Lawrence police are investigating on Tuesday an apparent suicide involving a firearm on the trail in Burcham Park. According to a release from the Lawrence Police Department, officers believe there is no threat to the public in connection with the incident. The trail near Burcham Park, 200 ...
Lawrence police are “sifting through” a load of suspected stolen goods they recovered on Monday morning, and might be able to start returning some items to their owners. The recovered items include computers, tablets, specialty electronics, tools, and at least 30 identification cards, ...
Douglas County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Lawrence man early Sunday after receiving reports of a vehicle driving the wrong way on U.S. Highway 59. According to news release from the sheriff’s office, dispatchers received a call before 3 a.m. from a motorist who reported a northbound ...
A Lawrence man was sentenced on Friday to more than 10 years in prison for attacking a Douglas County sheriff’s deputy while in court in 2022. Last month, a jury convicted John Timothy Price, 36, of one felony count of battery on a law enforcement officer, and Judge Amy Hanley sentenced him ...
A murder trial where a 19 year-old man is alleged to have shot and killed a 17-year-old boy was delayed on Friday for the second time this year after the victim's mother was charged with firing a gun at a Lawrence residence with children inside. Cir Allen Keith Glover, 19, of Lawrence, is ...
Story updated on Sunday, April 20, 2025. Cadence Elijah Nunez-Ruckman was arrested at the KU Boathouse in Burcham Park, 220 Indiana Ave., and booked into the Douglas County Jail late Saturday. Nunez-Ruckman was wanted for not complying with pending cases related to an aggravated assault, ...