Anthony Maness believes most of the problems found in the criminal justice system can be remedied by education and training. “I’ve worked really hard on the law enforcement side to dive into that,” he said.…

GOODHUE, Minn. (AP) — A small Minnesota town will soon be without a police department, an exodus spurred by low pay for the chief and his officers. Goodhue Police Chief Josh Smith and one other…

For two straight years, the top killer of law enforcement officers isn’t directly related to criminal activity. Of the 226 officers killed in the line of duty in 2022, 70 died of COVID-19 infections, according…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Law enforcement officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 were honored Tuesday with Congressional Gold Medals nearly two years after they fought supporters of then-President Donald Trump in a…

Chris Mann always felt called to serve the public. It just didn’t turn out the way he expected. Mann, Democratic candidate for Kansas attorney general, met with about 20 people on Sunday afternoon at the…

Undersheriff Roy Smith has some advice he likes to offer to new deputies. When you’re driving around and you see someone outside — perhaps working in the yard or checking the mail — stop and…

Raymond Hale, the county’s next undersheriff, is quite familiar with the area. His family moved to Allen County when he was in fourth grade, when he attended Gas Elementary School. He graduated from Iola High…

Kincaid farmer Arlyn Briggs, a candidate for governor, faces a sentence of 5 to 17 months in jail after he was arrested this week for suspicion of making a criminal threat against law enforcement. Briggs,…

Russian law enforcement has announced the first known criminal cases against people posting what is deemed to be “false information” about the war in Ukraine. The Investigative Committee, a law enforcement agency, listed three suspects,…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas lawmakers are considering two proposals that would make it harder for police to seize and keep cash and property from people suspected in crimes. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports  that one…