Since May 28, 2019, rural Douglas County residents have cleaned up debris, rebuilt destroyed structures and worked to reopen businesses that were shuttered after an EF-4 tornado ripped through the area. As Thursday marks the twister's one-year anniversary, area residents are still recovering ...
Someone reportedly stole an estimated $1,400 worth of lawn equipment from a garage at the University of Kansas chancellor’s residence Thursday, according to Deputy Chief James Anguiano of the KU Public Safety Office. The equipment, including a weed trimmer and leaf blower belonging to KU ...
Although the global coronavirus pandemic has halted some court proceedings indefinitely and people awaiting jury trials are still looking at a distant horizon, some newfound efficiencies are likely here to stay. As much of the county has moved toward reopening and resuming at least some sense ...
A Lawrence police officer said she heard a “crunch” when a man headbutted her, possibly breaking her nose, according to the affidavit supporting the man’s arrest. Kaleb Troy Maxwell, 23, of Lawrence, was arrested April 19 after a reported domestic incident led to the alleged altercation ...
City of Lawrence staff offered no new information Tuesday night and there was no discussion before the Lawrence City Commission unanimously authorized a separation agreement with the chief of police that could reach close to $127,000. Outgoing Lawrence Police Chief Gregory Burns Jr. was not ...
A 66-year-old woman was flown to an area hospital after suffering life-threatening injuries in a single-vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon, according to Lawrence police. First responders were called to the crash in the 2000 block of East 19th Street just after 2 p.m., according to Lawrence ...
Story updated at 3:07 p.m. Tuesday As the Douglas County District Court moves toward reopening, hearings for civil, criminal and probate matters are livestreaming on YouTube. The court anticipates some in-person hearings will begin early next month, according to an email from Chief Judge ...
Updated at 4:31 p.m. Monday: Lawrence Police Chief Gregory Burns Jr. is stepping down from his position, the city announced Monday, just a few months after most members of the police union voted that they did not have confidence in his ability to lead the department. Burns’ employment with ...
As the amount of public money pumped into the community’s two largest law enforcement agencies grows, the amount of readily available information about their performance has greatly shrunk, a review by the Journal-World has found. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office — which is on the ...
A motorcyclist was transported to Lawrence's hospital after being hit by a car Saturday morning on West Sixth Street. Lawrence Police Department Sgt. Mike Cobb said the car struck the motorcyclist from behind shortly before 11 a.m. near the intersection of West Sixth Street and Eldridge ...
Lawrence police are investigating after a fight at a gathering escalated into gunfire overnight. Officers responded to a report of numerous shots fired at a house in the 1300 block of Tennessee Street shortly after 2:30 a.m. Saturday, Lawrence Police Department spokesperson Patrick Compton ...
A Lawrence man was charged Friday in connection with the fire that destroyed a tipi on the campus of Haskell Indian Nations University. Ryan Adam Sekayouma Simpson, 32, of Lawrence, was charged with arson, a felony, and two counts of misdemeanor criminal trespassing during a first appearance ...
A Lawrence man was arrested Thursday afternoon in connection with a fire that destroyed a tipi meant to honor the 2020 graduating class of Haskell Indian Nations University. The arrest came following an investigation by Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical, which announced Monday that it was ...
A woman was injured in a reported domestic violence incident just before 4 p.m. Thursday in the 900 block of Mississippi Street, according to police. A weapon was involved and the woman was cut in the incident, said Patrick Compton, a spokesman for the Lawrence Police Department, though he ...
A woman in a stolen vehicle was going too fast down the wrong side of the road when she collided head-on with another vehicle, resulting in both drivers’ deaths, according to a crash report. The other driver, 30-year-old Bryon Joseph Virtue, was in uniform on his way to work as a Wellsville ...
Lawrence police officers were dispatched to three calls about disturbances with weapons — specifically, a hatchet, a sword and a gun — within a 15-minute window Tuesday night. None of the calls resulted in injuries or arrests, according to Lawrence Police Department spokesman Patrick ...
Story updated at 4:35 p.m. Tuesday: A Lawrence woman who died from injuries she suffered in a February car crash was driving without her headlights on, according to a police report. The license of the other driver had been revoked after multiple violations, according to the report and court ...
Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical says it is working with national agencies to investigate a fire that destroyed a ceremonial tipi at Haskell Indian Nations University. Tom Fagan, division chief of administration for LDCFM, said in a Monday news release that the department is working ...
Story updated at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday: A Lawrence man was arrested Saturday and charged Monday with a sex crime against a teen. Randy Lee Flaherty, 35, was arrested on suspicion of aggravated sexual battery, according to the Douglas County Jail booking log. On Monday, he was charged in ...
The Haskell Foundation has started a fundraiser to replace the tipi destroyed by fire early Saturday morning on the Haskell Indian Nations University campus. Aaron Hove, executive director of the Haskell Foundation, said donors can contribute to the fundraiser through the fundraiser's link on ...