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CRIME NEWS
Kan. man hospitalized after teen driver rear-ends swather
PHILLIPS COUNTY—Two people injured in an accident just after 8p.m. Monday in Phillips County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2006 Dodge Ram 2500 driven by Louis B Bohl, 18, Phillipsburg, was eastbound on U.S. 36 approximately 2 and one half miles west of U.S. 183. The pickup rear-ended...
Man from Ellis hospitalized after I-70 pickup crash
TREGO COUNTY—One person was injured in an accident just before 9p.m. Saturday in Trego County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 1997 Chevy 1500 driven by Dean L. Fischer, 69, Ellis, was westbound on Interstate 70 at the 380 Avenue exit.. The driver lost control of the pickup. The vehicle entered the north ditch, struck an embankment and came to rest on its wheels with airbags deployed.
Man from Russell hospitalized after motorcycle accident
SHERMAN COUNTY —One person was injured in an accident just after 10a.m. Saturday in Sherman County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2009 Kawasaki motorcycle driven by Brandon John Knipp, 40, Russell, was westbound on Old Highway 24 just west of County Road 21. The front brake locked up....
Police investigating suspicious incident at Kan. school parking lot
BARTON COUNTY—Law enforcement are investigating a suspicious incident at a high school in Barton County. On Wednesday, the Hoisington Police Department received a report regarding a suspicious individual in the Hoisington High School parking lot, 218 East 7th Street in Hoisington, according to a media release. A man driving...
Arrest made in Ellis school threat
ELLIS – The Ellis Police Chief announced Thursday that a 14-year-old was arrested and referred for charges in connection to a threat made this week against the Ellis High School. According to a press release from Ellis Police Chief Avery Smith, Ellis High School staff quickly recognized Thursday’s threat...