Lawrence firefighters responded to a house fire early Friday morning on Indiana Street. Initial reports to the Douglas County Emergency Communications Center indicated that the back porch of the residence at 408 Indiana St. was on fire, with flames spreading to the home. As firefighters ...
A defendant in a double homicide case clearly waived his Miranda rights, and his incriminating statements to police will be admissible at trial, a Douglas County judge ruled Thursday. Additionally, the trial of Rodney E. Marshall, scheduled to begin in two months, will remain in Lawrence, and ...
Lawrence police are investigating an overnight shooting that injured a 17-year-old boy. Officers were called to the skate park at Edgewood Park just before 1 a.m. Thursday after people heard shots fired and cars speeding away from the area, according to a social media post by the Lawrence ...
A Lawrence man on Wednesday was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the fentanyl overdose death of a 32-year-old father of two. The defendant, Robert Leeroy Hall, 35, pleaded guilty to the felonies of involuntary manslaughter and unlawful distribution of fentanyl as part of a plea ...
A Lawrence man on Wednesday was ordered to stand trial on charges that he committed sex crimes against a 6-year-old girl. The defendant, Joseph A. Long, 42, is facing one count of aggravated indecent liberties with a child and one count of aggravated criminal sodomy. Both charges are off-grid ...
A Lawrence man was ordered on Wednesday to stand trial on two counts of rape for crimes that allegedly occurred 17 years ago. The defendant, Lance Yoder, 54, was originally charged with three counts of rape, but one count was dismissed in June because it was barred by the statute of ...