A Douglas County judge heard evidence Wednesday in a case where a stranger allegedly got high on hallucinogens, walked into a Lawrence family's home, stripped naked and terrified the occupants in the middle of the night. But before Judge Sally Pokorny potentially orders the defendant — ...
Parents of a 20-year-old University of Kansas student killed in a hit-and-run accident are suing both the alleged driver and the delivery company DoorDash, which the lawsuit contends used the driver despite an extensive criminal record. William Ray Klingler, 36, is facing multiple charges ...
Updated at 3:50 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 10 A loud gasp went up in the packed courtroom Tuesday morning as relatives of two shooting victims saw video of a man suddenly pulling his gun and firing it multiple times — the bright muzzle flashes vivid markers of the bullets that presumably killed ...
Updated at 4:50 p.m. Monday, Feb. 9 Douglas County District Judge Sally Pokorny will step down this spring after 17 years on the bench. Pokorny, who was appointed by Democratic Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, was sworn in on Jan. 15, 2009, to replace retiring Judge Jack Murphy. Her retirement date ...
The trial for a defendant accused of attempted capital murder more than three years ago in Baldwin City is now scheduled to begin on Aug. 3. The defendant, Junah Augustus Sisney, 23, is alleged to have fired a gun at multiple people on Dec. 30, 2022, outside the Bullpen Bar in Baldwin City, ...
Updated at 4:40 p.m. Monday, Feb. 9 A 36-year-old man who was arrested Saturday in Lawrence on suspicion of burglary and aggravated arson was charged Monday with four felonies and two misdemeanors. Michael Lenoy Hodges, whose address is listed as “transient” in the Douglas County Jail ...