Updated at 1:50 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 20 An overnight fire significantly damaged a downtown Lawrence business early Tuesday morning. At 3:04 a.m., Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical was dispatched to a report of a structure fire at 11 W. Ninth St., which is the home of the Summit's Steps shop — which sells minerals, crystals and gems — on the first floor and an apartment on the second floor. First ...
A Lawrence teenager who was originally charged with two counts of attempted murder in what a Douglas County prosecutor called a "mafia style" shooting entered a plea to lesser charges on Monday. The teen, Eduardo Martinez-Diaz, 16, was one of three teens who were alleged to have gotten out of their vehicle and fired multiple rounds at another vehicle, hitting Caylee Nehrbass in the head in North Lawrence on May ...
A Lawrence man previously convicted of sexual assault in Douglas County has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Wisconsin for an alleged sexual assault of a girl under the age of 12 on the Menominee Indian Reservation. Gerald Lavern “Doon” Pamaska, 54, originally from Keshena, Wisconsin, is charged with one count of sexual assault of a child, according to charging documents from the U.S. District Court ...
A bronze statue crafted by Elden Tefft on city property was reported missing on Thursday. The sculpture was originally created by Aaron McCormick and was re-created in bronze by noted sculptor Tefft as a memorial piece for Aaron's parents after Aaron died at 19 on July 13, 1997, after finishing his freshman year at the University of Kansas. Aaron made the original clay miniature, named "Paranoid," when he was ...
A Lawrence man went on trial twice this week in front of two Douglas County juries and was convicted of multiple felonies related to property damage and assaulting law enforcement officers. Both trials were interrupted by violent outbursts from the defendant, who struck and spit on his attorney, had to be carried aloft from the courtroom by five deputies, and finally had to be fitted with a stun cuff, a device ...
Two brothers testified Monday in Douglas County District Court about holding a man at gunpoint after the man had allegedly broken into their home and was preparing to steal a TV. The defendant, Chasmen Edward Foster, 33, of Lawrence, is charged with one felony count of aggravated burglary and one felony count of burglary, according to charging documents. The charges are in connection with an incident on June ...