A 73-year-old woman suffered suspected serious injuries as a result of a car accident Thursday evening, according to a Kansas Highway Patrol report. Patricia M. Alexander, of Perry, was reportedly eastbound on U.S. Highway 24 in her Chevrolet Impala at 6:23 p.m. Thursday. She made a left turn at Thompsonville Road and her car was reportedly stuck by a Chevrolet Silverado. Alexander was taken to Stormont Vail ...
Gov. Laura Kelly has appointed Stacey Donovan, currently the chief public defender in Shawnee County, to fill the vacant judgeship in Douglas County District Court. Donovan, of Lawrence, will fill the position that former Chief Judge Peggy Carr Kittel vacated with her Dec. 31 retirement, according to a Friday news release from the governor’s office. Donovan graduated from the University of Kansas School of ...
The man who is currently second in command to the Douglas County sheriff filed Friday to run for the office, also ensuring a Democratic primary in the race. Gary Bunting, 44, has worked for the sheriff’s office since he and his wife, Theresa, moved to Lawrence in 1996, according to information he provided to the Journal-World on Friday. He began as a corrections officer and rose through the ranks of deputy, ...
Despite a layer of ice covering most of Douglas County, area law enforcement handled just six car accidents and slide-offs Friday. Deputy Charlie Cooper of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said via email Friday that the department worked one single-vehicle injury accident on U.S. Highway 59 at Baldwin Junction. That accident was due to the vehicle sliding off the roadway and striking a sign, Cooper said; ...
Two girls, ages 13 and 14, were arrested Wednesday night after allegedly stealing a van. Lawrence police officers responded to a residence in the 1600 block of Lindenwood Lane around 8:52 p.m. Wednesday for a report of two juveniles stealing a white transit van, Sgt. Amy Rhoads, public affairs officer for the Lawrence Police Department, said via email Thursday. An officer saw the van near 23rd and Harper ...
An Overland Park man has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of his sister. Parker John Mays, 27, had been the sole arrest following a "Defend the Flag" protest in Lawrence in February 2018. Then 25, he was arrested on suspicion of criminal damage to property. Lawrence Police Capt. Troy Squire told the Journal-World at the time that Mays kicked a truck, climbed on top of it, fell ...