A 37-year-old Lawrence man has been charged with three counts of aggravated assault with a baseball bat after an incident early Saturday evening in downtown Lawrence. According to police spokeswoman Laura McCabe, an officer saw an active disturbance around 5:45 p.m. in the 700 block of ...
A 43-year-old Lawrence man is likely facing more than 16 years in prison after being convicted Monday of child abuse and aggravated indecent solicitation of a child. The man, Joshua William Spence, pleaded no contest in Douglas County District Court to child abuse by impeding the breathing of ...
The City of Lawrence and the union that represents firefighters and other emergency personnel are at an impasse on wages, and the City Commission will be asked to resolve it at its meeting on Tuesday. Last year, the city and the International Association of Fire Fighters Local 1596 came to a ...
Last November, when Lawrence and Douglas County planning officials set their traffic safety targets for 2025, their target was to have under 8.3 fatal crashes in Douglas County. So far, the county is under that, with just five. Now, they're considering a target for 2026 that looks a lot lower: ...
A Baldwin City man will soon stand trial for attempted capital murder after plea negotiations with the state proved unsuccessful. Junah Sisney, 23, is alleged to have fired a gun at multiple people on Dec. 30, 2022, outside of the Bullpen Bar, 811 Eighth St. in Baldwin City, before driving ...
Updated at 4:14 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15 The Douglas County District Attorney's Office cut a plea deal Wednesday with a repeat felon who was accused of trying to rob a woman at gunpoint at a liquor store, agreeing that there would be "no finding" that a firearm was used, dropping two other ...