A defendant was found guilty Friday of felony battery against a county law enforcement officer.
The defendant, Dustin Parrish, pleaded no contest to the offense as part of a plea deal with the Douglas County District Attorney's Office, which dropped three other felony counts as part of the agreement, including fleeing or attempting to elude a law enforcement officer, criminal damage to the officer's patrol car ...
An arrest affidavit for a former award-winning paraprofessional in the Lawrence school district alleges that the para inappropriately touched a middle school boy, asked him to undress and gave him dozens of late-night car rides.
Caleb Zachary Rahmeier, the former para who was honored in December 2023 with the Lawrence Schools Foundation’s “Dedication to Education” award, is facing a felony count of ...
A woman who was critically injured and whose dog was killed by a hit-and-run driver last year told a Douglas County judge on Friday that she hoped the driver would be treated with compassion as she completes her court-ordered probation.
The woman said that the driver, 37-year-old Lasean Dixon, wasn't in "a state of mind" at the time of the accident to take responsibility for what she had done the morning of ...
In a courtroom hallway Friday, the brother of a slain man tightly embraced the sister of the man's killer — in acknowledgement of the loss both families have suffered.
The emotional gesture — rare in criminal cases — followed the sentencing hearing of 58-year-old Robert Earl Davis, who was ordered to serve nearly 13 years in prison for fatally stabbing Daniel Evan Brooks, 66, of Lawrence, on Aug. 18, ...
A defendant accused of killing a man and injuring the man's child while driving under the influence waived his right to a preliminary hearing Thursday and told the court that he is hoping for a plea deal with the state.
Zachary Odom, 29, of Tecumseh, faces a second-degree murder charge in the death of Leonard “Skip” Schupp, 51, of Oskaloosa, after an alleged DUI incident on July 18 on U.S. Highway 40 in ...
A heavily redacted arrest affidavit in a hit-and-run that killed a 20-year-old KU student indicates that camera footage, vehicle debris, clothing fiber and other evidence led to a man's arrest in the case.
The affidavit also suggests that defendant William Ray Klingler attempted to pass off the damage to his Ford F150 as having been caused by a collision with a deer.
Arrest affidavits indicate why police ...
