A man who was acquitted in the shooting death of a 14-year-old Lawrence boy has filed to have his arrest and court records expunged. The man, Derrick Del Reed, 19, filed to expunge the arrest records and charging records on Aug. 5. If the court grants the expungement, records of his arrest in ...
A Manhattan man was sentenced to two years of probation on Thursday in Douglas County District Court for attempted aggravated battery in a case in which he was originally charged with raping a teenager. The man, Preston Meier Jones, 22, pleaded no contest in July, as part of a plea deal, to ...
Lawrence police seized hundreds of fentanyl pills during a recent vehicle stop, the department said in a news release Thursday. "Lawrence Police made a significant impact in the battle against the opioid epidemic, seizing over 800 fentanyl pills during a vehicle stop on a suspected drug ...
Baldwin city schools will have an additional law enforcement presence on Thursday after the FBI notified authorities of a threat on social media. Baldwin City Police were contacted by the FBI Thursday morning in reference to a threat online directed toward Baldwin City Junior High, according ...
An Olathe mother who was violently struck by an impaired driver as her family looked on in horror is sharing her story of survival in hopes of sparing others similar devastation. Amy Ebers-Jumet's heart actually stopped beating that day four years ago. It was only because paramedics were ...
A contractor was electrocuted Wednesday afternoon while working near a power line in Douglas County, according to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office. The incident happened shortly after 1 p.m. in the 1400 block of East 920 Road as the contractor was working in a bucket near a power line. A ...