Allen County commissioners continued to mull over whether to pull out of a consortium with the Girard Juvenile Detention Center, at their meeting Tuesday. The agreement requires a $75,000 annual commitment. Though current law has…

Arrest reported Iola police officers arrested Ricky Dawn, 58, Kansas City, for suspicion of driving while intoxicated and driving while revoked — the third or greater offense for each —  as well as transporting an…

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Prosecutors say federal agents seized more than 220 pounds of methamphetamine in a drug trafficking bust in the Kansas City, Kansas, metro area. U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said in a news…

A collaborative effort involving the Allen and Bourbon county sheriff’s departments and the Chanute Police Department brought about multiple arrests and citations. The results were announced Sunday by Allen County Sheriff Bryan Murphy. The operations…

Arrests reported Iola police officers arrested Ronald D. Smith, Iola, Sunday for suspicion of violating a protection order in the 1300 block of North State Street. On Oct. 11, Matthew Potchen, 25, Chanute, was arrested…

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennett says he will not file charges against Wichita Mayor Jeff Longwell over gifts the mayor received from companies involved in building the city’s new water…

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Douglas County District Attorney Charles Branson says his office will no longer file criminal cases for simple marijuana possession. Branson said Thursday that Douglas County citizens should not be criminally charged…

DISTRICT COURT Judge Daniel Creitz Civil cases filed: State of Kansas ex rel DCF vs. Brittney M. Stanturf, other domestic Sheila D. Newman vs. Brent L. Newman, divorce RES Systems 3 LLC vs. Black &…

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A 69-year-old former Wichita attorney who stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from clients has been sentenced to three years in prison. Christopher O’Brien was sentenced Tuesday and was also ordered…

Teen hurt in trailer mishap Micayla B. Moen, 15, was injured Oct. 4 following an incident in which her hand was run over by a trailer, Iola police officers reported. Officers said the trailer was…