Overland Park Woman Sentenced for Bank Fraud
Kansas City, KS- A Kansas woman was sentenced to 33 months in prison for bank fraud. According to court documents, Stephenie Stites, 52, of Overland Park worked as the accounts payable clerk for Norbrook Inc. In 2020, Norbrook noticed accounting discrepancies and when confronted, Stites admitted to making approximately $72,000 in unauthorized charges on the […]
KBI Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting in Sumner County
Sumner County, KS – The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) is investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred Saturday night in Sumner County. The Wellington Police Department requested KBI investigative assistance on Saturday, January 21, at 11:07 p.m. KBI agents and the Crime Scene Response Team responded to the scene. Preliminary information indicates that […]
AG Kris Kobach Seeks Answers from Attorney General Garland about Biden’s Mishandled Records
Topeka, KS- Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach has issued an open letter to the U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland asking that the Department of Justice conduct a thorough, independent, and transparent investigation into President Biden’s mishandling and storage of confidential records. “It has become clear, since the discovery of President Biden’s illegally stored records, that […]
Salina Man Arrested for Distribution of Methamphetamine
Saline County, KS – On Thursday afternoon, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) arrested a man for suspected distribution of methamphetamine. The arrest was the result of a joint investigation by the KBI and the Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office. At approximately 1:10 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 19, KBI agents arrested Gregory “Bo” Westfall, 55, of […]
Lawrence Man Convicted of Threatening U.S. Congressman
Topeka, KS– A federal jury convicted a Kansas man today for making death threats against a United States congressman. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Chase Neill, 32, of Lawrence was found guilty of one count of threatening to murder U.S. Representative Jake LaTurner of Kansas. Neill is scheduled to be sentenced […]
Attorney General Drummond Files Request for More Time Between Executions
Oklahoma City, OK – Attorney General Gentner Drummond has filed a motion with the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals requesting that seven impending executions be conducted with more time between each event. Drummond said he is grateful for the hard work of Department of Corrections (DOC) professionals who are spending many days each month in […]
Kansas Found 188 Catholic Clergy Accused of Sex Abuse. Now the State’s Getting Pressed for Names
Janet Patterson remembers attending a Catholic Mass at her parish near Wichita and hearing the congregation’s newly assigned priest lecture the parishioners. “I remember him saying, ‘You must never criticize the priest,’” she said. “I was sitting there in the church with my son, Eric, and my other kids and my husband. And I remember […]
Report Finds Catholic Church in Kansas Covered Up Sexual Abuse of Children by Priests for Decades
A Kansas Bureau of Investigation report released late Friday documents a chronic pattern of sexual abuse by Catholic priests in the state, and the church’s history of protecting its clergy. The report released by the state attorney general’s office said dioceses across the state frequently failed to follow church policies regarding allegations of sexual abuse by […]
Kidnapping Update
Manhattan, KS. – Further investigation into Joseph Varvel, 25, of Manhattan, and Zane Thomas, 27, of Junction City, has led to our discovery of a separate incident on January 1, 2023, involving the same victim as the January 2, 2023, kidnapping on Gatlinburg Way in Manhattan. Varvel and Thomas were reported to have held […]
Fort Scott Woman Sentenced to Prison, More than $500,000 in Restitution for Mistreatment of Elder Person
Fort Scott, KS– A Fort Scott woman has been sentenced to prison and ordered to pay more than $500,000 in restitution for her conviction on a charge of mistreatment of an elder person, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said today. Kenna G. Smith, 65, of Fort Scott, was sentenced on one count of mistreatment of […]