A former murder defendant was ordered on Wednesday to stand trial for robbery and aggravated burglary. Julius Beasley was arrested on suspicion of the two felonies in March, less than three weeks after the Douglas County District Attorney’s Office dropped a murder charge against him. He has ...
Updated at 3:57 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 2 Anyone who has visited the new Judicial and Law Enforcement Center more than once has likely heard about — or personally experienced — frustrations with the lone elevator available to the public. The county's courtrooms are located in what's called ...
A famed team of horses – the Budweiser Clydesdales – are returning to Lawrence next week for two occasions. The Budweiser Clydesdales are a famous team of large Clydesdale horses used in promotional appearances and advertising for Budweiser. The horses typically travel as a hitch, or ...
Updated at 2:44 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026 A man who was arrested in a Sunday homicide in downtown Lawrence has not been charged in the incident, but police say "he remains the suspect." Keisonn Smith, 25, of Topeka, was arrested Sunday after the fatal stabbing of 20-year-old McMillin ...
A man who was convicted of attempted voluntary manslaughter after trying to kill his step-grandfather last summer by firing multiple bullets into his Lawrence residence was sentenced on Tuesday to three years of probation - an outcome that the victim approved of. The defendant, Douglas ...
A man began serving 60 days of "shock time" Tuesday as part of his punishment for a pair of felonies against a 14-year-old girl two years ago. The man, Mark B. Lee, was originally charged with rape, indecent liberties with a child and aggravated intimidation of a witness connected to incidents ...