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Family members remember Brianna Higgins, a 15-year-old Lawrence girl who was recently shot and killed, as loving, loyal and “a force to be reckoned with.”
Mackenzie Clark/Lawrence Times
Joshua Seiden is no longer employed as deputy Douglas County district attorney, and a preliminary hearing in a murder case set for Monday was continued after a closed-door meeting in Douglas County District Court.
Mackenzie Clark/Lawrence Times
Family members and friends are mourning the death of 17-year-old Isaiah Neal, who was killed in an overnight shooting near 24th and Alabama streets in Lawrence.
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A 43-year-old man is dead following a physical fight Tuesday night in eastern Lawrence.
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.
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
In the second-degree murder trial of Chadwick E. Potter, the prosecutor emphasized Potter’s focus on survival; the defense attorney said the case lacked any solid evidence. Jury deliberations will resume Thursday morning.
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.
Following an update on the city’s homelessness programs, many Lawrence community members who are living outside and advocates told city commissioners Tuesday that the city has broken their trust.
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A Douglas County jury on Wednesday acquitted a teen in the shooting death of a Lawrence boy, following about a day and a half of deliberation.
