A Free State High School student who will graduate next month was convicted on Thursday of taking and sharing a nude photo of a special needs student at the school last year. In a deal with the state, the teen pleaded no contest in Douglas County District Court to the Class A misdemeanor of ...
Updated at 6:36 p.m., Thursday, March 2, 2026. Hundreds of local residents want Sheriff Jay Armbrister to oppose a bill on how much sheriffs must cooperate with ICE agents, but the sheriff is backing the bill. Armbrister told the Journal-World on Tuesday that he is supporting the bill ...
This April, Lawrence’s Sexual Trauma and Abuse Care Center is planning a trivia night, an art auction and more to help fund its education and support programs – and it’s bringing back a downtown vigil and march where survivors can speak out. STACC’s slate of programming for Sexual ...
Three local law enforcement leaders will respond to questions that have been on the minds of area residents during an event Saturday hosted by the NAACP. The event, from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St., will feature Douglas County Sheriff Jay Armbrister, ...
A Douglas County judge has ordered that more documents pertaining to arrests be entirely kept from public view. Judge Stacey Donovan in recent days has completely sealed the arrest affidavits in two criminal cases after having also recently completely sealed the affidavit for a man accused of ...
What happened to Oliver Ortiz's heart after he died at a Eudora day care nearly a decade ago? The answer to that question — especially as informed by a document that recently came to light — could play a significant role in the pending wrongful conviction action brought by the woman who ...