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The man who was shot and killed by a city employee in Lawrence City Hall Monday had asked to be brought to the local Amtrak station and did not have a firearm, according to law enforcement spokespeople.
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An armed city employee shot and killed an alleged intruder Monday morning at Lawrence City Hall, according to police.
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A Topeka man was sentenced Wednesday to nearly 52 years for the murder of a Lawrence musician, and the victim’s family members said they were grateful for a sense of justice.
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A Lawrence man accused of killing a man and stabbing his dog outside of a Dillons in 2021 pleaded no contest to two charges and was convicted Friday.
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A judge on Friday denied a Topeka man found guilty of first-degree murder his request for a retrial. His sentencing is now set for December.
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Lawrence police allege that the man they suspect of killing 35-year-old Jina Reyes-Woehler had blood on his clothing and knew she had been stabbed without being told anything about her injuries.
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A mother on Friday said the sentencing of a 19-year-old Lawrence man who murdered her son offered her no closure.
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A Lawrence man was formally charged Tuesday with second-degree murder in the death of 35-year-old Jina Reyes.
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Jina Reyes could always offer a hand to raise people up or simply lift the mood in darker times, family and friends said at a gathering to celebrate her life on Sunday.
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The Lawrence woman who was killed Friday was Jina Anne Reyes, 35. She was a mother to a daughter and a son, and she was known for her creativity, according to her obituary.
