A portion of the South Lawrence Trafficway (Kansas Highway 10/U.S. 40) was closed Friday night after a two-vehicle crash left one person dead and other seriously injured, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said.. According to an email from DGSO spokesman George Diepenbrock, the section of ...
Police detained a man allegedly involved in a domestic dispute after he was found walking in the middle of Kansas Highway 10, forcing traffic to swerve around him. Officers were called around 10 a.m. Friday to 3250 Michigan St. about a "disturbed man with a bat," according to a social media ...
A 29-year-old Tecumseh man accused of second-degree murder in Douglas County was booked into the Douglas County Jail this week. The man, Zachary Ray Odom, has been charged with multiple crimes related to the death of Leonard "Skip" Schupp, 51, of Oskaloosa, after an alleged driving under the ...
The Douglas County District Attorney's Office is asking a judge to keep secret the reasons of police for arresting a man in an armed robbery and assault case — a request that comes on the heels of the DA also asking for the plea agreement itself to be kept under wraps. The reasons for the ...
Standing before a banner with the motto “Leave no veteran behind,” Douglas County District Court Judge Amy Hanley hailed the court’s new Veterans Treatment Court as a second chance for veterans involved in the criminal justice system. During the court’s opening ceremony at the Douglas ...
The Kansas Supreme Court has appointed District Judge Mark Simpson as chief judge of the 7th Judicial District, in Douglas County, effective Jan. 1, 2026, through Dec. 31, 2027. He will succeed Chief Judge James McCabria whose term expires Dec. 31. The 7th Judicial District is Douglas ...