A Lawrence rape case has drawn national attention, and the Douglas County district attorney’s office has asked that the victim not be named during an upcoming court hearing because she has reported receiving threats. The motion, filed this week, cites social media mentions by celebrities and ...
Listed below is the majority of Lawrence police activity within the last 24 hours. Each afternoon the Lawrence Police Department releases a list of officer activity up to 6 a.m. on the date listed and extending back to 6 a.m. on the previous day. Each listing includes a date, time and general ...
Listed below is the majority of Lawrence police activity within the last 24 hours. Each afternoon the Lawrence Police Department releases a list of officer activity up to 6 a.m. on the date listed and extending back to 6 a.m. on the previous day. Each listing includes a date, time and general ...
A man suffered serious injuries as the result of a reported stabbing Wednesday morning, Lawrence police say. Just before 6 a.m. Wednesday, the Lawrence Police Department received a call about a possible stabbing in the intersection of 25th Street and Ridge Court, department spokesperson ...
Even if Douglas County decided today that it wanted to pursue a public defender office, it would take years to implement, the county’s Criminal Justice Coordinating Council heard at its meeting Tuesday. The concept of such an office has come up in discussions during other recent CJCC and ...
Listed below is the majority of Lawrence police activity within the last 24 hours. Each afternoon the Lawrence Police Department releases a list of officer activity up to 6 a.m. on the date listed and extending back to 6 a.m. on the previous day. Each listing includes a date, time and general ...
Listed below is the majority of Lawrence police activity within the last 24 hours. Each afternoon the Lawrence Police Department releases a list of officer activity up to 6 a.m. on the date listed and extending back to 6 a.m. on the previous day. Each listing includes a date, time and general ...
A now-teenage girl can still remember the smell of a man’s breath when he asked her to go with him into a men’s restroom more than five years ago, according to a statement that her mother read for the court on Monday. Jonathan S. Nelson, 47, was arrested May 10, 2015, after asking the ...
A Lawrence woman has died from injuries she suffered last month in a vehicle-pedestrian accident, the Lawrence Police Department said Sunday. The department announced on social media that Tamara Kearney, 62, of Lawrence, died Saturday of injuries from a July 29 accident. The police department ...
Listed below is the majority of Lawrence police activity within the last 24 hours. Each afternoon the Lawrence Police Department releases a list of officer activity up to 6 a.m. on the date listed and extending back to 6 a.m. on the previous day. Each listing includes a date, time and general ...
At least 24 individuals are actively banned from all or parts of the University of Kansas campus, according to records obtained by the Journal-World. The Journal-World's review found that while KU has express authority — given by the Kansas Board of Regents — to ban individuals from the ...
Days after a Lawrence boy was shot in the head, he’s still in critical condition, and his mother wants to know how it happened. Tayshawn Mack Harris, 6, was visiting a friend’s home Wednesday night when he was shot in the head, his mother, Tyeisha Bell, said. Tayshawn was flown to ...
Listed below is the majority of Lawrence police activity within the last 24 hours. Each afternoon the Lawrence Police Department releases a list of officer activity up to 6 a.m. on the date listed and extending back to 6 a.m. on the previous day. Each listing includes a date, time and general ...
A woman who was hit by a vehicle last week remains in serious condition at an area hospital, according to Lawrence police. The woman, whose name and age have not been provided to the Journal-World, was struck by a vehicle as she attempted to cross the intersection of Clinton Parkway and ...
The latest edition of an annual report shows that, overall, violent and property crime were down for Lawrence and Douglas County in 2019. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation’s 2019 Crime Index, released Friday, quantifies the number of “index crimes” that occurred statewide and by ...
Listed below is the majority of Lawrence police activity within the last 24 hours. Each afternoon the Lawrence Police Department releases a list of officer activity up to 6 a.m. on the date listed and extending back to 6 a.m. on the previous day. Each listing includes a date, time and general ...
A boy who suffered serious injuries from an apparent gunshot wound Wednesday night was in critical but stable condition as of 2 p.m. Thursday, according to Lawrence police. Around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, Lawrence police officers were dispatched to a residence in the 700 block of West 25th Street ...
Video visitation is planned for the Douglas County Jail, according to a spokesperson for the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. In-person visits have been suspended amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Journal-World has reported; in lieu of that, inmates have been allowed two free 15-minute phone ...
Listed below is the majority of Lawrence police activity within the last 24 hours. Each afternoon the Lawrence Police Department releases a list of officer activity up to 6 a.m. on the date listed and extending back to 6 a.m. on the previous day. Each listing includes a date, time and general ...
One person was taken to an area hospital after a motorcycle-vehicle accident early Wednesday evening near the Leavenworth-Douglas county line. The accident occurred about 5:50 p.m. at 238th Street and Kansas Highway 32, which is roughly a mile south of the Lawrence Service Area on the Kansas ...