
Mail carrier injured in crash north of Midland Junction
A mail carrier was injured in a two-vehicle crash Thursday afternoon near the Jefferson County line, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.
A mail carrier was injured in a two-vehicle crash Thursday afternoon near the Jefferson County line, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.
Three people were killed in a crash near the Jefferson County line north of Lawrence, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.
A hiker found an Overland Park man dead in a wooded area near Clinton Overlook Park Sunday evening. The man had been reported missing Tuesday.
People who are booked into jails statewide have long waited several months — even more than a year — for beds at state mental hospitals, so their competency to understand court proceedings can be restored. Douglas County is now working on a local solution to that problem.
The driver of one vehicle involved in a three-vehicle crash on K-10 was taken to the hospital Sunday morning, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.
Lawrence Public Schools will not be in session Monday, and the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office warns that icy road conditions have caused “several” slideoffs and noninjury crashes Monday morning.
A woman from Wakarusa died after a crash Monday night in western Douglas County, according to the sheriff’s office.
A Douglas County dog is credited with alerting her owner to a crash and helping to save a 16-year-old boy.
Lawrence is preparing for more winter weather to come after at least 3 to 8 inches of snow settled Tuesday combined with heavy winds.
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office and other law enforcement agencies across the state will have more deputies on duty this weekend in hopes of removing more impaired drivers from roadways.
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