Updated at 11:08 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 24
A man who drunkenly drove his truck through the front of a Eudora pizza restaurant, severely injuring two teenagers and causing extensive damage to the building, was sentenced to probation Wednesday in Douglas County District Court — but not before Judge Stacey Donovan heard from supporters of the victims and supporters of the defendant on how the crash had turned ...
A Lawrence teen accused of shooting another teen to death in June pleaded not guilty Wednesday to first-degree murder, and the court scheduled his trial to begin on Jan. 27.
The defendant, Cir Allen Keith Glover, 19, is accused of killing Isaiah Neal, 17, on June 13 outside of Neal's home, as the Journal-World reported. The prosecution has argued that Neal was shot in the back seven times with his own handgun ...
A Douglas County judge on Wednesday sentenced a 38-year-old Lawrence man to more than five years in prison for electronic solicitation of a child.
Judge Amy Hanley announced the 66-month prison term after hearing from the mother of an 11-year-old victim, who said that the defendant, John Grant Redding, “stole my son’s innocence” and “took his childhood” after the two encountered each other online. At ...
A Lawrence man accused of a sex crime against a young teen has been deemed competent to stand trial.
The man, Quortez Eugene Longfellow Coleman, 22, is facing one felony count of aggravated indecent liberties with a child for intercourse with a girl between the ages of 14 and 16 in May of 2021. The incident allegedly occurred just months after he was granted probation in connection with other child sex ...
A McLouth woman facing at least a fourth DUI conviction pleaded not guilty to three felonies Friday in Douglas County District Court.
Elisabeth Liana Mason, 47, waived her right to a preliminary hearing and entered the plea after her attorney, John DeMarco, informed the court that his client was close to working out a plea deal with the Douglas County District Attorney’s Office.
The three felonies, including ...
The City of Lawrence has finished cleaning the area between the Amtrak station and the Kansas River that was, until Wednesday, a sprawling homeless camp, and it says it has no immediate plans to dismantle other homeless camps that have sprung up throughout the city.
“Currently, there are no plans to clear other camps,” said Misty Bosch-Hastings, director of the city’s Homeless Solutions Division. “With ...
