Andrea Albright/Lawrence Times
A Douglas County district judge on Thursday denied the state’s last-minute request to allow an expert witness to testify about cell tower data during an upcoming Lawrence murder trial.
A state judicial nominating commission unanimously recommended Tuesday that Gov. Laura Kelly choose from Douglas County District Judge Amy Hanley and two other candidates to fill an impending vacancy on the Kansas Supreme Court.
Three women and two physicians from Lawrence are plaintiffs in a Kansas lawsuit challenging constitutionality of a state law invalidating advance medical directives outlining end-of-life treatment for pregnant patients.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
A former Prairie Park Elementary School speech pathologist on Thursday was declared competent to stand trial on one count of aggravated indecent liberties with a child younger than 14 and one count of kidnapping, but those charges may multiply.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
A judge on Thursday found a Lawrence man guilty of interference with law enforcement after the 2023 shooting death of a 14-year-old Lawrence boy.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Family members told a Topeka man who was sentenced to nearly 11 years Tuesday for recklessly murdering their loved one that their lives were forever changed.
The city has dismissed a lawsuit against a Lawrence apartment complex accused of refusing to rent to a woman who receives housing vouchers, though ultimately the woman was not able to move in.
Andrea Albright/Lawrence Times
The jury trial originally scheduled to begin later this month in the first-degree murder case against Cir Allen Keith Glover was postponed Friday afternoon at the request of his attorney.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Douglas County District Court will have limited operations on Thursday, Jan. 9, which has been declared a national and state day of mourning for former President Jimmy Carter.
A Lawrence woman who was convicted and later exonerated in the death of a 9-month-old Eudora boy has filed a new federal lawsuit that includes allegations that prosecutors and the coroner hid crucial information while fabricating other evidence.
