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Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts September 12, 2025 - 11:36 am

Man sentenced to decade in prison for murder of Lawrence teen

by Maya Hodison

A mother on Friday said the sentencing of a 19-year-old Lawrence man who murdered her son offered her no closure.

Maya Hodison/Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts June 28, 2024 - 4:31 pm

Teen given maximum juvenile sentence for reckless murder of Lawrence girl

by Natasha Torkzaban & Maya Hodison

A grieving aunt told a Kansas City teen during his sentencing Friday that he “robbed this family of generations” of her niece.

Natasha Torkzaban/Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts June 27, 2024 - 1:10 pm

‘I swear I hear her laugh’: Family members share memories of Lawrence teen shot and killed

by Natasha Torkzaban

Family members remember Brianna Higgins, a 15-year-old Lawrence girl who was recently shot and killed, as loving, loyal and “a force to be reckoned with.”

Natasha Torkzaban/Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts May 8, 2024 - 2:51 pm

Teen pleads guilty to reckless murder of Lawrence girl

by Natasha Torkzaban & Maya Hodison

A Kansas City teen on Wednesday pleaded guilty to the reckless murder of a Lawrence girl, which he said occurred when he was “dry-firing” a gun.

Natasha Torkzaban/Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts April 22, 2024 - 2:52 pm

Plea hearing set for teen charged in shooting death of Lawrence girl

by Natasha Torkzaban

A plea hearing for a KC teen charged in the shooting death of a Lawrence girl is set for next month, and a hearing to determine whether the teen would be prosecuted as an adult has been canceled, according to court records.

Crime & Courts February 7, 2024 - 5:00 pm

Teen charged with second-degree murder in connection with Lawrence girl’s shooting death

by Mackenzie Clark

A 17-year-old has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with a 15-year-old Lawrence girl’s shooting death last month in Olathe.

Crime & Courts January 31, 2024 - 3:18 pm

Teen in custody in connection with shooting death of Lawrence girl

by Mackenzie Clark

A teen has been taken into custody in connection with the Olathe shooting death of Brianna Higgins, a Lawrence High School sophomore, according to police.

Lawrence news January 22, 2024 - 9:57 pm

Lawrence High School sophomore shot, killed in Olathe

by Natasha Torkzaban

Lawrence High School student Brianna Higgins, 15, was “a beautiful, bright soul, definitely the light of the room,” according to an online fundraiser to help pay for her funeral.

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