Charges have been refiled against a Lawrence man in connection with an overdose death and multiple other overdose injuries, and he was re-arrested in the case on Friday, according to Douglas County Jail and Douglas County District Court records. The man, Benjamin L. Mims, 36, of Lawrence, is ...
KANSAS CITY NATIONAL SECURITY CAMPUS, Mo. (AP) — In an ultra-sterile room at a secure factory in Kansas City, U.S. government technicians refurbish the nation’s nuclear warheads. The job is exacting: Each warhead has thousands of springs, gears and copper contacts that must work in ...
A Liberty Memorial Central Middle School student reported to the school resource officer that another student during lunch on Friday made threatening comments about school violence and harming school staff, according to a news release from the Lawrence school district. The officer and staff ...
A Lawrence man was sentenced to 10 months in prison on Friday in connection with three high-speed residential car chases that ended in crashes, and he was ordered to serve prison time in older cases in which he had been granted probation. The man, Brandon Michael Helm, 30, pleaded no contest ...
The Lawrence police welcomed a new patrol service dog to their ranks on Friday. The 2-year-old dog’s name is Taz, and he is trained to work patrol shifts and uncover narcotics alongside his handler, Cpl. Matt Weidl, according to a social media post from the department. “Taz is a 50-pound ...
The Treatment and Recovery Center of Douglas County named a new director Friday. Bri Harmon-Moore, who has been serving as the facility’s program manager, will begin her new duties as director starting Sunday. The TRC is operated by Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center and has been ...
