A 41-year-old Lawrence woman whose death is the subject of a homicide investigation was a mother of five and grandmother of one, according to her obituary.
The woman, Jennifer Marie Mosby, was found dead in her home last week.
She was born in Ottawa, and she received a certificate in office management from Flint Hills Technical College in Manhattan, according to her obituary from a Topeka funeral home. She is ...
A Eudora man will face trial this spring for several felony charges, including kidnapping and aggravated robbery involving two relatives, both in their 80s.
The two relatives testified Monday in Douglas County District Court that Raymond P. Stilley, 32, had broken into their home late in the evening on July 12, 2020, woke them up and demanded money and bank cards from them before taking them as “hostages” ...
Long-delayed jury trials could resume under a recent administrative order in Douglas County District Court, at least for defendants who are in custody.
However, as of Thursday, records from the court and the Douglas County Jail indicated that only two cases scheduled for February jury trials fit that criteria.
Chief Judge James McCabria issued the administrative order Wednesday, stating that any trials ...
A 41-year-old Lawrence woman is dead as the result of a homicide, according to Lawrence police.
Police learned of a possible homicide when they were contacted by Topeka police Wednesday, LPD spokesperson Patrick Compton said.
In an unrelated investigation, Topeka PD learned that a Lawrence man may have been involved in the recent killing of a woman in Lawrence, Compton said.
Officers found Jennifer Marie ...
Lee and K Meisel didn’t let a recent burglary at their restaurant and butcher shop hold up business for long, though the emotional impact is lingering and the investigation is still underway.
However, the married business partners who own Leeway Franks and Leeway Butcher, 935 Iowa St., told the Journal-World that the community has rallied around them since they discovered the robbery Friday morning.
Some ...
A Lawrence man was sentenced Monday to 38 months, or just more than three years, in prison for commercial sexual exploitation of a child.
A jury found Joshua F. Sinnard, now 40, guilty following a trial in January 2020.
The victim, a 17-year-old girl, had been communicating via Snapchat with a user named “Wammajamma,” whom the victim believed to be a 15- or 16-year-old girl from Baldwin City, according ...
