Kansas
Employee wellness programs can be key to reducing stress-related incidents, on-duty injuries and medical retirements, as well as preventing officer suicides
Officers pose for a group photo while working the night shift in downtown Garden City, Kansas
Cheyenne County, Kansas covers over 1,000 square miles and is served by four deputies
Officer Scott Hollingsworth recently marked his one-year anniversary with the Clearwater Police Department; He is survived by a wife, daughter, parents and siblings
Three people were detained by police, including 2 juveniles
Supporters of the tougher penalties argue that the animals are vital to protecting the public and are like family both to the officers who work with them and their relatives
A hospital spokesperson said 11 children were among those who were injured; police said two people have been detained
Kansas Highway Patrol K-9 Igor spent several days in the ICU after the incident and was able to return home and recover
“One homicide is too many. It’s something everyone in Kansas City should care about,” Police Chief Stacey Graves said
“Bane did a wonderful job working for us. I cannot explain enough how much Bane did for this community,” said Sedgwick County Sheriff Jeff Easter
“We’re really trying to get [other departments] to try to adopt that model of responding to these overdoses, taking them seriously and starting the investigation from that night,” Chief Karl Oakman said
The injunction bans a technique wherein troopers would step away from the car, ending the official stop, and then immediately return to ask more questions on a “voluntary” basis
Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Bane was released into the drain to help arrest a robbery and domestic violence suspect
Goodland Police Chief Frank Hayes Jr. suffered the heart attack after successfully negotiating a two-hour police standoff
Chief Gideon Cody is facing at least one federal lawsuit after a local prosecutor said there wasn’t sufficient evidence to justify the search
After a driver explained upsetting circumstances, he asked for a hug; the deputy was happy to give him one and offered some encouragement
Sheriff Eddie Virden said he and his team will continue determined efforts “to bring closure to these cases and provide answers to the families seeking justice”
The Wichita officer was off his motorcycle and talking with the driver when the suspect “decided to gun the accelerator and run the officer over”
Jackson County agreed to supply funding for an “emergency” situation after Kansas City government could not provide it
‘Surrounded by love': Friends, community remember Kan. police officer killed in shooting at QuikTrip
Officer Jonah Oswald, 29, leaves behind a wife and two young children; he is the first Fairway police officer to be killed in the line of duty
Jonah Oswald, 29, was a four-year sworn member of the Fairway Police Department
The officer was struck by gunfire in a shootout after the suspect led police on a pursuit that ended at a gas station
First responders in Kansas hope the Missouri bill will encourage their own legislators to pass a similar PTSD benefits bill
“100 percent without a shadow of a doubt this was completely divine and it was all for God’s glory,” Deputy Harris said
The Wichita City Council approved funding for more officers than the department has been able to recruit; Police union says lowering entry standards isn’t the answer
Erik Smith will head the Kansas State Highway Patrol, replacing a retiring superintendent who is facing federal lawsuits over the agency’s policing
While an attempted break-in suspect was hiding near the store, he used a rideshare app to pick him up, Wichita police said
“We see strange things in our line of work, but that’s toward the top for sure,” Franklin County Sheriff Jeff Richards said
An investigation is underway into how a suspect involved in the shooting of three officers was released from jail
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