Updated at 10:07 a.m. Monday, July 15 The body of a 23-year-old man was recovered from Clinton Lake on Saturday, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. On Monday morning, the office identified the man as Cesar Cardenas Olivas, 23, of Topeka. Spokesman George Diepenbrock said in ...
Douglas County voters will soon be deciding who moves on to the November general election in the races for the County Commission, the district attorney and several state House and Senate seats. The deadline to register to vote in the Aug. 6 primary is Tuesday, July 16, and advance voting ...
Incumbent District Attorney Suzanne Valdez is facing two Democratic challengers in the primary election on Aug. 6, Wyandotte County prosecutor Tonda Hill and Baldwin City prosecutor and Lawrence defense attorney Dakota Loomis. Whoever wins the primary will face Republican candidate Mike Warner, ...
A Douglas County judge on Thursday awarded an Airbnb host over $4,200 in connection with a former University of Kansas football player’s stay. Last winter former KU player Craig Young stayed at the Airbnb townhome called Sofi’s Sunflower at 2406 Alabama St. in Lawrence. Young, who now ...
Listed below is the majority of Lawrence police activity within the last 24 hours. Each afternoon the Lawrence Police Department releases a list of officer activity up to 6 a.m. on the date listed and extending back to 6 a.m. on the previous day. Each listing includes a date, time and general ...
The fifth and final defendant and instigator of an attack on an off-duty police officer pleaded guilty on Wednesday to aggravated battery in a deal with prosecutors. The man, Zachary Taylor Maddux, 19, of Lawrence, was originally charged in Douglas County District Court with one felony count ...