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Man injured Wednesday afternoon in K-10 crash in Douglas County
LAWRENCE, Kan. (WIBW) - One person was taken to a local hospital after a single-vehicle crash Monday afternoon on K-10 highway in Douglas County, officials said. The crash was reported at 4;23 p.m. Wednesday on K-10 highway just south of Interstate 70 along the Kansas Turnpike. The location was on the west side of Lawrence.
Lawrence police respond to report of Wednesday night liquor store robbery
LAWRENCE, Kan. (WIBW) - Lawrence police officials said they responded to a report of a liquor store robbery Thursday night just west of the city’s downtown area. The incident took place shortly after 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, according to the Lawrence Police Department’s Facebook page. Witnesses alleged that a...
Man accused of selling fentanyl that killed 18-year-old in Lawrence pleads guilty
LAWRENCE, Kan. (KCTV) - The man accused of selling the fentanyl that killed an 18-year-old in Lawrence to him has pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and now faces prison time. Douglas County District Attorney Suzanne Valdez announced on Friday, May 17, that Benjamin Mims, 36, of Lawrence, pleaded guilty to...
Argument leads to stabbing in Lawrence
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - An argument in Lawrence between two co-workers outside El-Potro Mexican Cafe last night ended with one man stabbed and transported to an area trauma center. Officers were called to 33 and Iowa just before 9:30 and found a man with non-life-threatening injuries to his upper...
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