A man broke into Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical's Station 5 and pulled the fire alarm Thursday morning. Officers arrived at LDCFM's Station 5, 1911 Steward Ave., at 1:30 a.m., and firefighters led them to the suspect who was in a kitchen area with blood on his hands, according to a ...
A Tonganoxie woman who stole a dead relative's identity to collect more than $450,000 in government benefits has been sentenced to more than a year in prison. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Kansas announced in a news release Wednesday that Tamera Ruth Powers, 68, was sentenced ...
Lawrence police suspect that a teenager was intoxicated when she crashed her car on Iowa Street Monday night, closing down one of the city's main thoroughfares for an hour as officers worked the scene. Police said in a social media post Tuesday that the 17-year-old driver was speeding north ...
A Douglas County judge on Tuesday sentenced a man to 18 months of probation for distribution of fentanyl, pursuant to a plea agreement, and she commended him for being an exemplary defendant while awaiting disposition of his case. Judge Amy Hanley made a point to read aloud a complimentary ...
The state and defense are at odds regarding whether an arrest affidavit of a man accused of molesting a child should be kept from the public — a disagreement that should soon be resolved by a court order. The case involves 75-year-old defendant Steven Braswell, who was arrested last month ...
The names of nine nominees to replace retired Judge Sally Pokorny as a Douglas County District Court judge were announced Friday afternoon. Pokorny, who presided over Division 2 and primarily heard felony criminal cases, retired on April 10 after 17 years on the bench. The 7th Judicial ...