Public Safety

Lawrence man charged with 2 counts of rape and other sex crimes

A Lawrence man was charged on Wednesday with two counts of rape and other sex crimes. Travis Lee Turner, 36, is charged in Douglas County District Court with two counts of rape by force or fear and two counts of aggravated sodomy, all felonies, according to charging documents. The charges are ...

Two Lawrence drivers injured in crash on I-70

Two drivers from Lawrence were injured — one seriously — in a crash on Interstate 70 on Wednesday morning, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol. According to a crash report from the patrol, the crash took place around 8:30 a.m. in Leavenworth County, just past the Douglas County line. ...

2 Douglas County judges among applicants to Kansas Supreme Court

Fifteen people, including two judges from Douglas County, applied by a noon deadline Monday to fill a vacancy on the Kansas Supreme Court that will be created when Justice Evelyn Wilson resigns July 4. Douglas County District judges Amy Hanley and Carl Adrian Folsom III applied for the seat. ...