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Wulfe Wulfemeyer/Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts November 12, 2026 - 3:02 pm

Man charged with leaving scene of fatality north of Lawrence will face jury trial 

by Wulfe Wulfemeyer

A Lawrence man will face trial on charges related to a hit-and-run that killed a KU student north of town last year.

Cuyler Dunn/Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts November 12, 2026 - 10:09 am

Teen pleads not guilty in fatal Hawk shooting; jury trial set for March

by Cuyler Dunn

Daitron Daniels Strickland, a teen from Shawnee charged in connection to a fatal January shooting at the Hawk, pleaded not guilty Thursday, and the judge set his trial for March.

August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts October 21, 2026 - 3:42 pm

Man charged with second-degree murder in downtown Lawrence homicide

by Cuyler Dunn

An Olathe man was charged Wednesday with second-degree murder in a man’s death in downtown Lawrence over the weekend.

August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Lawrence news October 18, 2026 - 9:15 am

Man killed in shooting in downtown Lawrence, police say

by Lawrence Times

A man was shot and killed early Sunday in the 700 block of New Hampshire Street in downtown Lawrence, according to police.

Wulfe Wulfemeyer/Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts October 15, 2026 - 4:56 pm

Teen pleads guilty to charges connected with fatal Hawk shooting

by Wulfe Wulfemeyer

An Atchison teenager charged in connection with the fatal January shooting at the Hawk pleaded guilty Thursday to three charges of aggravated assault and to one count of attempted trafficking of contraband while in custody.

Courtney Lane / Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts September 10, 2026 - 1:53 pm

Judge denies self-defense immunity for defendant in fatal Hawk shooting

by Courtney Lane

A judge on Thursday denied a request for immunity from prosecution from one of two defendants charged in a fatal shooting at the Hawk and determined the case should proceed to trial.

Wulfe Wulfemeyer/Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts September 9, 2026 - 3:56 pm

Man charged with second-degree murder in fatal stabbing in downtown Lawrence

by Wulfe Wulfemeyer

A Topeka man has been formally charged with second-degree murder and intimidation of a witness in a man’s stabbing death in downtown Lawrence.

Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts September 2, 2026 - 1:05 pm

Investigation in fatal downtown Lawrence stabbing is ongoing; suspect still in custody

by Wulfe Wulfemeyer

A man who was taken into custody in connection with a fatal downtown Lawrence stabbing on Sunday has not been charged but is still a suspect as “the investigation remains ongoing,” according to law enforcement.

Crime & Courts August 30, 2026 - 9:34 am

KC person dead after stabbing in downtown Lawrence; suspect at large

by Lawrence Times

A 20-year-old man from Kansas City is dead after an overnight stabbing near 7th and Massachusetts streets in downtown Lawrence, according to police.

Jacob Rice/Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts August 3, 2026 - 11:29 am

Man deemed unfit for trial in Lawrence woman’s stabbing death, will be treated at Larned

by Wulfe Wulfemeyer

Aaron Wright was set to stand trial this week in the stabbing death of a Lawrence woman, but his competency evaluation prompted a Douglas County judge to find that he is unfit for trial and needs treatment at Larned State Hospital first.

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