UPDATED 9:01 P.M. MAY 17, 2022
A former University of Kansas soccer player was the victim of an alleged homicide for which her spouse was arrested Monday and is facing first-degree murder charges.
The 25-year-old Lawrence woman, named in charging documents from Douglas County District Court as Regan N. Marek, was the victim in the case. She was a goalkeeper for the KU women's soccer team in the 2018-2019 ...
As Lt. Clark Rials enjoys his retirement, he has no regrets about staying close to home.
“I had an offer from the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department, and back then I wanted to be a patrol officer,” says Rials, a recently retired Douglas County sheriff's deputy, as he thinks back to the start of his career. “I wanted to get out and be a deputy, carry the gun, drive the fast cars and all that good ...
A Lawrence man faces up to 12 years for drug charges after accepting a plea agreement on Friday.
Quinton Shawn Wilson, 44, pleaded no contest to one count of distribution of methamphetamine, a level-two drug felony. He was represented by defense attorney Philip Crawford, and he originally faced four counts of distribution, but three of the charges were dismissed as part of the plea deal.
Wilson was charged ...
A Topeka man allegedly led multiple law enforcement agencies on a chase through Lawrence and into Johnson County with a woman and three children in his vehicle, law enforcement officials said Friday.
Lt. David Ernst of the Lawrence Police Department said the man was originally being sought in connection with an incident that occurred on Wednesday. Ernst said the man reportedly threatened one person with an ax ...
A Lawrence teen pleaded guilty to robbery charges Wednesday in Douglas County District Court, while another individual charged in the crime remains at large.
The teen, Victor G. Moreno, 19, accepted a plea deal that reduced his charges from one level-three felony count of aggravated robbery and one level-four felony count of aggravated burglary to two counts of robbery. The robbery charge is a lesser-severity ...
A Lawrence man known for protesting coronavirus masks and disrupting public meetings was formally charged Tuesday with disorderly conduct.
The man, Justin Paul Spiehs, 40, had his first appearance in Douglas County District Court on a misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct after he was escorted out of a Douglas County Commission meeting on April 20.
At the time, Douglas County Sheriff’s Office spokesman ...
