Man shoots self as police try to arrest suspected child sex offender in Iola
A 22 year old man named Chase Dakota Bishop, wanted in Douglas County on two counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child, died by a self inflicted gunshot as Iola police, with Kansas Highway Patrol support, served a warrant at a residence on East Jackson Avenue. The incident followed a social media post by the Iola Police Department after police contacted Bishop inside the home and he refused to exit. Court records show prior diversion in 2021 for theft and related charges. a 2022 revocation hearing was missed and a warrant issued. No official records detail the child sex crime allegations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County
Iola
East Jackson Avenue
Lawrence
Chase Dakota
Bishop
Kansas Highway Patrol
Douglas County Sheriff’s Office
Lawrence Christmas weekend events and musical offerings
A packed set of holiday events in Lawrence including the Territorial Capital Museum Lecompton tree display, Adornment Holiday Art Show at Van Go, Festival of Trees at Maceli's, Lawrence Lights at the Youth Sports Complex, theatre and music performances at Theatre Lawrence and Lied Center, and many family activities at local venues such as Watkins Museum, Cider Gallery, and the Lawrence Public Library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lecompton
Territorial Capital Museum
E. Woodson Ave
van Go
New Jersey St
O’connell Children’s Shelter
Maceli’s
New Hampshire St
Lawrence
27Th St
Lawrence-Lights
Bauer Farm Drive
Waxman
Massachusetts St
Lawrence Art Guild
Cider Gallery
Pennsylvania St
New Jersey St. - Lawrence
Centenary United Methodist Church
N. Fourth
North Lawrence
E. Ninth St
Inge
Murphy Hall
Naismith Drive
Curtis Marsh
Ku-Phoria
Lawrence Public Library
Vermont St
Fplks
Winter Wonderland
Prairie Park Nature Center
Harper St
Wprd.org
Lawrence Lights
KU Theatre & Dance
KU School of Music
Bales
Stewart Drive
Sunrise Project
Learnard Ave
Suite E
Lied Center
Cantemos Youth Chorale
Trinity Lutheran Church
New Hampshire
St. Lawrence
Central United Methodist Church
Americana Music Academy
Astronomy Associates of
Free Homebuyers Workshop
Splks
Just Friends
Pasquale Grasso
Lplks.org
W. 27Th St
St. Petersburg
String Quartet
St. Lawrence Center
Crescent Road
Lied Center Pavilion
Lawrence Humane Society
E. 19Th St
Lawrence-Lights.com
Delaware Street Commons
Delaware St
Charles Dickens
Theatre Lawrence
KU Collegium Musicum
Bales Organ Recital
KU Tuba-Euphonium Consort
Swarthout Recital
Potter Leiden argues lack of premeditation in Sullivan killing
Potter Leiden outlines premeditation factors including weapon type, provocation, and defendant demeanor while noting no defensive wounds. Kerns accuses state of bait and switch on first degree murder charges and questions timing and probable cause. Judge Hanley says case remains circumstantial with no proven premeditation. Leiden remains jailed on 1 million bond with arraignment set for December 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leiden
Sullivan
Seiden
Kerns
Potter
Kimberlee Nicholson
Hanley
Douglas County
Leadership scholar Holmes to lead KU public affairs directorate
Leader Holmes focuses on public leadership and diversity in public management and higher education. She holds NSF grants advancing social justice in higher ed and earned degrees from Washington University and Syracuse University. Holmes will fill a director post vacated when Stacey Swearingen White left KU in mid 2022 for a dean role at UIC, with Marilu Goodyear serving as interim director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holmes
National Science Foundation
Washington University
St. Louis
Syracuse University
Stacey Swearingen White
University of Illinois, Chicago
Marilu Goodyear
Also Mentioned on This Page
Man
By Chris Conde
Cconde
Yworld.com
Watkins Museum of History
Rock Chalk Lane
Art & Vintage Market
Douglas County Fairgrounds
Astra Art Maker’s Market
Baker Wetlands & Discovery Center
North 1250 Road
Journal-World File Photo
Birkenholz
Hopkins
Missouri
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!