Story updated at 2:04 p.m. Tuesday:
A Lawrence teenager on Monday was charged in Douglas County District Court with assault for allegedly firing a gun at two people from a car he was riding in.
Treyvon D. Johnson, 18, is facing two felony counts of aggravated assault with a firearm, according to charging documents.
Johnson was originally arrested around 1:20 a.m. Sunday in the 600 block of Maine Street on ...
A Lawrence man on Tuesday was ordered to stand trial in Douglas County District Court for a kidnapping charge after a woman testified that he held her down and choked her before she was able to escape to a neighboring apartment.
The man, Eric Shane Knackstedt, 48, is charged with one felony count of kidnapping, one felony count of aggravated domestic battery and a misdemeanor count of intimidating a witness. ...
Updated at 5:23 p.m. Monday
A Lawrence man known for protesting mask mandates who is currently running for Douglas County Commission pleaded no contest Monday in Douglas County District Court to two misdemeanor charges stemming from a case in which he was originally charged with aggravated assault.
Justin Paul Spiehs, 41, the Republican candidate for the District 1 commission seat, faced two counts of felony ...
Two KU football players were charged with aggravated assault after allegedly confronting a man with handguns, but the case against one of the players was dismissed Friday afternoon in Douglas County District Court.
Trevor L. Wilson, 21, of Tallahassee, Fla., was formally charged Friday with one count of aggravated assault with a handgun, a low-level felony, and his own-recognizance bond was set at $5,000. But ...
Anti-Semitic materials turned up on some lawns and driveways in a west Lawrence neighborhood this week.
Small baggies containing flyers blaming Jewish people for the "COVID agenda" were reportedly found in neighborhoods on Inverness Drive and Kasold Drive, according to residents in the area. The flyer says, in all capital letters, "Every single aspect of the COVID agenda is Jewish," and it lists the names of ...
A fight between two men has led to serious injuries to both and a felony charge for one.
The man who has been charged in Douglas County District Court, Xavier Micheal Wilson, 21, of Lawrence, suffered stab wounds during the Tuesday night incident and was arrested on suspicion of aggravated battery, while the other man was treated for serious head injuries, according to Lawrence police.
Officers responded to a ...
