George Diepenbrock

George Diepenbrock is a staff writer at the Lawrence Journal-World.

Recent stories

Basehor resident accused of hiring man to kill his wife
May 14, 2012
A 37-year-old Basehor man is in federal custody accused of hiring a man to kill his wife.
Tonganoxie man charged with eavesdropping for allegedly videotaping children
May 10, 2012
Leavenworth County authorities have charged a rural Tonganoxie man with three felony eavesdropping counts accusing him of secretly videotaping children at Paradise Mobile Home Park south of Tonganoxie.
Johnson County authorities find body of missing man in abandoned refrigerator in De Soto
April 23, 2012
Johnson County deputies last week discovered the body of a missing Ottawa man in a refrigerator abandoned in a field near De Soto, Master Deputy Tom Erickson said Monday.
Two Berryton residents injured after SUV runs into large utility pole just north of Lawrence
11:18 a.m., March 23, 2012 Updated 03:05 p.m.
Two Berryton residents were injured Friday morning after a sport-utility vehicle they were traveling in crashed into a utility pole that was being hauled on a semitrailer just north of Lawrence.
Two men die near Lansing in apparent murder-suicide
March 1, 2012
Two men died Wednesday night west of Lansing after an apparent murder-suicide, Leavenworth County Undersheriff Ron Cranor said.
Nationwide Emergency Alert System test set for 1 p.m. Wednesday
November 9, 2011
This is a test of the Emergency Alert System. This is only a test.”
Tonganoxie man sentenced to 23 years for rape, indecent liberties with child
July 19, 2011
A Leavenworth County judge Friday sentenced a 37-year-old Tonganoxie man to serve 23 years in prison.
K-10 committee looks at pilot project for cable-median barriers
July 15, 2011
Members of the Johnson County Commission on Thursday proposed a pilot project to install cable-median barriers along Kansas Highway 10 in two spots between Lawrence east to Lenexa.
Three suspects identified in extensive vandalism at Eudora school stadium
July 15, 2011
Douglas County prosecutors confirmed Friday morning that Eudora police have arrested three people in connection with the recent vandalism that damaged the new Eudora District Stadium.
Vandals cause $25,000 in damage to Eudora High School’s new stadium; police seek help in finding suspects
July 12, 2011
Vandals have caused at least $25,000 in damage to Eudora’s new high school stadium, putting community members in an uproar and prompting the school district to close the stadium to the public for now.

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