Jan 15, 2026 @ 4:05pm
A defendant accused of aggravated kidnapping and aggravated robbery was set to have a preliminary hearing on Thursday but instead got a new attorney. Garnel Andreus Moore Williams, 31, is facing the two felony charges for a November incident in which Lawrence police said several people were …
Jan 15, 2026 @ 11:24am
Updated at 3:52 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 15 Nearly three months after a driver reportedly crossed a highway’s center line and killed an area actor in a head-on collision, little is publicly known about the investigation into the fatality, but Douglas County District Attorney Dakota Loomis said he …
Jan 14, 2026 @ 3:35pm
Several keys have been recovered after a woman allegedly stole them, and the Lawrence Police Department is hoping to find their owners. On Monday, officers were called to a “storage area” at the 600 block of Massachusetts Street after a man said he was moving boxes and left the garage door …
Jan 14, 2026 @ 11:53am
A defendant accused of viciously attacking a homeless man in downtown Lawrence has been ordered to stand trial, although plea negotiations are underway. The 49-year-old man testified that the defendant, Shaun Donovan Bernie, 33, attacked him from behind last fall, causing significant injuries …
Jan 13, 2026 @ 4:06pm
A Douglas County judge will soon decide whether to order a man to stand trial for child abuse after a store’s video camera captured him striking a young boy repeatedly with a belt. The state at Tuesday’s preliminary hearing for the man portrayed the incident as a violent felony, while the …
Jan 13, 2026 @ 12:50pm
A Minnesota man who was shot and killed earlier this month by a City of Lawrence employee suffered from schizophrenia and was traveling to see his grandmother in Mexico at the time of his death, according to his family, who are calling his death a heartbreaking tragedy and urging a greater …
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