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 ...
Sometimes the small things can be a big factor in whether someone can avoid moving into an assisted living or nursing home facility.
A Lawrence nonprofit focuses on those smaller tasks and uses volunteers from across the community to get the jobs done.
“Neighbors helping neighbors is a phrase we use quite often,” said Judy Bellome, a volunteer for The Community Village Lawrence organization.
The ...
A former restaurant manager was sentenced Thursday to nearly six years in prison for sex crimes against a 15-year-old employee, after the victim's mother told the court he used his position of authority to groom her for months.
The man, Stephen Tyler Wampler, 28, pleaded guilty in September 2023 to two felony counts of attempted aggravated indecent liberties with a child and one felony count of providing ...
A Lawrence man who was accused of rape was set to go to trial this week after nearly five years in custody at the Douglas County Jail, but before the prosecution could present its evidence to a jury, a plea deal was struck and the man was released on bond.
Perry Lynn Oatis, 58, was accused in May of 2019 of raping a 34-year-old woman who was unconscious or physically powerless. He was charged with one felony ...
A Lawrence man was granted probation on Tuesday for an incident where he was alleged to have exchanged gunfire with his neighbor before barricading himself in his home in an hourslong standoff with police.
The man, Joshua Evan Townsend, 49, was originally charged with second-degree attempted murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, according to charging documents. But Townsend’s charges were later ...
Patience and fire trucks don’t exactly go hand-in-hand — when you need one, you are not too excited about waiting for one.
But Lawrence indeed has been waiting about three years for its newest fire truck — or apparatus, which is the term fire fighters use for their big equipment — to be built and arrive in the city.
This spring, though, Lawrence’s wait for its newest addition to its fleet is ...
