A teen girl took the stand on Thursday and testified that a man sexually assaulted her multiple times and, once police were involved, attempted to bribe her to change her story. The accused, Mark Brent Lee, 41, is charged in Douglas County District Court with one count of rape, one count of ...
On May 6 five boys went into a bathroom at Free State High School, and a short time later all five came out. That much is certain from cameras in the school’s hallway. What happened inside the bathroom, however, is less certain. Cameras are obviously not allowed in school bathrooms, but on ...
A 26-year-old Topeka man with an extensive criminal history was found guilty Wednesday of three felonies in connection with an armed disturbance in downtown Lawrence just days before Christmas last year. The defendant, Seth Kenney, in a deal with the state, pleaded no contest to aggravated ...
A 30-year-old Lawrence man accused of brutally murdering his wife three years ago has once again been declared incompetent to stand trial and has been ordered back to Larned State Hospital for further treatment. The defendant, Chad Joseph Marek, charged with killing 25-year-old Regan (Gibbs) ...
TOPEKA — The Kansas Prisoner Review Board responded to a backlash of criticism by rescinding a decision to authorize parole for a Winfield Correctional Facility inmate sentenced to life in prison in the shooting death of a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper. The Kansas Department of Corrections ...
A mother of a teenaged homicide victim interrupted a court hearing Tuesday morning to express her dismay with the legal proceedings related to her son's killing. "I got something to say," said Natasha Neal, as she stood up in the gallery during a status conference in Douglas County District ...