A 20-year-old Lawrence man suffered injuries after a single-vehicle crash early Wednesday north of Lawrence. The man's iPhone sent an automated alert to emergency dispatchers that a crash had occurred, according to George Diepenbrock, a spokesman with the Douglas County Sheriff's ...
A Lawrence man was convicted Tuesday of one count of attempted rape after pleading no contest in a deal with the Douglas County district attorney, who agreed to drop more serious charges. The defendant, Lance Yoder, walked out of Judge Sally Pokorny's courtroom on his own recognizance Tuesday, ...
Suzanne Valdez's tumultuous, singular term as Douglas County's district attorney ended three months ago, but on Tuesday she found herself facing the Kansas Supreme Court for a disciplinary matter that arose during her very first months in office, back in 2021. It's a position, she told the ...
A trial date has finally been set for a Lawrence man accused of burglarizing the home of two Navy men before the sailors confronted him and held him at gunpoint until police arrived. The accused, Chasmen Edward Foster, 35, of Lawrence, is charged with one felony count of aggravated burglary ...
It was supposed to be a time for Wanda and David Dyer to celebrate almost half a century of loving each other. But instead, David has experienced a week of anxious waiting, searching and hoping — hoping that his missing wife is safe and that she'll come back home. David hasn't heard from ...
Police are still searching for a 74-year-old Lawrence woman who has been missing for a week. On Thursday they posted updated photos of Wanda Dyer to social media noting that her clothes were slightly different than initially described. "Please note the differences in clothing and appearance ...