A man who was accused of barricading himself inside a Lawrence residence before setting it on fire in 2024 was granted probation on Wednesday after his felony charges were lowered to misdemeanors in a plea agreement. Trong Do Turner, 28, was listed as living at a Kansas City homeless shelter ...
A mother on Wednesday tearfully asked a Douglas County judge to sentence the Lawrence man who gave her daughter cocaine and sexually assaulted her to as much prison time as possible. However, Kendrick Deandre Atkins, 26, received a mitigated sentence of 10 years for one count of criminal ...
An Ozawkie man was arrested in Lawrence by deputies after he evaded Kansas Highway Patrol troopers in a chase on Kansas Highway 10. The man, Benz Ray Keyshawn Murray-Crawford, 20, is alleged to have led troopers on a chase while driving a black Kia Optima on the South Lawrence Trafficway ...
The mother of a slain Lawrence teen was arrested on Friday after she was charged with firing a gun at a residence with children inside. Natasha Renae Neal, 45, of Lawrence, is charged in Douglas County District Court with one felony count of discharge of a firearm at an occupied dwelling. The ...
Douglas County Sheriff Jay Armbrister has launched a new podcast focused on connecting with constituents and giving them a look behind the badge. The podcast is called “A View from 100,” which is a reference to the sheriff’s radio dispatch number. The podcast is set to air about once a ...
Police are investigating a shooting that took place early Saturday morning in downtown Lawrence. According a Lawrence Police Department social media post, several shots were fired near 10th and Massachusetts streets around 1 a.m. Saturday during what witnesses described as a fight between a ...