The cybersecurity incident that struck public computer systems in the City of Eudora and the Douglas County Sheriff's Office was foreign ransomware that first hit the Eudora Police Department's system, the city’s recently dismissed IT administrator said.
The attack — by a hacking group out of Eastern Europe or Russia — encrypted all of the police department's files with ransomware, meaning the files were ...
A man who's been charged with two counts of child rape made his first appearance in court Friday, and a Douglas County judge set his bond at $1 million.
The defendant, Steven Snow, was arrested Thursday morning, as Lawrence police announced in a news release later that day.
Snow, 36, is accused of raping a child under the age of 14. The two offense dates are listed in the criminal complaint as July 8 and Aug. ...
Additional charges were added Thursday to a criminal complaint against a repeat felon accused of arson and other crimes.
The arson case arose just a few weeks after Steven Drake Jr. had been granted extraordinary leniency at his sentencing for other crimes.
Drake, who has an extensive criminal history, is now facing two counts of violating a protective order in connection with the arson case that was filed in ...
Updated at 5:18 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026
A Douglas County judge on Thursday ordered the murder defendant in January’s fatal shooting at The Hawk to stand trial, denying his motion for immunity from prosecution based on self-defense.
Judge Amy Hanley said that no evidence supported Daitron Daniels Strickland's claim that he had acted in self-defense when he shot two other teens, one fatally.
Under ...
A man who seriously injured a motorcyclist while driving drunk two years ago was convicted of a felony Thursday in Douglas County District Court and will have to pay the victim thousands of dollars for medical expenses.
George Donner Jr. was originally charged with aggravated battery while driving under the influence, but he pleaded no contest to attempted aggravated battery, a lower-level felony.
Because the ...
Two individuals who believe they deserve a piece of a medical malpractice settlement were disappointed Wednesday when a Douglas County judge ruled that they did not have standing to intervene in the case in pursuit of attorney fees.
The unusual request - Judge James McCabria said he had never handled anything like it - came from two attorneys, Donna Huffman and Jason Belveal, who had previously worked on behalf ...
