The Kansas Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision released Friday, overturned two lower courts who ruled against a Topeka man who had sued the city over a pothole. Troy Alan Martin sued the City of Topeka for failing to keep its streets reasonably safe for travel. He claimed he was ejected ...
Lawrence residents will get a chance this weekend to see their police department's K-9 officers compete against dogs from other departments. The 3rd annual K-9 Games, created and hosted by the Shawnee County Sheriff's Office, will take place Sunday with 14 K-9 teams. Lawrence police dogs Mack ...
One woman died and a man and infant were injured in a structure fire in Franklin County Thursday night. Emergency personnel responded to the fire at 3722 Old U.S 59 highway, about two miles north of Ottawa, shortly after 7 p.m. When they arrived, they found a deceased woman. The Franklin ...
Additional charges were added Thursday to a criminal complaint against a repeat felon accused of arson and other crimes. The arson case arose just a few weeks after Steven Drake Jr. had been granted extraordinary leniency at his sentencing for other crimes. Drake, who has an extensive ...
More than 100 members of the University of Kansas ROTC program and area first responders from fire and police departments broke a sweat early Friday morning as part of an event to remember the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The KU ROTC 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb was done in remembrance of the victims ...
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. ...