A Douglas County prosecutor on Tuesday vehemently objected to the bond being lowered for a 75-year-old man accused of molesting a young boy, telling the court that the man had confessed to sex crimes that are punishable by life in prison.
Defendant Steven Braswell, of Lawrence, was in Judge Stacey Donovan's courtroom pleading to be released on an own-recognizance bond, meaning he would not have to pay any money ...
A 21-year-old Lawrence man was arrested on Saturday on suspicion of stealing thousands of dollars from the Lawrence grocery store that employed him.
The man, Ethan Cade Waters, was taken into custody after the store asset manager at the Dillons at 3000 W. Sixth St. informed the police about an investigation the store had conducted internally regarding an employee.
"The asset manager presented the officer with ...
Updated at 6:04 p.m. Monday, May 18
Douglas County jurors on Monday found a 55-year-old Lawrence man guilty of nine felonies, including two counts of first-degree murder, related to a crime spree in the summer of 2022.
The defendant, Rodney Marshall, was also found guilty of four counts of attempted intentional second-degree murder, rather than the three counts of attempted capital murder and one count of ...
Updated at 12:09 p.m. Saturday, May 16
A Douglas County judge on Friday issued a temporary order blocking the State of Kansas from enforcing parts of a law that would prevent minors from receiving gender-affirming care, saying that the plaintiffs had shown a reasonable probability that they would suffer irreparable harm if the law stood during the pendency of the lawsuit.
Attorney General Kris Kobach on ...
Updated at 5:53 p.m. Friday, May 15
Jurors are now deciding whether the state has proved beyond a reasonable doubt that Rodney Marshall murdered two Lawrence men and attempted to murder several law enforcement officers during an alleged crime spree four years ago.
The Douglas County jury of seven women and five men got the case shortly before 12:45 p.m. Friday — with nine felony counts to consider — and ...
Closing arguments in Rodney Marshall's double-murder trial that were scheduled to be heard Thursday afternoon are now slated for Friday morning in Douglas County District Court.
The schedule change was due to the court and parties needing more time to complete jury instructions.
Sixteen jurors heard five days of evidence before the defense rested on Wednesday. Four of those jurors are alternates in the event ...
