Andrea Albright / Lawrence Times
A scheduling conflict delayed Monday’s planned preliminary hearing for a man accused of shooting and killing a local musician in downtown Lawrence in March.
Tonda Hill, a Lawrence resident who is currently a prosecutor in Wyandotte County with a focus on sex crimes, is running as a Democrat for Douglas County district attorney.
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office has hired a deputy who resigned from his last job following accusations of misusing funds from a police foundation. The sheriff says the deputy made a mistake and deserves a chance to show that’s not who he is.
Mike Warner, of Lawrence, has announced plans to run as a Republican for Douglas County district attorney — the first time a Republican has run for the top prosecutor job since 2004.
Andrea Albright/Lawrence Times
Friends and family members of the victim listened and frequently cried Thursday afternoon during a hearing for a Topeka man accused of shooting and killing 18-year-old Davin Gregory Kerr earlier this spring.
Dakota Loomis, a Lawrence defense attorney and the Baldwin City prosecutor, has announced his plans to run as a Democrat for Douglas County district attorney.
Andrea Albright/Lawrence Times
A jury on Thursday found Chadwick E. Potter not guilty of second-degree murder in the death last summer of 62-year-old David Sullivan.
Andrea Albright/Lawrence Times
A Lawrence paramedic described the victim’s condition during the first testimony in the trial of a man accused of killing a 62-year-old Lawrence man last summer.
Mackenzie Clark/Lawrence Times
The Douglas County district attorney’s office has dismissed a rape charge against a former University of Kansas basketball player.
Drivers who got citations from the Kansas Highway Patrol and who were given court dates to appear in Douglas County District Court this Friday, Dec. 29, received the wrong date.
