
The trial for one of two former Haskell Indian Nations University students accused of rape will continue into a second week as jurors deliberate over the case.
Latest Douglas County court filings for June 20, 2016
Staff Reports
June 20, 2016
Latest Douglas County court filings for marriages, divorces, bankruptcies, foreclosures and tax liens.
In ex-Haskell student’s trial, defense argues that sex was consensual; woman says it was rape
By Conrad Swanson
June 14, 2016
The woman accusing two former Haskell Indian Nations University students of raping her wasn’t one to show much emotion, her best friend told jurors Tuesday afternoon.
Boy’s hand injured in Lawrence house fire
By Karen Dillon
June 14, 2016
A boy was treated for nonlife-threatening injuries after a fire broke out in his home Tuesday afternoon, said a Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical official.
KU Crime Blotter: May 30 through June 12
By Sara Shepherd
June 14, 2016
The following incidents were reported to the Kansas University Office of Public Safety between Monday, May 30, and Sunday, June 12.
Thousands of miles for a misdemeanor: one New Zealander’s battle against online harassment
By Conrad Swanson
June 13, 2016
Eight thousand miles is a long way to travel for closure, but that’s how far Rachel Gronback is willing to go and farther.
Latest Douglas County court filings for June 13, 2016
Staff Reports
June 13, 2016
Latest Douglas County court filings for marriages, divorces, bankruptcies, foreclosures and tax liens.
A look at the 10 Kansas inmates on death row
By Karen Dillon
June 11, 2016
As the U.S. Supreme Court gears up to hear two cases challenging the death penalty, Kansas’ most recent addition to death row, Kyle Trevor Flack, joins the nine other inmates who have been awaiting death by lethal injection, some for more than a decade.

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