Updated at 1:07 p.m. Monday, Dec. 16
A Topeka man charged with murdering an 18-year-old while playing with a gun pleaded guilty on Monday just before his jury trial was set to begin.
The man, Dawson Edward Paine, 22, was charged with one felony count of second-degree murder in the shooting death of Davin Kerr, 18, of Lawrence, on March 5, 2024, in the 2900 block of Crestline Drive. Paine killed Kerr while Kerr ...
A Lawrence man was granted probation on Friday after he was convicted of firing a gun at a residence with children inside.
The man, Miles Brian Smothers, 20, was charged in Douglas County District Court for recklessly firing a gun at a residence with people inside. The charge was in connection with an incident on Jan. 28 in the 1500 block of Wedgewood Drive. Inside the home was a mother and her two young ...
When police are in their patrol cars with the windows up and their computer-aided dispatch system running, there are a lot of sights and sounds around them that they might miss.
But on a bike, it's a whole different world.
Lawrence Police Officer David Hogue, a lifelong bike enthusiast, knows this firsthand, because he's been doing bike patrol as an officer for about 20 years. Bikes help officers stay ...
The case of a Texas man who is accused in Douglas County of raping and torturing two women and killing one of their cats was delayed again on Tuesday after his attorney withdrew for nonpayment.
The defendant, Aaron Michael Davidson, 23, of Tolar, Texas, is charged in Douglas County District Court with one count of rape, one count of aggravated criminal sodomy, aggravated battery, two counts of aggravated ...
A Douglas County sheriff’s deputy has lost his certification to be a law enforcement officer after he was caught on camera stealing a can of soda and a bag of chips from the concession stand at an area school while doing a security check.
The deputy, Donn Dunkle, had been with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office for nearly 16 years when on Feb. 1, 2024, he was doing a building check at a school gymnasium ...
A former Eudora pastor remembers a woman who died in an apparent murder-suicide last week as an integral member of the church who loved to sing and to care for her family and animals.
Nicole Felice Eaton, 44, of Eudora, is remembered by her former pastor, Ross Baker, now serving in Emporia, as someone who was always willing to “step up” and take on more responsibility if it meant helping her community. ...
