New arrests have been made in two alleged rapes in Lawrence, including one dating back to 2009, the Lawrence Police Department announced Thursday. In a news release, the department said that it had arrested two Lawrence residents, 37-year-old Matthew Lawrence and 36-year-old Steven Snow. ...

A man who seriously injured a motorcyclist while driving drunk two years ago was convicted of a felony Thursday in Douglas County District Court and will have to pay the victim thousands of dollars for medical expenses. George Donner Jr. was originally charged with aggravated battery while ...

A Douglas County judge on Thursday ordered the 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Years after a study said it might have to move, Lawrence’s new city manager says Fire Station 3 on Sixth Street is already in “the perfect place,” and that renovating it instead of relocating it could save millions of dollars. On Tuesday, city commissioners unanimously approved a ...