Although Douglas County District Attorney Dakota Loomis said earlier this year that his wife’s “transition director” position with his office would be temporary, she was still on his payroll a year after his election — a situation that the former deputy DA said has been bad for the ...

A judge on Friday dismissed a felony gun charge against a Lawrence activist after the Douglas County District Attorney's Office failed to produce two witnesses for a probable cause hearing. The case involves Natasha Neal, a local activist who led the Massachusetts Street shutdown in the summer ...

A Lawrence teen was arrested Wednesday morning after police say he led them on a chase in a stolen vehicle, crashed into a pole and then fled on foot through western Lawrence. The Lawrence Police Department said on social media that the vehicle, a GMC Yukon, had been reported stolen on Tuesday ...

Sentencing for a convicted rapist that was scheduled for Dec. 22 has now been moved to a month after the holidays as his attorneys prepare a motion for a judgment of acquittal or a new trial. Miquel Brown, 33, of Lawrence, was found guilty by a Douglas County jury on Nov. 5 of rape and ...

A Baldwin City man who angrily confronted a group of Hispanic construction workers while armed was convicted Tuesday of two counts of aggravated assault. The man, Craig Endecott, 55, pleaded no contest to the two felonies as part of a plea deal with the Douglas County District Attorney's ...

Update: Lydell Thunder was found and is safe with his family, police said early Tuesday. Original story: The Lawrence Police Department is asking for the public's help in locating a missing Lawrence man. The man, Lydell Thunder, is 70 years old and suffers from Alzheimer's disease. He left ...