A Lawrence man charged with numerous child sex crimes in Douglas County District Court pleaded guilty to two counts of rape as part of a plea agreement Tuesday afternoon, avoiding a jury trial and a possible life sentence. Adrian Raye Wisdom pleaded guilty to two counts of rape, both level one ...
If the holiday stress is getting to you, you might take a cue from Teacup the opossum, Prairie Park Nature Center’s mellow marsupial. During the December holidays and around Valentine’s Day, she travels around town with the Nature Center’s staff for the Opossum Grams program, which is ...
Knowing that he could be going to prison for years, a convicted rapist fervently hugged his new wife Tuesday before the judge entered the courtroom to hear several motions in his case and to potentially sentence him. About an hour into the hearing, however, it was clear that Reston Phillips, ...
Tests of ByHeart infant formula tied to a botulism outbreak that has sickened dozens of babies showed that all of the company's products may have been contaminated. Laboratory tests of 36 samples of formula from three different lots showed that five samples contained the type of bacteria that ...
MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin woman who won release from a mental institution after almost killing her sixth grade classmate in the name of horror villain Slender Man only to flee the state weeks later won't fight extradition from Illinois. Morgan Geyser agreed not to contest her transfer ...
WASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers who appeared in a social media video urging U.S. troops to defy "illegal orders" say the FBI has contacted them to begin scheduling interviews, signaling a possible inquiry into the matter. It would mark the second investigation tied to the video, coming a ...
