A Lawrence activist appeared Thursday in Douglas County District Court to face a charge of interference with law enforcement in connection with an armed standoff between police and a shooting suspect.
The activist, Phillip Michael Eravi, 53, was charged with one count of interference with law enforcement. The charge is a low-level felony with a sentencing range between five and 17 months in prison if convicted, ...
Rainfall in Lawrence has totaled nearly 4 inches since Tuesday morning, and the rain is expected to last through the weekend with hot temperatures creating unpredictable conditions.
The National Weather Service in Topeka reported that 3.74 inches of rain had fallen in Lawrence between Tuesday morning and midday Wednesday. The heat made the atmosphere capable of holding more moisture, which could lead to more ...
Lawrence police arrested a man Tuesday in connection with an alleged kidnapping that occurred on Monday morning, and they are searching for additional suspects.
According to a news release from the Lawrence Police Department Wednesday afternoon, police found a 65-year-old man Monday morning in a nearby city — they did not identify the city — and the man said he had been kidnapped from his residence in the ...
A Topeka man who is a registered sex offender was charged on Tuesday with multiple sex crimes involving a child under the age of 14 after he was arrested on a Douglas County warrant at an area hospital.
Calvin L. Payne, 33, was charged in Douglas County District Court with one count of rape and one count of aggravated indecent liberties with a child, both of which are off-grid felonies that could result in a ...
Story updated at 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 26:
Jurors on Friday acquitted a former Lawrence police officer who was accused of raping a woman more than six years ago and later using police computers to search for the woman’s personal information.
After a weeklong trial in Douglas County District Court, Jonathan Mark Gardner, 42, of Tonganoxie, was found not guilty on all of the counts he was charged with — one ...
A Lawrence woman entered a no contest plea on Friday in Douglas County District Court to setting fires at multiple businesses in the city, one of which caused more than $1 million in damages.
The woman, Abie Schnacke, 19, was originally charged with one felony count of aggravated arson in connection with an incident on Nov. 13, 2022, at 3111 W. Sixth St., which is the address of Lawrence Family Vision Clinic, ...
