Public Safety

Douglas County felony arrests, criminal charges for June 16, 2025

Below is a list of individuals who have been arrested and charged with a felony crime in Douglas County. Due to lag times in charging and records processing, the reporting period for this report is from 5 p.m. Friday to 5 p.m. Sunday. Defendants listed should be presumed innocent unless proven ...

Lawrence man sentenced to 3 years of probation for child sex crime

A Lawrence man was sentenced to three years of probation on Friday in Douglas County District Court for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl. Brandon Warren Kissinger, 32, was originally charged in Douglas County District Court with one count of aggravated indecent liberties with a child ...

Person hospitalized after fall from ladder near electrical lines

A person was taken to a hospital Thursday after what was described as a "long fall" from a ladder near electrical lines. Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical crews responded at 10:34 a.m. to a greek house in the 1600 block of West 15th Street after receiving a report of a person having fallen ...

Douglas County felony arrests, criminal charges for June 13, 2025

There were no arrests that led to felony charges to report from 5 p.m. Wednesday to 5 p.m. Thursday. 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 ...

Douglas County felony arrests, criminal charges for June 11, 2025

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 ...