The Lawrence Police Department on Tuesday bestowed the Citizen Distinguished Service Award on a resident for rendering aid to two men who had shot each other in the Hy-Vee parking lot following a road-rage incident.
The award came during the Lawrence City Commission meeting when Police Chief Rich Lockhart brought the resident, Spencer Lewis, before the commission. Mayor Courtney Shipley presented Lewis with a ...
Updated at 4 p.m. Wednesday
A Lawrence man facing a charge of attempted murder was found unfit to stand trial on Wednesday in Douglas County District Court.
Shane Jamarr White, 44, faces one count of attempted first-degree murder, one count of aggravated assault and one count of aggravated battery in connection with an incident on May 31, when he is alleged to have threatened a family member with a knife ...
Trains are running again on tracks that had been seriously damaged Friday when a coal train derailed north of Lawrence.
The Union Pacific tracks were repaired over the weekend, and railroad crews with excavators continued to clean up coal and wreckage along the rail line.
The derailment occurred after 5 p.m. Friday near the intersection of U.S. Highway 24-59 and North 1900 Road. Approximately 20 train cars ...
Updated at 6:49 p.m. Friday
Emergency crews were responding to the Union Pacific train tracks north of Lawrence shortly after 5 p.m. Friday after a train derailment was reported.
The derailment occurred near the intersection of U.S. Highway 24-59 and North 1900 Road. Approximately 20 train cars detached from the engine, and a "large amount" of coal spilled out, according to George Diepenbrock, a spokesman with ...
Two men were charged Wednesday in Douglas County District Court in connection with the drug death of a person.
The men, William Martin Byrd, 36, of Lawrence, and Mason Duane Robinson, 26, of Lawrence, have both been charged with one count of distribution of a controlled substance leading to death, a level-one felony. The charges relate to an incident on April 14. The court documents listing the charges for both ...
With Flag Day this month and Independence Day next month, Lawrence residents unfurling American flags and finding them a bit worse for wear now have a proper place to "retire" them, thanks to a new repository that was built by a Lawrence Boy Scout.
The repository was unveiled Tuesday, which was Flag Day, at the Lawrence Police Department Headquarters.
Lawrence Scout Carter Cupps, 17, is a member of Boy Scout ...
