Lansing Correctional Facility resident Robert Edwin Blanchette, 44, died Monday. He was found unresponsive in his cell, according to a Kansas Department of Corrections release. Staff and emergency medical service personnel administered life-saving measures but were unable to revive him. ...
Tonganoxie City Council Chambers were packed with onlookers in the opening minutes of Monday’s meeting. Six new officers in the Tonganoxie Police Department were introduced during the meeting. Josh Parkhurst, Bradley Lee, Arianne Kopp, Michael Hagerty, Matt Young and Eric Janesko are new to ...
A federal judge on Friday ruled that the Kansas Highway Patrol’s practice of the “Kansas two-step” violates the constitutional rights of drivers. The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas sued the patrol for using the method to conduct unlawful searches. The “Kansas two-step” is ...
Lansing Correctional Facility resident Gary Raburn died Friday night at the facility. The cause of death is pending further investigation as well as results of an independent autopsy. Per protocol, when a resident dies in the custody of the Kansas Department of Corrections, the death is under ...
A pickup truck crashed into Gambino’s Pizza in Eudora Sunday evening, injuring two people and causing significant damage to the restaurant. The driver of the truck has been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. Sgt. Fred Ramirez with the Eudora Police Department said the ...
A Lansing Correctional Facility resident died Saturday, the Kansas Department of Corrections said in a release Monday. George E. Dobbs was found unresponsive while under observation inside the infirmary. Staff began life-saving measures immediately and continued after emergency medical ...
The Leavenworth County Attorney’s office, in conjunction with Kansas Legal Services, will be presenting another expungement clinic for the county. It will be between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Dec. 12-16. To apply, call 800-723-6953. If you have questions please contact Joy Springfield, from Kansas ...
Minimum-custody resident Joshua W. Renfro was apprehended a day after walking away from Lansing Correctional Facility. Renfro was taken into custody Monday night by law enforcement officials in Leavenworth County. He was arrested on the Kansas Department of Corrections escape warrant without ...
Law enforcement officials recovered vehicles, weapons and drugs Wednesday from a Bonner Springs residence. Leavenworth County Sheriff’s office served a search about 8:15 a.m. Wednesday in the 16000 block of 174th Street, Bonner Springs, according to a release from Undersheriff Jim ...
A tractor and SUV collided Wednesday morning on U.S. Highway 24-40 near Basehor. Andrew Miller, 34, Kansas City, Mo., was driving a 2016 Hyundai Tucson west in the second lane when his vehicle struck a 2006 Peterbilt tractor pulling a 2014 East trailer that also was heading west, according to ...
