Public Safety

UPDATE: Teen charged with first-degree murder in death of 14-year-old

This story was updated at 4:17 p.m. on Monday, March 20, 2023. The original version can be found below. A 14-year old Lawrence boy is dead after a Saturday evening shooting in eastern Lawrence, while on Monday another teen has been charged with first-degree murder in the case. Law ...

UPDATE: 17-year-old turns self in after fatal shooting of Lawrence teen

Updated at 2:42 p.m. Sunday, March 19, 2023. A Lawrence teen is dead after a shooting on Saturday evening, and a person of interest in the case, 17-year-old Derrick Del Reed, turned himself in, according to news releases from the Lawrence Police Department. As the Journal-World previously ...

Shooting reported at eastern Lawrence apartment complex

Police were responding Saturday afternoon to a report of a shooting at an apartment building in eastern Lawrence, according to emergency radio traffic. Crews were dispatched shortly after 5 p.m. to 1121 E. 13th St. and found a man in his 20s with serious injuries, according to radio traffic. ...

Lawrence woman hospitalized after early morning head-on crash in Lenexa

A Lawrence woman was one of two people hospitalized following a head-on collision early Saturday on Interstate 435 in Lenexa. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol online crash logs, the crash occurred about 12:20 a.m. Saturday on I-435 just east of the Interstate 35 interchange when Toure L. ...

Manhattan man charged with sexual exploitation of a child in Douglas County

A Manhattan man accused of sexually exploiting a teenager in Douglas County in January 2022 was charged Friday in Douglas County District Court. Preston Meier Jones, 21, was charged with one felony count of sexual exploitation of a child by promoting a sexual performance, according to ...

Lawrence police blotter for March 17, 2023

Listed below is the majority of Lawrence police activity within the last 24 hours. 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 ...