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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.
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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.
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An injunction issued late Tuesday will prevent any construction or land modification associated with a proposed solar farm north of Lawrence until at least the next court hearing in a lawsuit seeking to stop the project.
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A Topeka man accused of recklessly shooting and killing an 18-year-old Lawrence man pleaded guilty Monday to second-degree murder after reaching an agreement with the Douglas County district attorney.
The Kansas Supreme Court moved to jumpstart implementation of recommendations for reforming pretrial supervision and detention practices to better balance the rights of people charged with a crime and the imperative of public safety.
Douglas County District Court has received a $1 million federal grant to create a specialty court program that will aim to support veterans.
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A Lawrence man accused of fatally stabbing his friend was bound over for trial on Wednesday after investigators testified that partial DNA consistent with the man was found on a latex glove removed from the victim’s throat.
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A 19-year-old Lawrence man pleaded not guilty to an upgraded murder charge in another teen’s shooting death on Wednesday, and the court set his jury trial date.
The case record for the defendant who was acquitted in the 2023 shooting death of a Lawrence boy will be sealed after a Douglas County District Court judge granted expungement Wednesday.
