At the campsite where Crystal White was found fatally stabbed last month, dozens of members of her family served a meal for unhoused residents on Friday and called for justice — both through the criminal justice system and through better conditions for Lawrence's homeless population.
White was found dead on her 51st birthday, Feb. 22, at an unsanctioned encampment near the city-supported campsite for the ...
The family of a woman who was stabbed to death earlier this month will deliver a public statement and provide a meal for the unhoused in honor of the woman on Friday afternoon at the camp where she died.
The woman, Crystal Marie White, 51, of Lawrence, was found stabbed to death in a tent in an unsanctioned camp around 4:30 a.m. on Feb. 22 near the city-supported camp at 100 Maple St. Police arrested a ...
A Lawrence man was ordered on Thursday to stand trial for rape after a woman testified that he had sex with her in his car and didn't listen when she told him to stop.
The man, Malachi Trenton Starr, 23, is charged in Douglas County District Court with one felony count of rape by force or fear. The incident is alleged to have occurred in the early-morning hours of April 30, 2022.
The woman recalled the ...
A trial for a Lawrence teen who is alleged to have fatally shot another teen is on track for next week after his defense attorney and prosecutors worked out an agreement about what information a jury could hear about the alleged murder weapon.
The defendant, Derrick Del Reed, agreed Wednesday morning in Douglas County District Court to stipulate that Lawrence police received a tip about the gun's location and ...
A Topeka man has been charged with two felonies after allegedly battering multiple people at a Lawrence bar before threatening to shoot bar employees after he was removed.
The man, Cody Paul Cooper, 21, is charged in Douglas County District Court with one felony count of attempted aggravated battery, one felony count of criminal threat and two counts of misdemeanor battery, according to charging documents. The ...
Whether a murder trial set for the first week of March will be held was called into question on Friday after a judge ruled that the defense attorney cannot take the stand to testify on his teen client's behalf about how the alleged murder weapon was found.
The teen defendant, Derrick Del Reed, 18, is charged with one count of first-degree murder in connection with the shooting death of 14-year-old Kamarjay Shaw ...
