One side said a father pushed a mother down the stairs during an argument and threatened to crush her with a dresser. The other side said the mother made up the story to bolster her chances in a custody battle.
Jurors in Douglas County District Court on Tuesday had to decide which they believed, and after two hours of deliberation, they found the father, 21-year-old Connor Ray Weil, not guilty of felony ...
A Lawrence man who was convicted of crashing into the Big Mill restaurant while drunk was sentenced to probation on Friday but will also have to serve 30 days in jail.
In February, a jury convicted Brandon Lee Vess, 32, of two counts of aggravated battery by DUI, both felonies, and one misdemeanor count of reckless driving. Vess crashed his SUV into the Big Mill restaurant at 900 Mississippi St. on Nov. 4, ...
Attorneys for a Lawrence man accused of killing two people are again asking a judge to delay his trial, and the judge is set to make the ruling less than a week before the trial's scheduled start date.
The motion from Cline Boone and Matthew Cohen, the attorneys for 54-year-old Rodney Marshall, is the latest in a series of requests to postpone the trial, which is set to begin on March 31. Marshall is charged ...
A horse was shot near the interstate in Wabaunsee County, and the sheriff there has put out a call to “all superstar sweet cat lady true crime internet sleuths” to find the culprit.
Sheriff Eric Kirsch issued a release on social media Thursday night that a horse had been “shot & killed by an unknown assailant” near Interstate 70 and Carlson Road, about 30 miles from the Douglas County line across ...
A man evaded arrest Wednesday night after running from Douglas County Sheriff’s deputies in a car before crashing against a curb and then fleeing on foot, according to the sheriff's office.
The suspect’s identity, however, is known and his passenger was left behind and was arrested on warrants.
A Douglas County sheriff’s deputy attempted to stop the driver near the intersection of Seventh Street and ...
Santa Claus may be the inspiration, but his work schedule is no longer the model for a local program that uses law enforcement officers to provide gifts for families in need.
While the jolly elf is known for working one day per year, local law enforcement leaders have recently decided that the community's Blue Santa program needs to be in operation throughout the year.
The Lawrence Police Department started ...
