A Lawrence police officer said she heard a “crunch” when a man headbutted her, possibly breaking her nose, according to the affidavit supporting the man’s arrest.
Kaleb Troy Maxwell, 23, of Lawrence, was arrested April 19 after a reported domestic incident led to the alleged altercation with the responding officers.
Maxwell is facing charges of possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute ...
Story updated at 3:07 p.m. Tuesday
As the Douglas County District Court moves toward reopening, hearings for civil, criminal and probate matters are livestreaming on YouTube.
The court anticipates some in-person hearings will begin early next month, according to an email from Chief Judge James McCabria. In the meantime, though, hearings held via Zoom videoconferencing will be available via the District ...
City of Lawrence staff offered no new information Tuesday night and there was no discussion before the Lawrence City Commission unanimously authorized a separation agreement with the chief of police that could reach close to $127,000.
Outgoing Lawrence Police Chief Gregory Burns Jr. was not on screen as an attendee during the meeting, which was held in virtual format amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. ...
A 66-year-old woman was flown to an area hospital after suffering life-threatening injuries in a single-vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon, according to Lawrence police.
First responders were called to the crash in the 2000 block of East 19th Street just after 2 p.m., according to Lawrence Police Department spokesman Patrick Compton. When they arrived, officers discovered a white sedan that had struck a telephone ...
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Lawrence Police Chief Gregory Burns Jr. is stepping down from his position, the city announced Monday, just a few months after most members of the police union voted that they did not have confidence in his ability to lead the department.
Burns’ employment with the city will end June 12, according to a Monday news release from the office of Lawrence City Manager Craig ...
As the amount of public money pumped into the community’s two largest law enforcement agencies grows, the amount of readily available information about their performance has greatly shrunk, a review by the Journal-World has found.
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office — which is on the verge of getting millions of dollars a year in new operating funds, if county commissioners follow through on a roughly $30 ...
