A Lawrence woman was sentenced Friday to serve two days in jail followed by 18 months of probation for a DUI car accident that left another woman injured in August. Autumn Sky Hale, 43, pleaded no contest last month and a judge found her guilty of aggravated battery, a felony, and driving under the influence, a misdemeanor. The accident occurred early on Aug. 13, 2019, at the intersection of 19th Street and ...
A woman now serving a life sentence for murder testified on Thursday that her lawyer constantly reassured her that they would win her case; she didn’t understand the possible repercussions if they didn’t, nor did she understand her rights as a defendant. A Douglas County District Court judge will soon decide if the woman’s sentence should be vacated and her conviction overturned. Sarah Gonzales-McLinn, ...
A fire Wednesday afternoon displaced three people, destroyed a rural Eudora home and all its contents and, as of Thursday afternoon, continued to smolder. Eudora Township Fire Chief Mike Baxter said firefighters were called to the home in the 1900 block of North 1100 Road at 3:46 p.m. Wednesday. They did not leave until 10 p.m., then had to return, working from around 11:30 p.m. until 4 a.m. As of 1:50 p.m. ...
Dates were set Wednesday for a hearing to determine whether a Wichita man serving more than 12 years in prison for a rape conviction will get a new trial. Albert Wilson, now 24, was convicted of the 2016 rape of a 17-year-old girl in Lawrence. His appellate attorney successfully petitioned the Kansas Court of Appeals for a hearing to determine whether Wilson ought to receive a new trial based on ineffective ...
An overwhelming majority of the Lawrence police officers union has no confidence in the city's chief of police, but the chief has indicated that he’s staying put. Acting on a tip, the Journal-World obtained city emails that revealed the Lawrence Police Officers Association in late January held a no-confidence vote in regard to Police Chief Gregory Burns Jr. In the vote, 92 of the union’s 100 voting members ...
Updated at 7:22 p.m. Tuesday: A Lawrence man has been charged in connection with child pornography for a second time, according to court records. Matthew Joseph Gammill, 41, was charged with six counts of internet trading in child pornography at a first appearance in Douglas County District Court Tuesday afternoon, according to court and jail records. All six, midlevel-severity felonies, are alleged to have ...