In a courtroom hallway Friday, the brother of a slain man tightly embraced the sister of the man's killer — in acknowledgement of the loss both families have suffered. The emotional gesture — rare in criminal cases — followed the sentencing hearing of 58-year-old Robert Earl Davis, who ...
On Saturday, the Johnson County Sheriff's Office identified a man killed in an officer-involved shooting at the Panasonic plant in De Soto as 55-year-old Jonathan Lunceford of Blue Springs, Missouri. Law enforcement was called to the plant on Friday on reports of a stabbing and when they ...
A heavily redacted arrest affidavit in a hit-and-run that killed a 20-year-old KU student indicates that camera footage, vehicle debris, clothing fiber and other evidence led to a man's arrest in the case. The affidavit also suggests that defendant William Ray Klingler attempted to pass off ...
A defendant accused of killing a man and injuring the man's child while driving under the influence waived his right to a preliminary hearing Thursday and told the court that he is hoping for a plea deal with the state. Zachary Odom, 29, of Tecumseh, faces a second-degree murder charge in the ...
A Douglas County judge on Wednesday ordered a convicted rapist to spend the next two decades of his life in prison — rejecting his request for a significantly lighter sentence. Judge Stacey Donovan's ruling followed the victim's disturbing description of how the man had raped her in the bed ...
At one point, Lawrence Police Chief Rich Lockhart liked his odds. His department had 10 police officer vacancies, but 100 people had applied to fill the positions. From that 100, Lockhart’s team selected 20 applicants to be considered for the Lawrence Police Department’s multi-month ...