Story updated at 5:53 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 6: Lawrence police have released the name of the 28-year-old Minnesota man who was fatally shot by a City of Lawrence employee on Monday at City Hall, and provided more information about the events that led up to the shooting. The man's name was Omar ...
A felony arson charge against a young woman was dismissed Monday in Douglas County District Court after witnesses for the state failed to appear for the woman's preliminary hearing. Felony gun charges against the woman's mother, Natasha Neal — related to the same incident on March 19, 2025 ...
While it is known a City of Lawrence employee shot and killed an intruder inside City Hall on Monday, what hasn’t been released is what type of employee was carrying a gun inside the public building. The City of Lawrence’s employee handbook provides some possibilities. The city — ...
Two teenagers on Monday told a Douglas County judge that a Lawrence man sexually abused them several years ago during sleepovers at his home. The teens testified at a preliminary hearing about separate incidents that they said occurred at the home of Jordey McTaggart, 35, as they spent the ...
Updated at 10:37 p.m. Monday, Jan. 5, 2026 A City of Lawrence employee fatally shot an intruder at Lawrence City Hall Monday morning, the Lawrence Police Department has confirmed. City Manager Craig Owens and Lawrence Police Chief Rich Lockhart said at a 10:45 a.m. news conference that an ...
Douglas County law enforcement increased holiday patrols through a state-funded campaign aimed at deterring impaired driving and shared the total DUI arrests reported over the past week. The year-round Special Traffic Enforcement program includes several campaigns timed around holidays such as ...