An Indiana man has been charged in Douglas County District Court with a child sex crime that allegedly happened more than 25 years ago. John Matthew Lotz, 62, of Terre Haute, Indiana, was booked into the Douglas County Jail on Tuesday, according to jail records, and is charged with one count ...
Lawrence city commissioners will soon consider selling a public parking lot near Seventh and New Hampshire streets to a developer for an affordable housing project. The commission will decide on Tuesday whether to sell the 0.71-acre surface parking lot at 711 New Hampshire St. to Cohen-Esrey ...
It was just a few minutes, Logan Labelle said, from when he was putting his daughter in the car to when he was shot by his girlfriend’s ex. Labelle testified Thursday in Douglas County District Court about how the altercation with the other man, Temujin Jernigan, went down. He said Jernigan ...
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado court reversed homicide convictions against two paramedics on Thursday in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, a Black man who was pinned down by police and injected with a fatal dose of ketamine. McClain's final words — "I can't breathe" — ...
A man originally accused of rape in Douglas County District Court was convicted instead on Thursday of two lesser felonies, neither one a sex crime, as part of a plea deal. Drew Botello pleaded guilty to one count of third or subsequent offense domestic battery and one count of interference ...
FRIDAY, JUNE 5 Dewey Decimal and the Crystal Scroll, all-day event, Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. A scavenger hunt beginning at the Ask Desk. Offered daily throughout this week. All ages; see lplks.org for more details and other Summer Reading events. Computer Basics: Getting ...
