Two sides in a man's wrongful conviction and incarceration suit made their final arguments before a Douglas County judge on Tuesday — and clashed about an alleged rape victim's credibility and whether certain pieces of evidence that hadn't come out in the man's original trial should be weighed at all.
In the civil trial in Douglas County District Court, Albert Wilson, 28, of Wichita, and his attorney, Laurel ...
Road construction on Sixth Street that will limit traffic flow on the north end of downtown Lawrence is set to begin next Monday, and business owners in the area have some mixed opinions on the work's likely impact.
The multimillion-dollar project is set to begin on Feb. 5 with phases of the construction set to last through fall. Traffic will immediately be restricted to one lane in each direction on Sixth ...
This story was updated at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024.
A civil trial began on Monday in Douglas County District Court for a man who is suing the state for wrongful conviction and incarceration after his rape conviction was overturned and dismissed. The man adamantly denied having sex with the woman, while the state played video of the alleged victim tearfully retelling her memories of that night.
The ...
A Lawrence man was granted probation on Thursday in Douglas County District Court in a case in which he was accused of providing methamphetamine and other drugs to two teens before he sexually assaulted them. The sentence followed statements to the court from one victim and her mother asking that the man be sent to prison.
The defendant, Richard Eugene Marshall, 50, was originally charged with multiple counts ...
A string of worse and worse disruptions at Douglas County's court building — first flooding, then a fire, and now a stench of smoke and chemicals in the air — has now forced some employees to relocate and even postponed some court hearings.
The air quality problem resulted from Tuesday's fire in a jury room at the Judicial and Law Enforcement Center and the air fresheners and cleaning materials used to ...
A Lawrence man entered a no contest plea on Wednesday in a case in which he was charged with shooting his mother and stepfather while he was drunk and high.
The man, Dalton Vale Turner, 21, was charged in Douglas County District Court with two felony counts of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and one count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
The charges relate to an incident on Feb. 1, 2023, in ...
