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Riley County police are moving forward with a pilot program to place body cameras on some officers. Capt. Tim Hegarty announced this week that police will start testing the 11 cameras on Nov. 5. He says Aggieville police officers will wear the cameras on their heads and will activate them manually. The officers will upload the ...

11 years ago
A federal judge has ruled in favor of a former Shawnee County corrections officer who was sued by an inmate who claimed he wasn't protected from another inmate. Former Shawnee County Jail inmate Armando Ruiz contended former guard Emmanuel Clifton violated his constitutional rights when he failed to protect him from another inmate before a January ...

11 years ago
Topeka police say two people suspected of being involved in a fatal hit-and-run have turned themselves in for questioning. The accident Tuesday evening killed a motorcyclist, whose name has not been released. Two people in the car fled on foot after the motorcyclist was hit. Police said in a news release that an adult man and an ...

11 years ago
Emergency responders, and a veterinarian, were on the scene of a crash involving a truck full of cattle in Dickinson County early Wednesday morning. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, at about 3:30 in the morning a semi transporting a load of cattle along Interstate 70 crashed. The semi was headed west, and rolled onto ...

11 years ago
The mayors of Kansas City and San Francisco have a bet riding on the outcome of the World Series. If the Royals take the crown, San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee will travel to Kansas City to read to students. If the Giants prevail, Kansas City Mayor Sly James will serve meals to the homeless in San ...

11 years ago
Governor Sam Brownback and challenger Paul Davis debated for the 4th and final time Tuesday, in front of broadcasters from across the state at the Kansas Association of Broadcasters annual convention and meeting. Brownback says Davis would appoint justices to the Kansas Supreme Court who are overly sympathetic to violent criminals. But Davis is accusing ...

11 years ago
A truck driver was hurt in a single vehicle crash on interstate 135 near Salina Tuesday afternoon, and a driver of a small car was hurt a short time later in a second crash in the same area. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 37-year-old Michael Vetter of Abilene was driving a semi north on Interstate ...

11 years ago
Wichita police say they have arrested two people in connection with the deaths of a Wichita couple. A 19-year-old man was arrested Monday afternoon and booked into the Sedgwick County jail on suspicion of two counts of first-degree murder and other charges. A 17-year-old suspect was arrested Monday morning and is being held in a juvenile detention ...

11 years ago
Police are investigating a vehicle burglary at Salina Central High School. Two 17-year-old students told officers that someone entered their unlocked car while it was parked at the school sometime between 2:15pm and 4pm on Monday and removed a bag with clothing and a Nintendo game controller. Thieves also stole a wallet that contained ID ...

11 years ago
Construction tools are taken from a trailer. The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating after thieves broke the padlocks on a cargo trailer owned by Reese Construction of Salina and removed numerous power tools including hammer drill and cutoff saw. The burglary occurred between October 17th and October 20th while the trailer was parked at a job ...

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Former White House press secretary Jay Carney will speak at Fort Hays State University on the eve of this year's midterm elections. The university says Carney will speak the evening of Nov. 3 as part of the Sebelius Lecture Series on Current Issues. Carney resigned in May after more than three years as President Barack Obama's primary ...