Updated at 10:32 p.m. Thursday, May 1
A Douglas County defense attorney is asking a judge to keep from public view a document detailing the arrest of an accused sex offender, asserting that “the public will be just fine if the affidavit is sealed.”
The attorney, Hatem Chahine, represents Kyle Elder, a 35-year-old man from New York who is facing 11 felony counts of soliciting and sexually exploiting a ...
A man was arrested early Wednesday morning for allegedly exposing himself and urinating as police were talking to him about a reported fight in a bar's parking lot.
He was one of three men arrested in the past 24 hours arrested on suspicion of indecent exposure or lewd conduct.
Lawrence police officers were called just before 2 a.m. to the West Coast Saloon, 2222 Iowa St., for a report of a fight involving ...
The Douglas County District Attorney's Office is requesting that the probable cause affidavit of a New York-registered violent sex offender accused of multiple child sex crimes in Douglas County be kept under wraps.
Senior Assistant District Attorney Ricardo Leal has asked a judge to seal the document that details the circumstances around the arrest of Kyle Elder, 35, who stands accused of 10 counts of sexual ...
When Piet Knetsch agreed to direct “Clue” for Theatre Lawrence he was somewhat clueless about the franchise’s large following.
But not for long.
“We had the most unbelievable audition that we’ve ever had,” he said. “More than 60 people auditioned for this play. I’ve never had that many people audition.”
Knetsch attributes the turnout to the apparent popularity of the 1985 film “Clue” — ...
Back in the early 2000s Jake Jordan was doing what a lot of high school kids do — hanging out, participating in sports, feeling angst. In his case, though, the angst wasn't about fitting in or being popular. It was about climate change.
"You can go to Free State High School and ask my guidance counselor: I was stressed about this when I was like 14 or 15 years old," he said.
Fortunately, it's a stress that ...
Updated at 4:02 p.m. Wednesday, April 23
Lawrence police fired on a woman Tuesday evening, hitting her, after the woman reportedly fired several shots during a standoff.
Police fired "a less lethal round" in an attempt to stop the armed woman, according to a police Facebook post, which said the woman was not seriously injured.
Officers were dispatched to a home in the neighborhood south of Sixth Street ...
