A Lawrence man who was convicted of crashing into the Big Mill restaurant while drunk was sentenced to probation on Friday but will also have to serve 30 days in jail. In February, a jury convicted Brandon Lee Vess, 32, of two counts of aggravated battery by DUI, both felonies, and one ...
Attorneys for a Lawrence man accused of killing two people are again asking a judge to delay his trial, and the judge is set to make the ruling less than a week before the trial's scheduled start date. The motion from Cline Boone and Matthew Cohen, the attorneys for 54-year-old Rodney ...
A horse was shot near the interstate in Wabaunsee County, and the sheriff there has put out a call to “all superstar sweet cat lady true crime internet sleuths” to find the culprit. Sheriff Eric Kirsch issued a release on social media Thursday night that a horse had been “shot & ...
A man evaded arrest Wednesday night after running from Douglas County Sheriff’s deputies in a car before crashing against a curb and then fleeing on foot, according to the sheriff's office. The suspect’s identity, however, is known and his passenger was left behind and was arrested on ...
Police are investigating Thursday after an argument allegedly resulted in a retaliatory shooting at a Lawrence residence. Officers were called to the 1600 block of Haskell Avenue Wednesday night where they found bullet shell casings outside of a Lawrence home, according to a release from ...
Santa Claus may be the inspiration, but his work schedule is no longer the model for a local program that uses law enforcement officers to provide gifts for families in need. While the jolly elf is known for working one day per year, local law enforcement leaders have recently decided that ...