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Cuyler Dunn/Lawrence Times
Prosecutors lay out evidence against teens charged in Hawk shooting; murder charge against one dropped
Bar employees, students and police testified Tuesday about what happened the night of a fatal shooting last month at the Hawk, a popular bar near KU’s campus.
Cuyler Dunn/Lawrence Times
Prosecutors lay out evidence against teens charged in Hawk shooting; murder charge against one dropped
Bar employees, students and police testified Tuesday about what happened the night of a fatal shooting last month at the Hawk, a popular bar near KU’s campus.
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Douglas County sheriff failed to preserve a recording in felony case, he testifies; this isn’t the first time
Douglas County Sheriff Jay Armbrister sat at the witness stand during a jury trial last month and testified that he failed to save a recording in a high-level felony case. That wasn’t the first time.
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Woman, 60, struck by car, killed at 19th & Naismith
Updated at 11:49 p.m. Friday, April 23: A 60-year-old Lawrence woman was hit by a […]
Mackenzie Clark
Interim chief of Lawrence police to step down; captain to take over
Interim Lawrence Police Chief Anthony Brixius will step down and Captain Adam Heffley will take […]
Mackenzie Clark
Rontarus Washington Jr. to be represented by Innocence Project, attorney tells judge
Rontarus Washington Jr.’s longtime defense counsel has withdrawn from the case, but it seems they’ll be replaced by the Midwest Innocence Project plus one of the two attorneys who recently argued — successfully — that Albert Wilson should get a new trial.
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Be a watchful eye at protests: Legal observer training coming up
Updated at 8:43 p.m. Monday, April 19: The Kansas chapter of the National Lawyers Guild […]
Noah Taborda/Kansas Reflector
Families want attempted murder charges for Topeka men who shot teens over Trump signs
TOPEKA — Family and supporters of five teenagers involved in a Halloween shooting are calling […]
August Rudisell/The Lawrence Times
Lawrence police: Bomb scare was loud carbon monoxide detector
A loud device instructing people to evacuate Kwik Shop near Kasold Drive and Bob Billings […]
August Rudisell/@KsScanner
Police pursuit through Lawrence ends on 31st Street
Two men were taken into custody following a police pursuit Wednesday afternoon in Lawrence. Lawrence […]
Mackenzie Clark/Lawrence Times
Decision on Rontarus Washington Jr.’s defense attorneys still pending; state files motion to hold them in civil contempt
A judge refrained from ruling on Rontarus Washington Jr.’s defense attorneys’ motions to withdraw once again Wednesday, to allow Washington more time to speak with a third attorney about the situation.
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Alonzo Brooks’ death was a homicide, FBI confirms; ex-coroner for Douglas County had ruled cause undetermined
Testimony of the embattled former coroner for Douglas County will likely face further scrutiny as a 2004 cold case has been determined to be a homicide.
