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Franklin County teen arrested, given 9 charges after leading late-night police chase
LOUISBURG, Kan. (KCTV) - A 19-year-old was arrested and charged in Franklin County on Friday after he was involved in a police chase. According to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, the incident happened around 10:52 p.m. on Aug. 30. Damon Estes of Osawatomie, Kansas, is accused of leading police on a chase down K-68 Highway, east of Louisburg, Kansas.
Police ID Kansas woman who died in minivan, semi crash
JOHNSON COUNTY —Law enforcement investigating a fatal Kansas crash have identified the victim as 77-year-old Judith E. Smith of Gardner, Kansas, according to Olathe Police Sergeant John Moncayo. The crash occurred just before 7p.m. August 24 involving a minivan and a semi-truck occurred in area of East Old 56...
FBI offers reward for information on Kansas bank robbery
DOUGLAS COUNTY —The FBI is offering a reward of up to $2,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest, and conviction of the individual responsible for a bank robbery, which occurred at the Bank of America located at 900 Ohio St., Lawrence, KS, on July 2, 2024, at approximately 9:21 a.m.
Autopsy released for 9-year-old Zerick Ozuna who died near Lake Sherwood
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Forensic Medical has released the autopsy report for 9-year-old Zerick Ozuna, a child killed in the Lake Sherwood neighborhood on June 20. According to the autopsy findings, Ozuna had the following injuries: According to the autopsy report released on Friday, the 9-year-old was located inside a house by his grandmother on a bed […]
Kan. pilot avoids injury after mechanical failure during takeoff
DOUGLAS COUNTY—A Kansas man avoided injury after a small plane mishap just before 11:30a.m. Saturday in Douglas County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a Cessna 177 piloted by Kenneth V. Rieck, 75, Lawrence, was traveling down runway #15 at Lawrence Regional Airport, 1930 Airport Road. The airplane had a...
Judge sentences KCK woman to prison after fentanyl distribution leads to man’s death
JOHNSON COUNTY, Kan. (KCTV) - A woman who dealt drugs leading to a Johnson County man’s death was sentenced to more than a decade in prison on Thursday. Johnson County District Judge Thomas M. Sutherland sentenced 54-year-old Yahne Brown, of Kansas City, Kansas, to 12 years in prison for distributing drugs causing death.
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