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Key moments to consider in Clancy trial as jurors deliberate
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1047+ words) Sep 2, 2026 - 7:09pm Lindsay Clancy listens to a witness on video during her murder trial at Plymouth Superior Court, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026 in Plymouth, Mass. (Greg Derr/The Patriot Ledger via AP, Pool) Both sides agree that she did it. But her attorneys…...
NCAA files response to Council’s request for injunction
4+ week, 1+ day ago (628+ words) Aug 14, 2026 - 6:35pm The NCAA on Friday afternoon filed its official response to Melvin Council Jr.’s request for a temporary injunction in Douglas County court, arguing that Council should not receive the opportunity to play a sixth season of college basketball…...
Council to file another reply to address latest NCAA arguments; injunction hearing still set for Sept. 4
3+ week, 2+ day ago (431+ words) Aug 21, 2026 - 2:51pm Chief Judge Mark Simpson speaks to lawyers for Melvin Council Jr. and the NCAA via Zoom during a status conference in the Division Five Courtroom on Friday, Aug. 21, 2026. Melvin Council Jr. anticipates submitting another filing in his lawsuit seeking…...
Bieniemy jokes wife gave blessing to rejoin Chiefs
3+ week, 5+ day ago (605+ words) Aug 18, 2026 - 3:22pm Mia was shot the evening of July 26, and the couple’s 27-year-old son, Elijah, was arrested. Eric left the Chiefs right away to help his family through the crisis, and he returned to camp last week ahead of a preseason…...
One elevator to move them all; getting around the new Judicial and Law Enforcement Center can be frustrating
1+ week, 4+ day ago (602+ words) Sep 2, 2026 - 1:41pm The sole elevator for public use in the new Judicial and Law Enforcement Center in Douglas County. Anyone who has visited the new Judicial and Law Enforcement Center more than once has likely heard about — or personally experienced — frustrations…...
Defendant in gas station incident claims he pulled gun in self-defense, says videos shown to jury were ‘cut and pasted’ | News, Sports, Jobs - Lawrence Journal-World: news, information, headlines and events in Lawrence, Kansas
3+ week, 3+ day ago (835+ words) Aug 20, 2026 - 12:56pm The Conoco gas station at 23rd and Louisiana, pictured Aug. 19, 2026, was the site of an alleged aggravated assault that is the subject matter of a Douglas County trial. A defendant took the stand on Thursday and told a jury that…...
‘Changing the names of the charges does not change what happened to me,’ victim says of plea deal in child rape case
1+ week, 5+ day ago (440+ words) Sep 1, 2026 - 1:10pm Shelton Robertson is pictured on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, in Douglas County District Court. A Lawrence man will spend three years on probation for a sex crime against an 11-year-old girl, pursuant to a plea agreement with the Douglas County District…...
Council dismisses Douglas County lawsuit, will refile in New York
1+ week, 6+ day ago (299+ words) Aug 31, 2026 - 9:12am Kansas's Melvin Council Jr. (14) attempts a three-pointer over North Carolina State's Quadir Copeland during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025. Recent Kansas guard Melvin Council Jr. dismissed his own eligibility lawsuit against…...
Man gets probation for shooting into step-grandfather’s house; victim approves of sentence
1+ week, 4+ day ago (412+ words) Sep 1, 2026 - 7:13pm A man who was convicted of attempted voluntary manslaughter after trying to kill his step-grandfather last summer by firing multiple bullets into his Lawrence residence was sentenced on Tuesday to three years of probation – an outcome that the victim…...
Mistrial may be afoot after apparent issue with jury and alternate juror during criminal trial
3+ week, 3+ day ago (412+ words) Aug 20, 2026 - 4:17pm A new jury room is pictured at Douglas County's Judicial and Law Enforcement Center on Monday, Aug. 17, 2026. About an hour after a jury began deliberating a Douglas County aggravated assault case, the parties were called back into the courtroom…...