A man’s threat to shoot up a Lawrence bar was preceded by a series of thefts over the span of a few days, according to allegations in court documents. Domanick James Hall, 21, of Lawrence, was arrested on suspicion of threatening a man with a gun in the early hours of June 26 at Jazzhaus, 926 Massachusetts St. Hall now has a number of cases pending against him in Douglas County District Court, altogether ...
When someone reported that two individuals were standing on the roadside near the Baker Wetlands, one of them holding a gun to a kneeling person’s head, law enforcement hurried to the scene Thursday evening. On arrival, Lawrence police officers and Douglas County sheriff’s deputies found that the only shooting going on was the shooting of photos. Car photos, to be specific. Patrick Compton, a spokesman ...
A woman who suffered serious injuries in a one-vehicle accident on Aug. 16 has died, according to an updated report from the Kansas Highway Patrol. Kathy L. Robbins, 59, of Independence, Mo., was reportedly driving her 2018 Jeep Cherokee erratically, westbound on U.S. Highway 40 near North 1802 Road. The report says Robbins' vehicle left the roadway traveling through a west ditch, then striking a tree and ...
Story updated at 10:12 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 22: A Eudora woman was hit by a semitruck, trapped and seriously injured Thursday, according to a report from the Kansas Highway Patrol. Tina Jinkens, 49, was walking with her dog westbound on 14th Street and attempting to cross Church Street around 11:15 a.m. Thursday, according to the report. Steven Haynie, 45, of Pine Mountain Valley, Ga., was driving a semi ...
A teen boy convicted of bringing a gun to Lawrence High School was sentenced Wednesday to nine months of probation. The charges stem from an incident on Feb. 6, when the boy reportedly threw his school-issued laptop at a door, breaking the window in the door, the Journal-World reported. The boy was then called to the office of an assistant principal, who had also heard from other students that the boy might ...
Story updated at 5:42 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 21: A Lawrence man was arrested Tuesday evening after reportedly pointing a gun at a motorist on Sixth Street earlier the same day, and he now faces two felony charges. “The alleged victim indicated that a male subject pointed a handgun in their direction” while traveling on West Sixth Street near Wisconsin Street around 5:20 p.m. Tuesday, department spokesman ...