11 years ago
An Abilene man contacts police after cash is stolen from his wallet. Justin Seaman told officers he had several people in and out of his room at the Quality Inn, 2110 W. Crawford on Sunday. Police allege someone removed $900 in cash from his  wallet and left.

11 years ago
Defense attorneys have finished making their case that a convicted murderer should be sentenced to life in prison and not executed for kidnaping, raping and killing an 8-year-old Topeka girl. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports clinical psychologist June Cooley of Atlanta testified Monday that Billy Frank Davis Jr. has bipolar disorder with psychotic features and post-traumatic stress ...

11 years ago
The state of Kansas is creating a new investigative unit to combat an increase in cattle theft. Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt and the Kansas Department of Agriculture announced a joint agreement Monday to form a new Livestock/Brand Investigation Unit. The unit will help local law enforcement agencies investigate suspected cattle thefts. It will be part of ...

11 years ago
Salina Police report a theft by deception case that made victims out of Harley-Davidson of Salina, 2200 N. Ohio and a 67-year-old Kansas man who was duped in a Match.com scheme. Captain Mike Sweeney says a man identified as Neg Deeur, used a stolen credit card to purchase Honda motorcycle parts on November 8th. The 67-year-old male ...

11 years ago
Wichita police say two people are in custody after a weekend shooting that killed a 24-year-old man and injured another man. The shooting happened Saturday night near a company's private Christmas party in northwest Wichita. Police say the men were shot as they were leaving and got into an argument with people inside another car. KAKE-TV reported ...

11 years ago
A Salina woman's medication is stolen off her front porch. Police are investigating after someone grabbed a box that was delivered to a home in the 700 block of of West Iron on December 11th. Police say a UPS driver left the package full of medication needed by a 61-year-old woman who is suffering from leukemia. Total loss ...

11 years ago
Kansas weather is often unpredictable but Sunday was a particularly odd day in the state. The National Weather Service issued tornado warnings Sunday evening in Harper, Kingman and Reno counties in south-central Kansas. A tornado briefly touched down about five miles northeast of Harper but no injuries or serious damage was reported. Later Sunday evening, snow began ...

11 years ago
Authorities say a St. Louis city police officer will likely get some days off as discipline for wearing a tag on his sleeve bearing the name of the former Ferguson officer who shot and killed Michael Brown. The officer wore the tag with Darren Wilson's last name on it while stationed at City Hall when protesters ...

11 years ago
Authorities say Kansas State backup defensive tackle Terrell Clinkscales has been arrested on a failure to appear in court warrant and suspicion of witness/victim intimidation. Riley County Police Sgt. Scott Hajek says officers arrested Clinkscales around 4 a.m. Sunday at an apartment in Manhattan, but he said he couldn't comment further on what led to the ...

11 years ago
Thirty-seven registered criminal offenders are enrolled or employed at the six state universities in Kansas. The Wichita Eagle reports that federal law requires universities to keep a list of the registered offenders at their school and make the information available. But it's not clear how many people know about the lists. There are 12 offenders at Wichita ...

11 years ago
If you have an interest in birds and some spare time this winter, consider participating in a count. You don’t have to be a seasoned birder, or even own an expensive pair of binoculars to participate in a Christmas bird count. In fact, an identification book and a bit of free time will do the ...