Kansas Klips

WICHITA—A Kansas man, Shan Hanes, 53, of Elkhart, pleaded guilty to one count of embezzlement by a bank office, according to court documents, and was recently sentenced to 293 months in prison for using his former position as chief executive officer (CEO) to embezzle tens of millions of dollars in...

SEDGWICK COUNTY—A Kansas man who admitted stealing and destroying a Jackie Robinson statue from a Wichita Park was sentenced on Friday, August 2nd, after pleading guilty to the theft of the statue from League 42, according to the district attorney’s office in May.

SEDGWICK COUNTY—A Kansas man who admitted stealing and destroying a Jackie Robinson statue from a Wichita Park was sentenced on Friday, August 2nd, after pleading guilty to the theft of the statue from League 42, according to the district attorney’s office in May.

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.

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.

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

SEDGWICK COUNTY—One person is dead following a helicopter crash on Friday, July 5th, in a rural area of northwest Sedgwick County.

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.