A man walked into the Jewell County Law Enforcement Center and then shot and critically wounded two deputies Tuesday morning, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol. The suspect, Jason Lee Whitson, then fled on foot from the scene. Kansas Bureau of Investigations officials said Whitson was found 60 miles from the scene in Minneapolis, Kansas with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead after being transported to a hospital. As result of the shooting, Rock Hills Schools district went into lockdown. The lockdown was lifted around 9:30 a.m.
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WICHITA — A former Sedgwick County sheriff’s deputy has admitted to evidence destruction as part of a diversion agreement. The Wichita Eagle reports that Justin Price will pay $353 and perform community as part of the agreement he signed Thursday. Price was charged with a misdemeanor count of official misconduct in February. In the agreement, he said he destroyed evidence three or four times to ensure the outcome he promised to suspects. Authorities began investigating in December after a driver involved in a narcotics investigation raised concerns. The driver told an investigator that Price had said to her that “because…
KANSAS CITY — A woman who worked as a supervisor in a Johnson County post office has been sentenced for stealing mail. U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said 40-year-old Stacey Kampfer, of Kansas City, Kansas, was sentenced Monday to a year on probation and ordered to pay about $785 in restitution. Kampfer pleaded guilty to one count of mail theft. She admitted that while she was a supervisor of customer services she opened mail and stole gift cards and debit cards. Investigators said she opened mail belonging to 214 people.
OLATHE — Officials say faulty software caused a 12-hour delay in tabulating Johnson County’s election night results in the August primaries. Johnson County Election Commissioner Ronnie Metsker said Monday the problem is fixed and he is confident it won’t happen again in November. The Kansas City Star reports Election Systems & Software, the county’s election vendor, has rewritten part of the code that caused the delay. Company CEO and president Tom Burt says initial test of the new code were successful. The new software must be certified for use before the general election. Johnson County spent $10.5 million this summer…
Officers filed a report for aggravated burglary in the 500 block of N 9th St. in Manhattan on August 27, 2018 at approximately 4:40 PM. Officers listed Cole Calvert, 21, of Manhattan as the victim when he reported an unknown suspect took his Toshiba Laptop from his residence. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $700.00. Police ask that anyone with information contact RCPD or the Manhattan Riley County Crime Stoppers. Using the Crime Stoppers service can allow you to remain anonymous and could qualify you for a cash reward of up to $1,000.00. Daniel Sherraden, 23, of…
Updated Friday 11:10 a.m. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment rescinded the boil water advisory for the Riverchase Mobile Home Park that was issued Tuesday. There was no evidence of bacterial contamination in samples collected and tested by a KDHE laboratory. They also determined that the conditions that led to the advisory have been resolved. —————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Kansas Department of Health and Environment issued a boil water advisory for the Riverchase Mobile Home Park in Riley County Tuesday. Officials issued the warning because of a loss of pressure which could result in a loss of chlorine residuals and bacterial contamination…
Tuesday’s guests were Pottawatomie County Administrator Robert Reece, Emergency Management Director Chris Trudo, Fire Supervisor Jared Barnes, and UFM Executive Director Linda Teener.
The first Wildcat Insider of the 2018-2019 season is here, Voice of the Wildcats Wyatt Thompson is back joining Sports Director John Kurtz previewing the upcoming football season and also a conversation with basketball coach Bruce Weber and AD Gene Taylor 0:00 – Expectations for new season 11:53 – Questions about the defense 23:33 – Bruce Weber 32:41 – Twitter questions/soccer and volleyball 39:00 – Snyder not budging on QBs 49:09 – Gene Taylor 1:01:40 – More FB questions 1:12:23 – Big 12 Week 1 matchups
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Kansas officials allowed hundreds of residents in two neighborhoods to drink contaminated water for years without telling them. The Wichita Eagle reports that the state discovered dry cleaning chemicals had contaminated groundwater at a Haysville laundromat in 2011. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment didn’t act for more than six years. The state didn’t test private wells less than a mile away, nor did it notify residents that their drinking wells could be contaminated. The state also waited more than four years to notify more than 200 homes that officials discovered contamination near a Wichita dry…
TOPEKA — Moderate Republicans in Kansas find themselves in an awkward position of whether to stay silent on Kris Kobach’s gubernatorial nomination or endorse one of his competitors and face potential GOP-led repercussions. The Kansas City Star reports that the conundrum came to light earlier this week when House Majority Leader Don Hineman wrote to more than two dozen of his fellow centrists to discourage them from taking a public stance on anyone who isn’t Kobach, the GOP’s lead candidate. Hineman’s warning is the latest demonstration of the wide divide in the Kansas GOP, where moderates tend to side with…