Updated at 12:11 a.m. Wednesday
Emergency crews searched the Kansas River Wednesday morning near Lawrence City Hall for someone who had possibly jumped into the water. The search appeared to last for about an hour before officials indicated that no one was in the water and the search was called off.
Laura McCabe, a spokesperson with the Lawrence Police Department, said the search was conducted out of "an ...
The 7th Judicial District Nominating Commission is scheduled to meet Thursday to discuss two open judicial positions in Douglas County.
The commission is involved in filling positions created by the retirement of Judge Kay Huff this month and a new judgeship that was created after the Kansas Legislature approved funding for new positions across the state, according to a news release from the Office of Judicial ...
A man was charged Tuesday in Douglas County District Court with multiple counts of desecration of a grave in connection with damage at Clinton Cemetery in December.
The man, Jonathan Lee Stewart, 22, of Carbondale, faces 20 counts of criminal desecration by recklessly destroying a grave, which is a low-level felony, according to charging documents from the court.
The charges relate to an incident on Dec. 8, ...
A Lawrence man facing three counts of rape waived his right to a preliminary hearing on Tuesday in Douglas County District Court and is instead pursuing criminal mediation in his case.
The man, Andreios Samuel Alexander, 26, has been charged with raping a 33-year-old who he knew was unable to give consent, according to charging documents from the court. The charges relate to three occasions between November ...
Updated at 10:32 a.m. Wednesday, July 6
Details of how a Lawrence woman died nearly two months ago, allegedly at the hands of her husband, are still not publicly known, and that is likely to remain the case for the foreseeable future as the woman's autopsy report has been suppressed.
The arrest affidavit in the case, which would provide additional details about the circumstances of Regan Noelle Gibbs' death, ...
Most 77-year-olds might think twice about running a single marathon, let alone two marathons in three days, but that’s what Lawrence resident Dick Lipsey managed to do to complete his goal of running 50 marathons in 50 states.
Lipsey has been a runner for decades and has run hundreds of races across the country, but only in the last decade did he set his sights on running a marathon in every state, he said. ...
