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Former Lawrence school speech pathologist charged with child sex crimes will face trial, judge rules
A former Prairie Park Elementary School speech pathologist was bound over for trial on Thursday on charges of child sex crimes against students.
Maya Hodison/Lawrence Times
Former Lawrence school speech pathologist charged with child sex crimes will face trial, judge rules
A former Prairie Park Elementary School speech pathologist was bound over for trial on Thursday on charges of child sex crimes against students.
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Deputy, suspect injured in pursuit that ended in Lawrence
A Douglas County sheriff’s deputy and one of two suspects suffered injuries that were not life-threatening as the result of a pursuit Friday morning, according to a news release from the sheriff’s office.
Kansan charged in Jan. 6 riot at U.S. Capitol near scene of fatal shooting
A Wichita man involved in the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol faces eight criminal counts for allegedly surging to the front of the crowd and pushing a law enforcement officer down a flight of stairs.
Kansas criminal justice commission reviews cost-effective recommendations for state lawmakers
Legal experts and state legislators serving on a panel to reform the Kansas criminal justice system are optimistic their next set of recommendations will gain traction when lawmakers return to the Capitol in January.
Criminal justice panel hashes out potential changes to Kansas criminal offender registry
Criminal justice advocates, experts and law enforcement are debating potential changes to the Kansas drug and sex offender registry, including whether registries should be made public and an exit mechanism for some offenders.
Protests at University of Kansas show culture shift on campus sexual violence
For two nights this week, hundreds of outraged students showed up at a University of Kansas fraternity house, demanding answers. The scene, filled with palpable anger and frustration, demonstrated a shift in how students think about and respond to sexual violence that organizers say was a long time in the making.
Kansas cold case task force lays groundwork for sharing DNA database hits
Members of a task force developing protocol for newly discovered DNA evidence in closed cases is backing a recommendation laying out a process to ensure defense counsel is made aware when a match is found in DNA registries.
Douglas County Sheriff’s Office unveils updated jail data dashboard; DA’s dashboard in the works
Eighty percent of the people incarcerated in the Douglas County jail are there pretrial — meaning they haven’t been convicted and are presumed innocent. That’s just one takeaway from the inmate population data dashboard from the sheriff’s office.
August Rudisell / The Lawrence Times
KU students call for Phi Kappa Psi fraternity to be banned from campus in second night of protests
Easily several hundred protesters gathered again in front of Phi Kappa Psi at the University of Kansas Tuesday night in response to reports of a sexual assault.
Noah Taborda/Kansas Reflector
Kansas House member takes plea deal in Wellsville school case
State Rep. Mark Samsel negotiated a deal with Franklin County prosecutors resulting in probation for guilty pleas to three counts of misdemeanor disorderly conduct emerging from strange physical and verbal encounters with students at Wellsville High School.
Ryan Waggoner
KU’s First Nations Student Association shares ‘absolute indignation’ after Indigenous art vandalized on campus
Leaders of the University of Kansas First Nations Student Association were reeling Friday night, nearly a week after multiple pieces of the KU Common Work of Art were vandalized — not only because of the destruction of the Native exhibit, but because they feel the situation hasn’t garnered enough attention from KU administrators.
