A Lawrence man pleaded not guilty Friday in Douglas County District Court to charges that he molested two girls eight years ago during sleepovers at his home. The teens testified at a preliminary hearing in January about separate incidents that they said occurred at the home of Jordey ...
Two Lawrence police officers on Thursday morning saved a man in a convenience store bathroom after he apparently overdosed on fentanyl. One of the officers, who happened to be at the Casey's store for a trespassing call, went to use the restroom at about 5:30 a.m. and happened upon a man who ...
A 30-year-old Lawrence man was found guilty Wednesday in Douglas County District Court after he pleaded no contest to aggravated battery in connection with a stabbing incident two years ago outside a Lawrence restaurant. The defendant, Edgar Oropeza Diaz, was originally charged with aggravated ...
A 74-year-old man accused of numerous sex crimes involving children is now facing charges of intimidating the victims in the case, who are now adults, and attempting to interfere with the judicial process. The new charges were filed Monday by the Douglas County District Attorney's Office in an ...
A Douglas County judge has opted for secrecy in the case of a driver accused of killing a local actor. Without providing any explanation for her ruling, Judge Stacey Donovan issued an order Monday saying that the arrest affidavit for Eliseo Munoz, accused of murder in the death of Louise ...
Story updated at 6 p.m. Friday, March 6: The City of Lawrence employee who fatally shot a 28-year-old man two months ago at City Hall will not be charged with a crime, after the DA's office found that he acted in self-defense and defense of others. Douglas County District Attorney Dakota ...