The Public Defender's Office is asking a judge to not let the public see the arrest affidavit of a man who has been charged in connection with a fatal hit-and-run in Douglas County. The arrest affidavit would let the public know why police believe they had probable cause to arrest and jail ...
Recent visitors to downtown Lawrence may have noticed a few things looking different near 11th and Massachusetts streets. The obvious one is the hulking addition taking shape to the south of the Judicial and Law Enforcement Center. The more subtle one is the absence of trees on the lawn between ...
A Lawrence man charged with numerous child sex crimes in Douglas County District Court pleaded guilty to two counts of rape as part of a plea agreement Tuesday afternoon, avoiding a jury trial and a possible life sentence. Adrian Raye Wisdom pleaded guilty to two counts of rape, both level one ...
Knowing that he could be going to prison for years, a convicted rapist fervently hugged his new wife Tuesday before the judge entered the courtroom to hear several motions in his case and to potentially sentence him. About an hour into the hearing, however, it was clear that Reston Phillips, ...
Story updated at 2:40 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 25: A 75-year-old woman died in a near head-on crash Monday evening in eastern Lawrence, according to Lawrence police. The crash occurred around 7 p.m. in the 1500 block of East 23rd Street, just west of the intersection of 23rd and Harper. According ...
A shelter resident was arrested Sunday on suspicion of lewd and lascivious conduct in the parking garage near the Lawrence Public Library. According to Lawrence police, officers were called to the upper level of the Vermont Street parking garage by witnesses who said they saw a man lying down ...