Updated at 4:50 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 7
A young man who was wanted by police during the murder trial of Derrick Del Reed was arrested early Tuesday morning at a Lawrence convenience store.
Owen Gage Walker, 20, was taken into custody on charges of obstructing apprehension or prosecution and interference with law enforcement by concealing or destroying evidence in a felony.
Reed stood trial for the March 2023 ...
Taylor Drift missed what may have been the biggest show of the year, but the city is hoping she'll star in the next one.
Taylor Drift was the winning name in Lawrence's recently held snow-plow naming contest, which attracted hundreds of entries.
The weekend's massive storm was obviously the ideal moment for the headliner's close-up, as nearly a foot of snow and ice made area roads temporarily impassable. ...
Free State Brewery owner Chuck Magerl was out clearing snow and ice off the restaurant's sidewalk Monday, but he did not have much company as most restaurants and businesses downtown were closed after the weekend storm.
Magerl's brewery was closed as well. He said between suppliers not being able to reach downtown and employees having difficulties getting to work, it didn't make much sense to open Monday, but ...
Updated at 4:35 p.m. Monday, Jan. 6
Most of us sat snug inside our homes over the weekend as a blizzard made travel nearly impossible, but that wasn't an option for essential hospital staff, who had to care for patients and be on hand for winter emergencies.
A Lawrence police officer, Hayden Fowler, used his personal vehicle on his own time to get nine members of LMH Health's nursing staff in for the overnight ...
A Kansas City, Kansas, man on Friday was ordered to stand trial for aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon and aggravated burglary for his alleged role in a June 30, 2022, home invasion in Lawrence.
Markcus Trey Sanders, 30, is accused of robbing a woman at gunpoint, along with his uncle, Chester Brockman, 52, who has already been convicted in the case and is serving a 17-year sentence.
Judge Stacey Donovan ...
A double murder case took a surprising turn Thursday when a Douglas County judge, with evident dismay, granted a continuance just a few days before the trial was set to begin and after more than 100 potential jurors had been summoned.
“I’m frustrated,” Judge Amy Hanley said at a hearing for the defendant, Rodney Marshall, whose trial will now be next spring instead of next Monday. “I don’t want to ...
