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.
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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 ...
Story updated at 3:26 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9:
The suspect in a fatal stabbing in downtown Lawrence last week has now been charged with murder.
Keisonn Smith Jr., 25, was arrested Aug. 30 in connection with the death of 20-year-old McMillin Tutu, of Kansas City, Missouri, and - after some delay - was charged Tuesday with second-degree murder and intimidation of a witness or victim. The Douglas County District ...
A woman who was accused of stealing a City of Lawrence bus last summer and driving it across town has pleaded no contest to lesser charges and is scheduled to be sentenced next month.
The woman, Sherika Carey, was originally charged with robbery, fleeing or attempting to elude police and unlawful request for emergency service assistance for an incident on Sept. 19, 2025, in which she reportedly pried open a bus ...
A Lawrence homeless man is facing a slew of misdemeanor charges after he allegedly masturbated in front of a restaurant window early Sunday evening and battered multiple police officers.
The man, Michael Edward Evans, 44, whose address is listed on the jail booking log as the Lawrence Community Shelter, is facing one count of lewd and lascivious behavior, three counts of battery on a law enforcement officer, ...
Government officials continue to say very little about a cybersecurity issue that has significantly affected taxpayer-funded computer systems, including whether incidents in the City of Eudora and the Douglas County Sheriff's Office are related and whether the incidents have exposed the personal financial and other private data of residents.
After initially saying nothing apart from noting “technical issues" ...
