Ten nominees to replace retiring Douglas County District Court Judge Paula Martin are scheduled to be interviewed this week. The 7th Judicial District Nominating Commission will interview candidates throughout the day Thursday, starting at 9:30 a.m., at the Judicial and Law Enforcement Center, 111 E 11th St. According to the Kansas Office of Judicial Administration, nominees are, in order of their ...
Approaching two years since their 15-year-old son was killed in a fiery crash, a Lawrence couple say they’re still grappling with a lack of closure surrounding his death. They’re frustrated in part because they don’t feel anyone was held accountable for the incident — some key details of which remain a mystery. The crash that killed Dalton Hess remained under investigation for over six months but no ...
A teen has been sentenced to probation for stealing a gun from his father, which he then reportedly sold to a fellow student on Lawrence High School grounds. Douglas County District Court juvenile judge Bethany Roberts closed hearings in the teen’s case to the public, but according to the sentencing order requested by the Journal-World following his sentencing on Wednesday, the teen was sentenced to one year ...
Two Topeka teens charged with attempted murder and robbery in the shootings of two brothers at Holcom Park remain in law enforcement custody, even as their next court hearings have been delayed until June. The teens had been scheduled to appear in Douglas County District Court this week and next for scheduling hearings, but did not because the hearings were pushed back. Court records did not indicate why the ...
The former University of Kansas football player arrested on assault and battery charges this week threatened a woman on campus with a shotgun, formal charges allege. Kenny E. Bastida, 19, made his first appearance Thursday in Douglas County District Court, where his bond was set at $10,000, according to court records. Bastida was released from jail by Friday morning, jail records indicate. Bastida is charged ...
Dylan Garnett went to Mass at the Catholic center every day during his first year at the University of Kansas, and he’d planned to enter new leadership positions there this fall. Instead, the St. Lawrence Catholic Campus Center community is now mourning Garnett, after he was killed in a crash this week on Kansas Highway 10. “His faith was the most important thing in his life,” Campus Minister Emily ...