Texas woman sentenced to life for 2018 Barton County homicides GREAT BEND — A Texas woman has been sentenced to life without the possibility of parole on capital murder charges stemming from the deaths of two individuals in July 2018, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said.
Atwood woman lives 100 years of “the good life” ATWOOD — Frances Kompus, who just celebrated her 100th birthday on Nov. 11, says she’s pleased to be celebrating the century mark with her sisters, Julia Kopriva, who is almost 104, and Lucy Pochop, who turned 102 in June.
Inmate attempts escape from Phillips County Courthouse Jail PHILLIPSBURG — David C. Alexander, 19, of Norton, was arrested at a residence in Agra around noon Tuesday, Oct.
Suspect found dead following standoff near Glen Elder MITCHELL COUNTY — On Saturday, Oct. 23, the Mitchell County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call from a 78-year-old male who reported that he was forcibly taken at gunpoint and held for around 26 hours by his 59-year-old acquaintance, John...
Memorial dedicated to fallen flier HILL CITY — A memorial stone remembering an Army Air Force enlisted man who fell to his death from an aircraft over northwest Graham County in 1939, was dedicated in a ceremony attracting a small turnout on Oct. 10, 2021.
Weather service confirms tornadoes in western Kansas
SHARON SPRINGS — The National Weather Service says an EF-0 tornado touched down in northwest Kansas as severe storms swept through the state last Tuesday evening and early Wednesday.
Wallet lost in the 1970s found and returned to Kansas man GREAT BEND — Police in Great Bend shared a fun story recently. Someone in the community found a wallet at the Crest Theater in Great Bend and turned it in to police, according to a social media report.