Category: Crime

Former Nurse Sentenced for Stealing Opioids from Kansas Hospital
KANSAS CITY, KAN. – A Kansas man was sentenced to 18 months in prison and his nursing license forfeited after stealing controlled substances from his

Injury/Accident-Wanted Person, Barton County
On Thursday, March 9, 2023, at about 8:45 PM Sheriff’s deputies were notified of an injury accident in the 5600 block of Railroad Avenue, just

Shooting at Sunset Zoo Parking Lot
MANHATTAN, KAN. – Officers were called to the parking lot of Sunset Zoo in the 2300 block of Oak St. in Manhattan on March 6,

Pill Mill Doctor Pleads Guilty to Medicaid Fraud, Drug Charges
Oklahoma City, OK – A former Oklahoma City physician, charged in 2016 with 29 felony counts and one misdemeanor, pleaded guilty last week to Medicaid fraud

Kansas House Votes to Legalize Fentanyl Test Strips Because the Drug is ‘Killing People’
Topeka, KS— Kansas lawmakers are again trying to legalize fentanyl test strips to keep people alive amid a pandemic of soaring overdoses. “We aren’t used

UPDATE: Suspect arrested in Crawford County homicide
Crawford County, KS- Travis Conness has been located and is no longer at large. Conness has been arrested and will be charged with suspicion of

Officers Determine No Threat in School Graffiti
Manhattan, KS – Manhattan High School West Campus was cleared around 4:40 p.m. this afternoon after a graffiti message that was found in a school

Drummond Takes on Prosecution of Oklahoma Attorney Accused of Assisting Illegal Marijuana Operations
Oklahoma City, OK- Attorney General Gentner Drummond announced today that his office will take on the responsibility of prosecuting a Canadian County attorney indicted by

One Kansas County Lets People Donate to After-School Programs to Reduce their Criminal Penalties
Topeka, KS— Diversion agreements keep criminal charges off someone’s record and even spare them jail time — assuming they can afford the cost of diversion.

Some Kansas Lawmakers Want to Punish Doctors Who Help Transgender Kids Transition
Topeka, KS— Puberty blockers, mastectomies, surgeries that remove “any body part or tissue” and prescribing estrogen to males or testosterone to females to treat gender