The state’s highest court on Friday upheld the conviction of a Lawrence woman who was convicted of premeditated first-degree murder and other crimes.
The Kansas Supreme Court announced in a news release its unanimous decision to uphold the conviction and sentence handed to Tria Evans, 41, who had challenged them through an appeal process.
Evans was sentenced to life in prison for killing her ex-boyfriend, ...
The Lawrence school board will soon hear how its budget is shaping up for the new school year. But for the moment, district patrons are left to wonder whether the new budget will mean an increase in taxes.
The board on Monday will hear a report from Kathy Johnson, the district’s finance director, about the 2021-22 school year budget. The board will consider approving the maximum levels of budget authority ...
The last mail ballots have been counted in the Lawrence school board primary election, and Elizabeth Stephens now holds a seven-vote lead over Melissa Clissold for the final spot on the general election ballot.
The Douglas County Clerk’s Office announced that it did not receive any eligible mail ballots on Friday, which was the last day that ballots postmarked on the day of the election could be counted. ...
Lawrence police have identified the woman who died from a fatal car collision in eastern Lawrence on Wednesday.
Lt. Dave Ernst of the Lawrence Police Department on Thursday morning identified Lawrence resident Rachel Snow, 50, as the person who died at the scene of the collision on Wednesday.
As the Journal-World previously reported, police responded to a report of a fatal collision at the 15th Street and ...
Former University of Kansas basketball player Silvio De Sousa was found not guilty of aggravated battery on Thursday in a case where he was accused of striking a man in the face and causing him to lose sight in one of his eyes.
Immediately after the verdict was read in Douglas County District Court, De Sousa was visibly elated as he grabbed onto his attorney, Hatem Chahine, who successfully argued he should not ...
A second Lawrence man has been arrested in connection with a shooting that occurred in May in North Lawrence.
Ontareo X. Jackson, 18, was arrested around 9 p.m. Tuesday on a probable cause warrant on suspicion of two counts of attempted second-degree murder, according to the Douglas County Jail booking log. As of Wednesday afternoon, Jackson was being held in the Douglas County Jail on a $75,000 cash or surety ...
