After nearly two years and the withdrawal of two special prosecutors, a man accused of sex crimes at a preschool has been released to house arrest as his case continues.
The defendant, Mateo Clavel Wills, 21, of Lawrence, is charged in Douglas County District Court with four counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child under the age of 14. Two counts are in connection with a 3-year-old and two counts ...
A Lawrence man has been charged in connection with the suspected fentanyl death of a 39-year-old man.
Harlan Lee Epps, 37, is charged in Douglas County District Court with one felony count of distributing a controlled substance causing death. The charge is in connection with the death of Justin R. Jones, 39, on June 5, 2023, in the 900 block of Connecticut Street.
Police Chief Rich Lockhart had called a press ...
A Lawrence man accused of raping a 15-year-old girl will not be released to house arrest after the girl's mother told a judge how her child has been affected.
The accused, Kendrick Deandre Atkins, 25, is charged in Douglas County District Court with one count of rape, one count of aggravated human trafficking, two counts of criminal sodomy and two counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child, according ...
A man who spent over five years in the Douglas County Jail facing a murder charge appeared Tuesday in a Shawnee County courtroom to tell a judge that his guilty plea in a Topeka robbery case should be thrown out.
Rontarus Washington Jr., 27, of Topeka, told Judge Maban Wright that he entered the plea because he was “scared” and "rushed,” and he believed it was the only way to get out of jail and back to ...
U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, the real-life force behind the movie "American Sniper," has inspired many, but one young man — who found himself actually standing in honor as the film credits rolled — has taken that inspiration to an extraordinary level.
“I just couldn't do anything but just stand there… So, I knew that something was going on. And then I was like, OK, I need to find out what it takes,” ...
A Lawrence mobile home was destroyed by a fire on Monday afternoon.
Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical crews responded around 12:50 p.m. to a trailer park in the 100 block of North Michigan Street.
By 1:15 p.m. crews had moved to a defensive position and the fire had destroyed most of the home.
The Journal-World has reached out to LDCFM for more information.
