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 ...
A Baldwin City man told police he doesn't remember threatening to kill a crew of construction workers. Instead, he said he just showed them two large caliber bullets and told them “I’m good at target practice” while he confronted them about throwing cans in his yard, according to a recently released police affidavit.
The June 22, 2024, incident resulted in a felony charge of aggravated assault with a ...
A Topeka man was sentenced to more than 10 years in prison on Tuesday for killing a Lawrence teen while the man was playing with a gun.
Dawson Edward Paine, 22, pleaded guilty in December 2024 to one felony count of second-degree murder for the shooting death of Davin Kerr, 18, of Lawrence, on March 5, 2024, in the 2900 block of Crestline Drive. Kerr was playing video games at his grandmother's house with two ...
Former Douglas County District Attorney Suzanne Valdez — who lost her bid for re-election last year — is making an appearance again as a prosecutor in Douglas County District Court.
Valdez has made an entry of appearance in a child sex crime case as an associate counsel to the prosecution ahead of an April trial. Valdez joined the prosecution at the end of February via a little-used state statute that ...
A man accused of coaching his teenage brother to sexually assault another teenager was ordered to stand trial on multiple felony charges on Thursday.
Wyatt Farrow, 22, of Overland Park, is charged with two felony counts of aggravated sodomy, two felony counts of furnishing alcohol to a minor and one misdemeanor count of hosting minors consuming alcohol. The charges against Farrow are in connection with an ...
A Kansas City, Missouri, man was arrested on Wednesday after police allege he stole one vehicle in Kansas City and another in Lawrence and nearly ran over the owner of one of the vehicles.
Brian Joseph Tebbe, 38, is charged in Douglas County District Court with one felony count of aggravated burglary and one felony count of aggravated assault, according to charging documents. He is also charged in Clay County, ...
