A former Lawrence resident who was arrested Saturday on the Capitol steps in Topeka was trespassing in a permit-only area and refused to obey all police demands that he leave, according to information Friday from the Kansas Highway Patrol. On Monday, the Journal-World reached out to police ...
With heat indexes expected in the triple digits, the National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for the Lawrence area. While the actual high temperature Friday was in the mid-90s, the heat index — or the temperature it feels like — was between 102 and 107 degrees. The advisory ...
Clinton Lake is under a "watch" for blue-green algae, according to a news release Friday from state agencies. KDHE and the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks routinely issue public health advisories due to blue-green algae, especially during the water recreation season, which officially ...
Below is a list of individuals who have been arrested and charged with a felony crime in Douglas County. Due to lag times in charging and records processing, the period for this report is from 5 p.m. Wednesday to 5 p.m. Thursday. Defendants listed should be presumed innocent unless proven ...
The Lawrence Police Department on Saturday will conduct a DUI saturation patrol throughout the city limits of Lawrence, according to a news release from LPD. The specialized patrol detail, funded through a grant with the Kansas Department of Transportation, will place extra officers in the ...
TOPEKA — A Kansas Bureau of Investigation initiative is expected to change the state’s sexual assault evidence kit process so that survivors are no longer left in the dark. As early as 2026, sexual assault survivors, health care facilities, law enforcement agencies, forensic science ...