On the day of a celebration of life for a murdered teen, a woman rushed home when she received a worrying text that "the whiteboys" were walking around her eastern Lawrence neighborhood. Shortly after she arrived home, she and her boyfriend were shot by one of those "boys" in her doorway, according to a recently released affidavit in the case.
The woman identified the shooter as "Rondo" and "the whiteboys" as a ...
Updated at 2:20 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026
A Douglas County jury has found a Lawrence YouTuber guilty of felony interference with a law enforcement officer after deliberating for about one hour.
Prosecutor Eve Kemple had described the case as a very simple one, and apparently jurors agreed; they began deliberating right after 11 a.m., when their lunch was ordered, and reached a verdict right around noon, ...
An ex-cop who was fired for untruthfulness and conduct unbecoming an officer took the stand Wednesday as a defense witness for a Lawrence man accused of felony interference.
Ex-Officer Shawn Gross' appearance as a witness for YouTuber Phillip Michael Eravi was striking because Eravi has spent years vociferously accusing police of being untruthful, including screaming "Liar!" at Lawrence's police chief during ...
A Douglas County jury on Tuesday watched dramatic video of a so-called citizen journalist being arrested for interfering with the duties of a police officer at the scene of a "high-intensity" armed standoff, and they heard from a teen who said it was "obvious" that no civilian should have entered that scene.
In the police body-camera footage, Lawrence resident Phillip Michael Eravi is shown flailing against ...
A Lawrence police sergeant testified for hours on Monday about her order to arrest a so-called "First Amendment auditor" who is charged with felony interference with law enforcement in connection with an armed standoff between police and a shooting suspect more than three years ago.
A Douglas County jury over the course of a weeklong trial will weigh the credibility of the sergeant, Meagan Shipley, and ...
After the computer system in the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office underwent an apparently serious cyberattack, the office is declining to release any details about the matter, including whether the attack exposed people’s personal information or how much taxpayer money is being spent on addressing the problem.
The county's public information officer, in denying a records request, has told the Journal-World ...
