TOPEKA — A Kansas Bureau of Investigation initiative is expected to change the state’s sexual assault evidence kit process so that survivors are no longer left in the dark. As early as 2026, sexual assault survivors, health care facilities, law enforcement agencies, forensic science ...
As thousands of people peacefully protested at a "No Kings" rally in Topeka, a former Lawrence resident known for profanity-laced commenting at public meetings was arrested in front of the crowd on the Statehouse steps. Authorities have so far been mum on the circumstances surrounding the ...
There were no arrests that led to felony charges to report from 5 p.m. Tuesday to 5 p.m. Wednesday. The Journal-World publishes Monday through Friday on LJWorld.com and Tuesday through Saturday in the print edition a list of individuals who have both been booked into the Douglas County Jail ...
Residents have a chance to see their local police dogs in action on Sunday as the Lawrence Police Department’s patrol service dogs compete in the 2nd Annual K-9 Games. Three dogs from the Lawrence Police Department will participate in the games from 1 to 3 p.m. at Stormont Vail Events ...
A Douglas County judge on Wednesday again considered — and again denied — a defendant’s motion to have his confession to child sex crimes suppressed from ever being heard by a jury of his peers. Hatem Chahine, the attorney for 22-year-old defendant Mateo Clavel Wills, a former Raintree ...
A $5.7 million project to improve three federal highways north of Lawrence will get started Thursday, and significant traffic delays may begin as well. Crews will begin work on three sections of highway, and much of the work will require motorists to be escorted through the construction zones ...