In May of last year, the Lawrence Police Department warned the community about a potent drug that was killing area residents. It was not the usual “stay away from drugs” message directed at teens, but something far more urgent and directed at everyone: “About three to five grains of ...
Updated at 4 p.m. Dec. 6, 2022 A 13-year-old girl who was shot to death Monday at her rural Baldwin City home was being mourned by friends and family across the community who were grappling with the violence that ended the life of the Bishop Seabury Academy eighth grader. The Douglas County ...
A second man faces a felony charge in connection with vandalism of the ‘Native Hosts’ artwork at KU last year. Josef Robert Keivan, 20, Burr Ridge, Illinois, is charged in Douglas County District Court with one felony count of criminal damage to the “Native Hosts” exhibit by Hock E Aye ...
Listed below is the majority of Lawrence police activity over the weekend. Each afternoon the Lawrence Police Department releases a list of officer activity up to 6 a.m. on the date listed and extending back to 6 a.m. on the previous day. Each listing includes a date, time and general address ...
A 26-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of aggravated arson following a fire early Monday morning in central Lawrence. A 911 call at 3:58 a.m. reported that flames were visible and that residents were evacuating a building at Meadowbrook Apartments, 2711 Brittany ...
Updated: 7:25 p.m., Dec. 5, 2022 Authorities on Monday evening released the names of a father and daughter found dead from gunshot wounds near Baldwin City. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office has named David M. Koch, 55, and his 13-year-old daughter Hayden Koch as the two people found ...