WRITER: Chris Conde

Judge awards over $4,200 in damages to Airbnb host after former KU football player, now in NFL, stayed there

A Douglas County judge on Thursday awarded an Airbnb host over $4,200 in connection with a former University of Kansas football player’s stay. Last winter former KU player Craig Young stayed at the Airbnb townhome called Sofi’s Sunflower at 2406 Alabama St. in Lawrence. Young, who now plays for the Indianapolis Colts in the NFL, arrived at the home on Jan. 16. His agent, Matthew Glose, of Buffalo, New ...

Final defendant in 2022 attack on off-duty police officer enters plea agreeing to 12 years in prison

The fifth and final defendant and instigator of an attack on an off-duty police officer pleaded guilty on Wednesday to aggravated battery in a deal with prosecutors. The man, Zachary Taylor Maddux, 19, of Lawrence, was originally charged in Douglas County District Court with one felony count of attempted first-degree murder. In exchange for his guilty plea, the state reduced that charge to one count of ...

Attorney who abruptly left job with DA's office in June has registered a private law practice in Lawrence

An attorney who abruptly left his job with the Douglas County District Attorney's Office last month has now registered a private practice in Lawrence as a defense attorney, according to the Kansas Supreme Court's attorney directory. The directory this week updated its entry for Joshua Seiden, formerly the county's deputy district attorney. He is now listed as working at Seiden Law LLC, and his LinkedIn page ...

Lawrence man, former OU player, charged with assault after allegedly exhibiting ‘strange behavior’ at 9 businesses and striking windows of occupied vehicles

Updated at 3:46 p.m. Monday, July 8 A Lawrence man and former University of Oklahoma basketball player has been charged with assault on civilians and a police officer after allegedly exhibiting “strange behavior” at nine businesses and striking the windows of several occupied vehicles. Officers responded to the area of 23rd Street and Iowa Street just before 9 p.m. on Saturday after receiving a report ...

Arrest affidavit claims suspect fired a bullet inside residence, 'joking' before allegedly shooting teen multiple times outside

An arrest affidavit has provided more details about the night a Lawrence teen was shot and killed, including that the suspect may have fired a gun as a joke inside a residence before allegedly gunning the teen down outside. The suspect, Cir Allen Glover, 18, of Lawrence, was charged with second-degree intentional murder in connection with the shooting death of 17-year-old Isaiah Neal on June 13, 2024, at 2406 ...

Manhattan man charged with raping a 16-year-old girl and filming it pleads to lesser crime in Douglas County

A Manhattan man originally charged with raping a 16-year-old girl and filming it pleaded no contest on Monday to a lesser crime as part of a deal with the state. The man, Preston Meier Jones, 22, was originally charged with one count of rape, one count of sexual exploitation of a child and one count of distributing alcohol to a minor, all felonies, according to charging documents. The charges relate to an ...