A Lawrence man was arrested on suspicion of DUI early Wednesday morning after driving the wrong way on Kansas Highway 10, and the sheriff is looking for additional witnesses to the incident. Just after midnight, Douglas County sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to K-10 near the U.S. Highway ...
Updated at 12:46 p.m. Wednesday, May 7 Lawrence police responded Wednesday morning to the area of Free State High School after receiving reports of a person with a gun across the street from the school. The incident occurred just before 10 a.m. near 4700 Overland Drive. Numerous police ...
A man whose arrest involved agencies from two counties and disrupted traffic on Sixth Street on Saturday is from Lawrence, and he's charged in Johnson County with aggravated assault, according to court records. Christopher DeMarcus Bolden, 36, is charged in Johnson County District Court with ...
A Lawrence man was sentenced on Tuesday to just under five years in prison for biting a Douglas County corrections officer on the leg. The man, Cetewayo M. Ragins, 43, was convicted by a jury in February of biting the officer in June of 2024 after he was arrested on another charge. Judge Amy ...
Updated at 4:57 p.m. Tuesday, May 6 A Lawrence man who has been accused, for years now, of harassing and disruptive behavior at public meetings has been permanently banned from Lawrence school district property and has been informed that he will be arrested if he shows up there again. That's ...
A parent dropped off a gym bag containing a gun to Lawrence High School Tuesday morning, according to police. The bag was meant for a student, and police believe the gun being in the bag was "unknowing and unintentional," according to Sgt. Drew Fennelly, "but it does serve as a good reminder ...