WRITER: Chris Conde

Player accused of bomb threat against football facility is no longer enrolled at KU; affidavit says the threat was made on an anonymous tip line

A player accused of making a bomb threat against the University of Kansas' football facilities last month is no longer enrolled at KU, the university's athletic department said Wednesday, and a recently released court document has revealed more details about the incident. As of Wednesday afternoon, 22-year-old Joseph Michael Krause, who is charged in Douglas County District Court with one felony count of ...

Lawrence man ordered to stand trial after witnesses testify that he pulled a gun in front of children during argument over parking spot

A Lawrence man was ordered to stand trial on Monday in Douglas County District Court after witnesses testified that he pulled a gun in front of several children while arguing over a parking space. The man, Joshua Carl Logan Myers, 35, faces one count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The charge relates to an incident around 7 p.m. on Nov. 22, 2022, in the 1900 block of 19th Street. During a ...

Lawrence man enters no contest plea, resolving multiple destructive car-chase cases

A Lawrence man pleaded no contest to fleeing from police in three car chases that ended in crashes. Brandon Michael Helm, 30, was facing multiple felony drug possession charges, felony assault on law enforcement charges and misdemeanor criminal damage charges in addition to felony flee-and-elude charges, but in a plea agreement the state agreed to dismiss all but three felony flee and elude charges and that ...

Lawrence man granted probation in fentanyl death case, will testify against co-defendants

A Lawrence man was granted probation Monday in connection with distributing a pill laced with fentanyl that killed a man. John Paul Beckwith, 19, was originally charged in Douglas County District Court with distributing a substance causing a death but entered a no contest plea in February to the lesser felony charge of unlawful distribution of a controlled substance, according to charging documents. The ...

Lawrence man originally charged with trafficking children in exchange for rent avoids trial and enters plea to lesser crimes

A Lawrence man who was originally charged with trafficking children for sex in exchange for rent entered a plea on Friday for a lesser crime, avoiding a trial. The man, Cormick Gabriel Ferrell, 44, was facing two counts of aggravated human trafficking in one case and one count of aggravated indecent liberties with a child between the ages of 14 and 16 in another case, but both were resolved through a plea ...

Lawrence artists gather to create works inspired by Kanza prayer rock before it moves

Lawrence artists of all kinds gathered Sunday for a workshop and one last up-close glimpse at an ancient boulder used as a gathering place and prayer rock by the Kanza people before the Native American tribe was removed from the territory. The 28-ton red Siouxan quartzite boulder is located at Robinson Park, 4 W. Sixth St., between where the two sides of the Kansas River Bridge meet Sixth Street. The Kanza ...