The City of Lawrence has approved a change in city code to allow private ambulance companies to perform non-emergency medical transports to and from the hospital to alleviate some of the burden on Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical crews.
But don’t worry, LDCFM will still be rushing to the rescue for 911 emergency calls, said John Darling, Division Chief of EMS at LDCFM.
“LDCFM has performed around 750 ...
A man who refused to surrender his hatchet last year when entering The Village and who terrorized staff by smashing an office window was sentenced to two years of probation on Wednesday.
The man, Jesse Lee Green, 39, was originally charged in Douglas County District Court with one felony count of aggravated robbery, one felony count of aggravated assault, one misdemeanor count of battery and one misdemeanor ...
Mary Kay Howe has been typing out the record in Douglas County courtrooms for nearly 50 years now. But there was a time in the '70s when it looked like she'd be leaving the profession in record time instead.
Howe, who retired from Douglas County District Court this past week, told the Journal-World about her first court reporting job, in Wyandotte County. In her very first week, she said, there was a case ...
A Lawrence woman has been charged in Johnson County with distributing a drug that allegedly caused a 53-year-old woman’s death.
Ellana Nicole Graham, 23, is charged in Johnson County District Court with one felony count of distributing a controlled substance causing death. The charge is in connection with the death of Cherie Williams, 53, of Spring Hill, who died on Sept. 24, 2024. The charging document does ...
A Lawrence man was taken into custody Tuesday night on suspicion of attempted first-degree murder after he allegedly fired at least a dozen bullets into a residence.
Police were called to a residence near 33rd and Iowa streets in southwest Lawrence around 9 p.m. Tuesday after multiple neighbors reported hearing gunshots, according to a release from the Lawrence Police Department.
Officers found a mobile home ...
Douglas County’s sheriff said it was both inaccurate and unfair for the county to be labeled a sanctuary city for illegal immigrants by the federal government last week.
But Sheriff Jay Armbrister said he also is continuing with his practice that immigration enforcement is the job of the federal government and not local jurisdictions. He said that beyond honoring valid Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ...
