A Douglas County judge agreed on Wednesday to delay the trial of a man accused of stabbing a woman to death in a tent at a homeless camp in North Lawrence. Julius Robert Beasley, 41, of Lawrence, is charged in Douglas County District Court with one count of first-degree murder in connection ...
Updated at 4:02 p.m. Wednesday, April 23 Lawrence police fired on a woman Tuesday evening, hitting her, after the woman reportedly fired several shots during a standoff. Police fired "a less lethal round" in an attempt to stop the armed woman, according to a police Facebook post, which said ...
Charges have been dismissed against a Lawrence man accused of kidnapping and threatening a woman with a machete. The man, Daniel Louis Schuckman, 48, was charged with one count each of kidnapping, aggravated intimidation of a witness, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, interference with ...
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 ...