SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Four officers won’t face criminal charges for shooting and killing a man armed with a gun who tried to drive through a wildfire evacuation checkpoint near a Northern California marijuana farm…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Topeka police officer did not use excessive force while arresting a man during a traffic stop four years ago, a federal grand jury ruled Thursday. Timothy Harris, who is Black,…

DENVER (AP) — U.S. government lawyers on Wednesday asked the appeals court overseeing four western and two midwestern states to recognize that the First Amendment guarantee of free speech gives people the right to film…

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas man has pleaded guilty to his role in a hoax call that led to a fatal shooting of an innocent bystander by Wichita police in 2017. Shane Gaskell, 23,…

Pickup wrecks Donald R. Wiles was westbound in the 200 block of West Street March 19 when he lost control of his pickup, struck a pair of street sights and drove through a public parking…

IOLA MUNICIPAL COURT Judge Patti Boyd Convicted as follows with fines assessed: Gilbert D. Badders, Gas, DUI, improper driving on laned road, failure to signal, failure to yield, $1,885 Guy R. Donovan, Chanute, driving while…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A second Kansas City worker has died from injuries after a trash truck crashed and caught fire, police said.  The crash happened Tuesday morning as the trash truck tried to…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government should study how police use less-lethal weapons, like tear gas and bean-bag guns, and offer guidance to law enforcement agencies across the U.S. because officers are often left with…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Shawnee County Sheriff’s deputy fatally shot a man in Topeka because the suspect was driving a car toward the deputy, according to Sheriff Brian Hill. Jason Ickler, 38, was shot…

A large crowd braved frigid temperatures to pay their respects as a procession of emergency vehicles escorted the late David Ingle through downtown Iola this morning. Ingle, an Iola police officer, died earlier this week…