A Lawrence man pleaded guilty to two counts of rape Friday in Douglas County District Court and will face nearly 38 years in prison when he is sentenced this summer. The defendant, Kenneth Wayne Soap, 46, committed the crimes in 2009. Pursuant to a search warrant, police found photos and ...
Out on the tarmac of Lawrence Regional Airport, a beautiful sunflower is about to bloom – beautiful, and also useful. It’s a compass rose, to help pilots calibrate or “swing” their compasses. On Friday, a few volunteers were out drawing the geometry for the design, and on Saturday ...
A local artist has a new exhibit at the Lawrence Public Library that features children's garments made from banned books. Liza MacKinnon's exhibit, "Banned Babies," went up Friday morning at the library, 707 Vermont St. "I wanted to create a thought provoking exhibit that was not too ...
The formula that Lawrence and Douglas County use to split their fire and EMS expenses could get a major update soon – one that the department says will make the split more stable as staffing grows and changes. But, in the near term, don't expect it to yield a much different split than this ...
Voters will have a chance to meet and hear from three Kansas candidates at a barbecue event next week. The event will be hosted by Eudora Democrats of Douglas County from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Barbwire Barbecue, 601 E. 10th St. in Eudora. Attendees will have the chance to meet ...
Updated at 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 1 A teen who was acquitted four months ago of aggravated assault with a gun was arrested Friday on suspicion of armed robbery. Jayse Michael Sloop, 18, was taken into custody around midnight. The Douglas County Jail booking log indicates that the arrest ...
