The American Red Cross closed its shelter for tornado victims at the Douglas County Fairgrounds at noon Thursday because no one arrived requiring help, a Red Cross official said. Jane Blocher, director of the local American Red Cross chapter, said several people had preregistered for space at ...
A man with a previous sex crime conviction in Missouri has now been convicted of a kidnapping and sex crime in Douglas County. B.J. Lauri, 44, of Lawrence, pleaded no contest and was convicted of kidnapping and aggravated sexual battery, both felonies, on Thursday in Douglas County District ...
Linwood and Basehor, two towns with such a close relationship that they share a school district, continued to be in it together this week following Tuesday’s EF-4 tornado that tore through Linwood and other parts of Douglas and Leavenworth counties. Residents of both communities dropped off ...
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly took a flight tour Thursday over the path of an EF-4 tornado that left nearly 32 miles of destruction in Douglas and Leavenworth counties. Kelly described feeling “incredibly overwhelmed” seeing the devastation in full from the air. “It just keeps going on and ...
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. This call blotter spans from 6 a.m. Wednesday to 6 a.m. Thursday and includes 197 incidents. Each listing gives a date, time and ...
Story updated 7:05 p.m. Thursday, May 30, 2019: Amid twisted, broken-off trees and piles of wood, sheetrock and metal that once were buildings south of Lawrence, a small army was hard at work Thursday. Besides residents lugging branches into heaps and picking through debris on their ...
LINWOOD — Watching traffic pass by his decimated home from his insulation-coated chair, Linwood resident Tim Bunrein became emotional while reflecting on Tuesday’s tornado. “I’m lucky,” Bunrein said. “This stuff, we can fix it.” A mile-wide tornado, which originally touched down ...
The mile-wide tornado that skirted Lawrence Tuesday night — Douglas County’s largest twister in decades — injured 17 people and left more than 60 damaged homes in its wake, authorities said Wednesday. After touching down south of Lawrence about 6:15 p.m., the destructive tornado stayed ...
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. This call blotter spans from 6 a.m. Tuesday to 6 a.m. Wednesday and includes 183 incidents. Each listing gives a date, time and ...
Story updated at 6:23 p.m. Wednesday Area agencies continue to evaluate damage and assist with cleanup Wednesday after a destructive tornado made its way through Douglas County Tuesday evening. Journal-World reporters will be working throughout the day to gather information in the aftermath. ...
Updated story - Wednesday, May 29 — Latest tornado news and notes: ‘It’s not safe for the general public’ in damaged areas of Douglas County UPDATED: 10:20 a.m. May 29 An area informally known as the Shank Hill neighborhood was hit particularly hard by Tuesday's tornado. At least ...
Updated story - Wednesday, May 29 — Latest tornado news and notes: ‘It’s not safe for the general public’ in damaged areas of Douglas County Story updated at 11:19 p.m. Tuesday A large tornado touched down in Douglas County shortly after 6 p.m. Tuesday, destroying multiple homes, ...
A Lawrence man has been charged with a rape that allegedly occurred over the weekend. Perry L. Oatis, 54, was arrested early Monday morning in the 2300 block of Ousdahl Road, according to jail records. He was charged Tuesday with rape, a felony, for alleged intercourse with a 34-year-old ...
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. This call blotter spans from 6 a.m. Monday to 6 a.m. Tuesday and includes 181 incidents. Each listing gives a date, time and ...
The University of Kansas says in its ticket broker agreement that it wants every men’s basketball game at Allen Fieldhouse “completely sold out for the highest amount of revenue.” How much money is KU’s exclusive ticket broker paying the university to secure the deal? For how many ...
Sleepless nights — mulling reports on abused and neglected children she’s tasked with helping — have been part of the job for Diana Frederick. Some of the children have seen their mothers seriously injured by a partner, or seen their pets abused. Some have cigarette burns left on ...
Two people were rescued Monday afternoon from Clinton Lake after the kayaks they were in overturned, a law enforcement official said. At about 2 p.m. Monday, the two kayakers' boats tipped over, and sheriff's deputies were dispatched to a boat ramp at 1395 East 550 Road to assist them, Sgt. ...
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. This call blotter spans from 6 a.m. Sunday to 6 a.m. Monday and includes 158 incidents. Each listing gives a date, time and ...
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. This call blotter spans from 6 a.m. Saturday to 6 a.m. Sunday and includes 230 incidents. Each listing gives a date, time and ...
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. This call blotter spans from 6 a.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Saturday and includes 269 incidents. Each listing gives a date, time and ...