KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Highway Patrol uses a tactic dubbed the “Kansas two step” to search vehicles — often from other states — when there is often no legitimate cause for the…

PITTSBURG — Crimes are down in Pittsburg, at least for the first quarter of 2023, the Pittsburg Morning Sun reported. Police Chief Brent Narges told the newspaper property crime numbers were up a tad, less…

LAHARPE — On top of his duties as LaHarpe Police Chief, Joe Stotler has been forced to become something of a foster parent for abandoned dogs. He’s not alone. With an influx of dogs being…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The investigation into the shooting by a homeowner of Ralph Yarl, a Black teenager who went to the wrong house to pick up his younger brothers, includes questions about whether…

NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty Tuesday to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records arising from a hush money payment to a porn actor during his 2016 campaign, according…

Iolan Joseph Liam Briggs, 323 S. Cottonwood St., is facing four charges of criminal damage to property in connection with a round of vandalism along South Colborn Street Feb. 15. The charges were filed this…

School threat results in area man’s arrest The Allen County Sheriff’s Office investigated an alleged threat against Humboldt Elementary School on Friday. Allen County Sheriff Bryan Murphy said an investigation led to the arrest of…

In an era when crime issues are often played for partisan advantage, it’s rare to see Republicans and Democrats come together in the cause of keeping innocent people out of prison. That just happened in…

Iola Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying vandals who spray painted derogatory words in at least four locations in town overnight Wednesday. A house, two vehicles and a stop sign were spray…

PALM COAST, Fla. (AP) — Crime might not pay, but authorities say a criminal tried to. Authorities arrested a Florida man who they said broke into a convenience store and took a few items, although…