One woman died and a man and infant were injured in a structure fire in Franklin County Thursday night. Emergency personnel responded to the fire at 3722 Old U.S 59 highway, about two miles north of Ottawa, shortly after 7 p.m. When they arrived, they found a deceased woman. The Franklin ...
Additional charges were added Thursday to a criminal complaint against a repeat felon accused of arson and other crimes. The arson case arose just a few weeks after Steven Drake Jr. had been granted extraordinary leniency at his sentencing for other crimes. Drake, who has an extensive ...
More than 100 members of the University of Kansas ROTC program and area first responders from fire and police departments broke a sweat early Friday morning as part of an event to remember the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The KU ROTC 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb was done in remembrance of the victims ...
New arrests have been made in two alleged rapes in Lawrence, including one dating back to 2009, the Lawrence Police Department announced Thursday. In a news release, the department said that it had arrested two Lawrence residents, 37-year-old Matthew Lawrence and 36-year-old Steven Snow. ...
A man who seriously injured a motorcyclist while driving drunk two years ago was convicted of a felony Thursday in Douglas County District Court and will have to pay the victim thousands of dollars for medical expenses. George Donner Jr. was originally charged with aggravated battery while ...
Updated at 5:18 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026 A Douglas County judge on Thursday ordered the murder defendant in January’s fatal shooting at The Hawk to stand trial, denying his motion for immunity from prosecution based on self-defense. Judge Amy Hanley said that no evidence supported ...