SHAWNEE COUNTY —Law enforcement are investigating a suspect caught driving a stolen SUV. Just after 11:30p.m. January 21, a ...

The city is searching for a new police chief after Noble Dobkins has resigned to take a position in the Cherokee County ...

Former Joplin police sergeant Chad Allison has been named the interim chief in Galena. He’s agreed to serve for six months ...

At around 9 p.m., WPD received a call about a man who forced entry into a home and attempted to shoot at a male resident. The ...

The word “interim” has officially been removed from a southeast Kansas man’s job title. Jimmy Hamilton, this week, was named ...

The Galena Bulldogs were in town this week to match up with the St. Mary’s Colgan Panthers. The Panthers held a 20 to 30 ...

GALENA, Kan. — For the second time in less than a year, a southeast Kansas community is searching for a new top lawman.

GALENA, Kan. (KOAM) — Have you seen this missing teen? Wyette Dickerson was last seen New Year’s Day. He may stay in the local area or may travel to Joplin, Mo., advocates tell me. The last time ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Kansas forward KJ Adams Jr. (24) drives against Central Florida guard Keyshawn Hall (4) during the first ...

JOHNSON COUNTY —In the days leading up to Christmas, police conducted a coordinated operation to address retail theft in Lenexa. Multiple units within the Lenexa police department collaborated ...

Kansas City police have identified the victims of a fatal shooting in the 8700 block of Blue Ridge Boulevard. Kansas City police were dispatched to the scene around 7:30 p.m. Thursday, where they ...

Root now is set to start a new chapter in law enforcement as the Undersheriff of Cherokee County, Kansa Root began his law enforcement career in 1994 at the Girard, Kansas Police Department before ...