The Lawrence school district denies that it was negligent in hiring, retaining and supervising a speech pathologist who is accused of molesting multiple students at Prairie Park Elementary School. In the civil lawsuit filed in March on behalf of one of the children — a 6-year-old girl — ...

Crime Stoppers of Lawrence and Douglas County will offer a free self-defense class for women next month. The class, from 7 to 9 p.m. on Sept. 11, will provide practical techniques for self-protection. For ages 13 and up, the class will be taught by professionals, and no experience or ...

While investigating a man's alleged sex crimes against children, Lawrence police found video evidence that the man had raped two women and sexually abused a dog, according to recently released arrest affidavits. The Douglas County District Attorney's Office and the attorney for defendant ...

Douglas County fire departments are now training to carry a broader range of life-saving medications for emergencies like heart attacks and overdoses, a move officials say will improve patient outcomes. According to a memo included in the Douglas County Commission's Aug. 13 meeting agenda, ...

Updated at 4:35 p.m. Friday, Aug. 22 A former Raintree Montessori School employee accused of inappropriately touching two preschoolers three years ago at the private school took a plea agreement on Friday and faces a sentence of more than 15 years in prison. Mateo Clavel Wills, 22, pleaded ...

The state is asking a Douglas County judge to keep the public from seeing the reasons why law enforcement arrested a man accused of numerous sex crimes. The Douglas County District Attorney's Office this week filed motions to have probable cause affidavits sealed in three cases related to ...