Kansas Klips

Body DOUGLAS COUNTY—A driverless semi rolled about 300 feet from 11th and Maine, through a four-foot retaining wall, over a patio between two houses and came to rest against a home’s foundation just after 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 25th, in Lawrence.

Body BUTLER COUNTY—El Dorado Correctional Facility (EDCF) inmate Blade A. Floyd, 24, died Thursday, July 18th, according to a media release from the Kansas Department of Corrections.

Body GOVE COUNTY—The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2011 Ford Expedition driven by Tod A. Huddleston, 62, St.

Body SEDGWICK COUNTY—One person is dead following a helicopter crash on Friday, July 5th, in a rural area of northwest Sedgwick County. Just after 8:00 a.m.

Body BARBER COUNTY—Early Tuesday, July 2nd, crews restored power to customers impacted by the outage due to an oil spill, according to Southern Pioneer Electric.

Body RUSSELL—A scammer is using the Russell Police Department’s phone number, 785-4832121, and claiming to be Russell Police Chief Jordan Harrison. The scam artist will claim the person receiving the call has opened several bank accounts and is committing the crime of money laundering.

Body SCOTT COUNTY—The Scott City Police Department reported a burglary on Thursday morning, June 13th, at the First National Bank, 501 Main in Scott City. Authorities have taken a suspect into custody.

Body MONTGOMERY COUNTY—On Sunday, June 9th, the staff at Ralph Mitchell Zoo in Independence discovered one of its three Siberian bear sisters had apparently decided zoo life had become unbearable and made an unsuccessful attempt to tunnel out of her enclosure, according to a media...

Body LAWRENCE—What started in late May and will continue for much of June will have residents of northwest Kansas seeing a low-flying helicopter towing a sizeable hexagonal frame.