Public Safety

Man arrested after reports of a wrong-way driver on U.S. 59

Douglas County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Lawrence man early Sunday after receiving reports of a vehicle driving the wrong way on U.S. Highway 59. According to news release from the sheriff’s office, dispatchers received a call before 3 a.m. from a motorist who reported a northbound ...

UPDATE: Police locate and arrest Lawrence man after three-day search

Story updated on Sunday, April 20, 2025. Cadence Elijah Nunez-Ruckman was arrested at the KU Boathouse in Burcham Park, 220 Indiana Ave., and booked into the Douglas County Jail late Saturday. Nunez-Ruckman was wanted for not complying with pending cases related to an aggravated assault, ...