A 16-year-old was reportedly injured in a strong-arm robbery Saturday night in Lawrence. Lawrence police were dispatched around 8:40 p.m. Saturday to Burcham Park, 200 Indiana St., Sgt. Amy Rhoads said via email Monday. The alleged victim told police that three known subjects — two teens and one adult — had attacked and stolen an item, Rhoads said. She did not specify what the item was. The alleged ...
A 61-year-old WaKeeney woman suffered minor injuries in a car accident off Interstate 70 in Douglas County, according to a Kansas Highway Patrol crash report. Vera Mae Murphy was reportedly westbound in the center lane of the highway around 10:48 a.m. Monday when a semi-truck in the right lane swerved into the center lane, according to the report. Murphy swerved to the left, then overcorrected and swerved ...
A Lawrence woman pleaded no contest Friday in an August DUI accident that left another woman injured. Autumn Sky Hale, 43, was convicted Friday in Douglas County District Court of aggravated battery, a felony, and driving under the influence, a misdemeanor, in connection with an early-morning car accident on Aug. 13, 2019. In court Friday, Assistant District Attorney Cathy Eaton said the victim’s injuries ...
A Topeka man suffered suspected minor injuries Thursday night after his car spun out on Interstate 70, according to a Kansas Highway Patrol crash report. In addition, Lawrence police worked 10 accidents from 10:45 p.m. Thursday to 1 a.m. Friday, department spokesman Patrick Compton said via email. Todd Sossoman, 51, of Topeka, was passing another vehicle while heading eastbound on snow-covered I-70 in his ...
An early-morning fire at an apartment complex in eastern Lawrence has left 10 people displaced, but no one was injured. A neighbor heard smoke alarms and called 911 to report the fire at 2100 Haskell Ave. at 1:19 a.m. Friday, according to a news release from Tom Fagan, Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical division chief of administration. Firefighters arrived at 1:28 a.m. and attacked the flames on the ...
A Springfield, Mo., man who recently pleaded guilty to charges of stealing grease from behind two Lawrence restaurants failed to appear for his sentencing hearing on Friday. He was likely facing probation; instead, an arrest warrant will be issued for Byron Aston, 29, Judge Mark Simpson ruled. Aston was first charged Feb. 27 with felony theft for allegedly stealing more than a ton of used cooking grease from ...