Updated at 5:05 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 1: Two juvenile girls have been charged with felony aggravated arson after a fire was reported in the girls' locker room at Lawrence High School on Monday. The Lawrence school district on Tuesday said the two students had been arrested but did not indicate ...
A Lawrence man accused of murdering two men and attempting to kill multiple law enforcement officers will now stand trial in May 2026 — nearly four years after the date of the alleged crimes. Judge Amy Hanley, saying that she was "acutely aware" of how long Rodney Marshall's case had been ...
Two Lawrence High School students have been arrested following a fire in the girls' locker room at the school Monday morning, according to a message Tuesday from the Lawrence school district to the LHS community. The fire originated at a paper towel dispenser that extended to a combustible ...
An attorney representing a convicted sex offender is asking for the man's bond to be modified so that he can visit with relatives prior to his sentencing date and an expected lengthy prison term. The man, Mateo Clavel Wills, 22, pleaded guilty in August to one count of aggravated kidnapping ...
HAYS (AP) — A western Kansas police officer was fatally shot while responding to a domestic violence call at the home of a suspect who appeared to have later killed himself, authorities said. Hays Police Sgt. Scott Heimann died of his injuries early Sunday after being taken by air ambulance ...
The Lawrence school district is asking a judge to delay a civil lawsuit against it relating to alleged child sexual abuse by one of its former employees. In a motion filed late last week, the school district asked Douglas County Judge Catherine Theisen to stay the civil proceedings until a ...