The defense attorney for a man charged with murder in a crash that killed a local actor is asking the court to keep his client's arrest affidavit under wraps, saying that it includes alleged admissions by his client as well as toxicology results and how fast he may have been driving. Michael ...

A speech pathologist who was scheduled to be arraigned Friday on multiple counts of abusing children last year at Prairie Park Elementary School in Lawrence instead received a continuance to mid-April due to the "magnitude" of the case. Mark Gridley appeared briefly late Friday morning in ...

First responders across Douglas County agencies were honored Thursday night for their heroism and supporting the community during the Douglas County KS First Responder Valor Awards ceremony. The ceremony, held at Abe and Jake’s Landing, 8 E. Sixth St., was the first time the ceremony was ...

The Fire Chiefs of Douglas County issued a burn ban from Thursday evening until Friday, according to a Facebook post from Consolidated Fire District No. 1. The post was made about 8:30 p.m. Thursday and urged people to extinguish all fires and check previous burns to make sure they are out. A ...

A Douglas County judge on Thursday said she was completely "flummoxed" by yet another continuance being sought — less than two weeks from trial — in a low-level felony case that originated in 2023. "We are three years into this case, and I am absolutely confused about the manner in which ...

A sex-crime victim sobbed in apparent disappointment Thursday as the sentencing for her abuser was delayed another six weeks after the man’s attorney neglected to comply with a court rule. Carl Cornwell, the defense attorney for sex offender Michael Ken Aller, was poised to argue for a ...