Updated at 4:35 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026 Two 18-year-olds have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a shooting early Saturday morning at the Jayhawk Cafe killed an 18-year-old and critically injured a 16-year-old. One suspect — Daitron Lamont Daniels Strickland, of Shawnee — was arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder and aggravated assault, according to the ...
UPDATED 3:10 p.m. Saturday The Kansas Highway Patrol is investigating a crash that killed one person and critically injured another in southwest Lawrence on Friday night. Douglas County deputies, Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical and Consolidated Fire District No. 1 were called to the 384-mile marker on U.S. Highway 40, also known as the South Lawrence Trafficway or Kansas Highway 10, at 10:29 on Friday ...
Updated at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17 No injuries were reported in an overnight fire Thursday that left two Lawrence apartments uninhabitable. Investigators on Thursday afternoon determined that the fire was accidental and was caused by improperly discarded smoking materials. Firefighters were called to 1430 Louisiana St. at 2:23 a.m. According to radio traffic, a police officer was the first to arrive at ...
One person is in critical condition following a reported vehicle vs. pedestrian crash in northwestern Douglas County early Sunday. Douglas County first responders were called to the crash scene on U.S. Highway 40 near E. 78th Road in Big Springs just after 2:30 a.m. A Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical ambulance transported the injured person to Stormont Vail Health in Topeka. Deputies have a stretch of ...
At least three people were injured in a crash on U.S. Highway 40 in northwestern Douglas County early Tuesday morning. Emergency crews were called to the 200 block of U.S. 40 at 12:07 a.m. for a two-vehicle crash. One of the vehicles was reported to have been on fire after the crash, and at least two people were trapped in their vehicle. Radio traffic indicated that two people were in critical condition, and ...
Updated at 3:01 p.m., Monday, January 2, 2023. One person has died and another is critically injured following a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of West Sixth Street and Iowa Street early Monday. Lawrence Police and Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical crews were called to the intersection just after 1:50 a.m. Radio traffic stated that firefighters arrived to find two vehicles with "major damage." ...