TOPEKA — A U.S. District Court judge ordered the Kansas Highway Patrol to pay $2.34 million in attorney fees and other costs following a successful challenge to the constitutionality of the state law enforcement agency’s practice of detaining motorists and searching vehicles without ...
WASHINGTON — Tens of millions of Americans stretching from Lincoln, Nebraska, to Baltimore could face strong thunderstorms tonight through Wednesday, with tornadoes possible in some states. A large storm system hitting much of the central U.S. over the next few days is expected to bring ...
A Lawrence woman was granted probation on Monday and ordered to follow a family reunification plan after one of her foster children recorded her abusing another foster child. The woman, Patricia Anne Fisher, 54, was charged in Douglas County District Court with one felony count of child abuse ...
A Lawrence man originally charged with raping a 13 year-old girl was granted probation on Monday after pleading to a lesser crime. The man, Kyle Treddell Brass, 37, was charged with one felony count of rape of a child, a charge that could have resulted in a life sentence. In March, as part of ...
A Lawrence woman is hoping to see justice served after the reportedly drunk driver who grievously injured her was finally arrested — over a year after the crash. Sarah Morrison, then 32, had spent the evening playing board games with friends in the Kansas City area and was on her way back ...
Faith-based advocacy group Justice Matters’ annual action assembly is about two weeks away. The group will host Lawrence and Douglas County leaders at the Lied Center, 1600 Stewart Drive, on Sunday, April 28, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. According to a press release about the event, Justice Matters ...
