Updated at 2:44 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026 A man who was arrested in a Sunday homicide in downtown Lawrence has not been charged in the incident, but police say "he remains the suspect." Keisonn Smith, 25, of Topeka, was arrested Sunday after the fatal stabbing of 20-year-old McMillin ...
A man who was convicted of attempted voluntary manslaughter after trying to kill his step-grandfather last summer by firing multiple bullets into his Lawrence residence was sentenced on Tuesday to three years of probation - an outcome that the victim approved of. The defendant, Douglas ...
A man began serving 60 days of "shock time" Tuesday as part of his punishment for a pair of felonies against a 14-year-old girl two years ago. The man, Mark B. Lee, was originally charged with rape, indecent liberties with a child and aggravated intimidation of a witness connected to incidents ...
A Lawrence man will spend three years on probation for a sex crime against an 11-year-old girl, pursuant to a plea agreement with the Douglas County District Attorney's Office. The sex offender, Shelton Robertson, was originally charged with rape in the July 2021 incident in which he got into ...
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office has officially settled into the new Public Safety Building next to the county jail, providing an expansive space for staff. The department is occupying the main level of the new Public Safety Building – right next to the Douglas County Correctional ...
Lawrence police are urging motorists to be more alert after two bicyclists were badly injured in collisions with cars last week. The first incident occurred the night of Aug. 24 near the QuikTrip at 23rd Street and Haskell Avenue. A police officer was outside the store just before 9 p.m. when ...