Kansas Klips

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 release from the city.

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.

ELLIS AND RUSSELL COUNTIES—After the wind and hail storm on Sunday, May 19th, went through Ellis and Russell Counties; hail reports ranged from golf ball-sized hail in Hays to threeinch hail in the Ellis and Gorham areas.

JACKSON COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect on multiple allegations after a traffic stop. Just after 5:00 a.m.

FORD COUNTY—A Kansas pilot avoided injury after a mishap just after 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 1st, in Ford County.