A Lawrence woman has been sentenced to probation after pleading no contest in connection with a domestic stabbing, but the victim reportedly tried to blame the attack on “two black males,” court documents say.
Stephanie K. Bryant Henderson, 34, was arrested Aug. 17 and later charged with aggravated battery for allegedly stabbing a woman with whom she’d had an on-and-off dating relationship, according to ...
A man was convicted Friday after reportedly aiming a gun at a fellow driver on Sixth Street, then holing up in an apartment with his female co-defendant.
Chandler A. Grey, 27, of Lawrence, pleaded no contest to one count of aggravated assault, a felony. As part of the plea agreement, the prosecution agreed to drop Grey’s second charge, interference with law enforcement.
According to the police affidavit ...
With months of boxing training under their belts, three area first responders continue to impress their coach.
“I call it an evolution,” trainer Daniel Barajas said Wednesday evening as the group cooled down. When they first started, “they looked nothing like this,” he said.
Deputy Charlie Cooper and Corrections Officer Tyree Clark, both of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, and Tonganoxie ...
Nearly 15 months after a jury found Eudora day care worker Carrody M. Buchhorn guilty of killing a 9-month-old infant in her care, a judge has denied her a new trial.
In a 17-page order late last week, Douglas County District Court Judge Sally Pokorny examined the issues that Buchhorn’s new counsel raised after the trial and ruled on each one at a time.
Buchhorn, now 45, was charged and convicted in ...
Updated at 9:41 a.m. Friday, Oct. 25:
The public can bring unused or expired prescription medications to one of four sites this Saturday to ensure they don’t get into the wrong hands.
This year, Drug Take Back Day sites are also accepting vapes and cartridges, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Kansas.
Drop-offs are free and anonymous. The sites will accept ...
A top prosecutor in Douglas County will be retiring effective Nov. 1, according to the district attorney’s office.
Douglas County Chief Assistant District Attorney Amy McGowan has recently been the subject of a campaign in which protesters have called for her firing or resignation from the district attorney’s office.
Protesters led by Lawrence defense attorney Sarah Swain and Kansas City, Mo.-based ...
