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Lawrence police say they’ve cracked a decades-old child sex abuse case; suspect arrested
The Lawrence Police Department announced Tuesday the arrest of a man who they believe sexually assaulted children more than two decades ago, identified through DNA.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Lawrence police say they’ve cracked a decades-old child sex abuse case; suspect arrested
The Lawrence Police Department announced Tuesday the arrest of a man who they believe sexually assaulted children more than two decades ago, identified through DNA.
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Mothers in a Kansas prison are growing closer to their kids by recording books for them
A literacy program has helped mothers and grandmothers in prison improve their reading abilities while also giving them the chance to bond with their loved ones.
Andrea Albright/Lawrence Times
Lawrence man will be tried for first-degree murder; partial DNA found on glove pulled from victim
A Lawrence man accused of fatally stabbing his friend was bound over for trial on Wednesday after investigators testified that partial DNA consistent with the man was found on a latex glove removed from the victim’s throat.
Challenge to Kansas death penalty argues jury selection discriminates in capital cases
Jury selection procedures in capital murder cases discriminate against Black communities and individuals who oppose the death penalty because of their religious beliefs, lawyers seeking to overturn capital punishment in Kansas argued Tuesday.
ACLU starts hearings on Kansas death penalty by emphasizing evidence of racial bias
The death penalty creates racially biased juries, results in wrongful convictions and does not deter crime, attorneys seeking to overturn capital punishment in Kansas said in a court hearing Monday.
Andrea Albright/Lawrence Times
Topeka man to face jury trial on murder charge in Lawrence musician’s shooting death
A man charged with the March shooting death of a local musician was bound over for trial Friday afternoon after multiple people at the scene described witnessing the incident.
Andrea Albright/Lawrence Times
Jury trial set for teen charged in shooting death of Lawrence 17-year-old
A 19-year-old Lawrence man pleaded not guilty to an upgraded murder charge in another teen’s shooting death on Wednesday, and the court set his jury trial date.
Kansas Bar Association grades judges ahead of retention vote
The seven Kansas Court of Appeals judges up for retention have been scored by attorneys with the Kansas Bar Association for retention recommendations.
Meet the candidates for Douglas County district attorney
Dakota Loomis (D) and Mike Warner (R) are vying for the top local prosecutor job, Douglas County district attorney. They each shared why voters should choose them, concrete actions they’d take to improve the local legal system and more.
ACLU challenges Kansas death penalty as ‘arbitrary, racially discriminatory, unreliable’
A coalition led by the American Civil Liberties Union has asked a state court to abolish the death penalty in Kansas, arguing it violates constitutional rights, is racially biased and fails to deter crime.
Case record expunged for defendant acquitted in shooting death of 14-year-old Lawrence boy
The case record for the defendant who was acquitted in the 2023 shooting death of a Lawrence boy will be sealed after a Douglas County District Court judge granted expungement Wednesday.
