WRITER: Mackenzie Clark

Lawrence man stole car, bike in days preceding gun threat at bar, affidavits allege

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 ...

Phone mistaken for gun, fake ID roundup from KU move-in day and more news and notes

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 ...

Missouri woman dies after 1-vehicle wreck near Lawrence airport

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 ...

Eudora woman with visual impairment hit by semi, seriously injured

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 ...

Teen sentenced to probation for bringing gun to Lawrence High School

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 ...

Suspect in Islamic Center of Lawrence burglary might be tied to similar Wichita crime

Lawrence police think there's a chance their suspect in an Aug. 13 burglary at the Islamic Center of Lawrence could be the same man suspected in a similar alleged incident about 160 miles away. On Tuesday, Lawrence police put out a request for the public’s help to identify a man who they say was captured on surveillance footage stealing donation boxes that contained $1,000 to $2,000 in cash from the center, ...