The Kansas Department of Transportation will close a Kansas Highway 10 ramp in Lawrence next week as part of the South Lawrence Trafficway expansion project. The Bob Billings Parkway exit ramp to eastbound K-10 will close Tuesday until late October, conditions permitting. During the closure, ...
A 50-year-old man was killed Thursday afternoon when his motorcycle struck the roundabout at Lake Pointe Drive and Clinton Parkway, according to Lawrence police. Witnesses called officers to the scene at 4:12 p.m. after finding the man and his wrecked 2008 Harley Davidson motorcycle in the ...
Updated at 12:02 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29 A majority of the Kansas Supreme Court has found that former Douglas County District Attorney Suzanne Valdez did not violate a state rule of professional conduct and will not be disciplined. "A righteous decision was issued today by the Kansas Supreme ...
Updated at 6:19 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29 Lawrence police on Friday arrested a 63-year-old Lawrence man in connection with a homicide after a 35-year-old woman’s body was found behind a vacant building in the 1800 block of Massachusetts Street. Sgt. Drew Fennelly said the victim, whose name ...
The deputy district attorney is no longer employed in the Douglas County District Attorney's Office, and indications are that it was not his choice to leave. The Journal-World first learned that Deputy District Attorney David Greenwald no longer works for DA Dakota Loomis from sources close to ...
A Trump administration executive order is threatening to withhold federal funding to communities that offer “cashless bail” programs, but a leader with Douglas County's Pretrial Supervision program isn't sure how much of an impact it will have here. On Monday, President Donald Trump signed ...