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Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
Friends, colleagues honor Douglas County Judge Sally Pokorny at retirement ceremony
Judge Sally Pokorny told the people packed into a Douglas County courtroom for her retirement ceremony Friday that she’s the luckiest woman in the world.
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
Friends, colleagues honor Douglas County Judge Sally Pokorny at retirement ceremony
Judge Sally Pokorny told the people packed into a Douglas County courtroom for her retirement ceremony Friday that she’s the luckiest woman in the world.
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Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Kansas Supreme Court finds former Douglas County DA did not violate professional rules of conduct
The Kansas Supreme Court has decided to not to suspend former Douglas County District Attorney Suzanne Valdez’s law license for one year or impose any sanctions against her, dismissing a long-running professional conduct case.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Woman killed in apparent stabbing in Lawrence
A 35-year-old woman is dead from an apparent stabbing in Lawrence, according to police.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Lawrence speech pathologist charged with child sex crimes bonds out of jail
Days after a judge reduced his bond to $750,000, Mark Gridley, a former speech pathologist charged with child sex crimes at a Lawrence elementary school, has bonded out of the Douglas County jail.
Douglas County Sheriff’s Office deputy loses certification for lying about crash location
A former deputy with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office has lost his law enforcement certification for lying about the location of a crash in which he was driving a county vehicle.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Judge reduces bond for Lawrence speech pathologist charged with child sex crimes
A judge on Monday ruled that she will reduce by half a $1.5 million bond for a man facing more than a dozen charges involving alleged sex crimes against seven students at Prairie Park Elementary School.
Rivals launch fight over Kansas constitutional amendment to elect Supreme Court justices
Campaigns for and against a proposed amendment to the Kansas Constitution allowing direct election of justices to the Kansas Supreme Court have begun the one-year charge to the August 2026 primary election where the issue will be decided.
Gov. Laura Kelly selects Leawood attorney to fill vacancy on Kansas Supreme Court
Gov. Laura Kelly appointed an attorney in private practice who has argued cases before the state and federal appellate courts to fill a vacancy on the Kansas Supreme Court.
In federal lawsuit, students allege Lawrence school district’s AI surveillance tool violates their rights
Nine current and former students have filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against Lawrence Public Schools, alleging the district’s use of a controversial AI surveillance tool violates student privacy.
Mackenzie Clark/Lawrence Times
Lawrence man found not guilty of threatening couple with hatchet
More than two years after a Lawrence man was accused of threatening a couple with a hatchet near the former city-run camp for people experiencing homelessness, a jury found him not guilty Thursday.
Kansas woman owes landlord $21,000 in late fees, Supreme Court rules
A Kansas woman owes more than $21,000 in late fees for failing to pay her rent in 2020, the Kansas Supreme Court ruled last week.
