New figures are in for Douglas County’s 2024 finances, and it is shaping up to be a year of big gains for several of the county’s savings accounts. The county’s general operating fund — which pays for ...

The Douglas County Sheriff's Office said a teenager who they say killed a 79-year-old woman will stay in juvenile court.

To “reduce the regulatory burden” on its inspectors, the city-county health department wants to exempt itself from having to ...

Kansas is facing a crisis when it comes to defending accused criminals who cannot afford their own attorneys. A shrinking ...

Lawrence police said they arrested a speech and language pathologist who worked at Prairie Park Elementary School Saturday.

Construction work that has begun at the downtown Judicial and Law Enforcement Center means parking will be limited in the ...

Court documents noted that a waiver of extradition was filed on Tuesday for Van Vollenhoven to return to Douglas County, Kansas, to face a charge of human trafficking. The Lawrence, Kansas ...

Allmond, a Lawrence attorney and general counsel for the Kansas Supreme Court chief justice, is one of three nominees to fill ...

A Douglas County judge heard arguments ... driver should go to juvenile court. Talan Wilson, 16, is charged with murder in a crime spree that spanned from Kansas City, Missouri, to Otoe County ...

U.S. District Judge Douglas ... County defendants made arguments to dismiss the Cedar County Sheriff's Department as a defendant as well as counts seven through 10. According to the court records ...

Winchester, Illinois, known for Stephen Douglas and dentistry pioneer George Black, also witnessed a post-Civil War lynching.

It was served Jan. 10 following his arrest at Dallas Fort Worth Airport on Dec. 30, according to court records ... according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office in Colorado Makki is awaiting ...