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2 Kan. women caught after 3 county chase in stolen box truck
MONTGOMERY COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating two suspects for alleged theft and other crimes after a three county chase. On April 29, the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office responded to a 911 call reporting the theft of a Penske box truck from Pete's Gas Station, 401 W. Main in Independence, Kansas, according to Sheriff Ron Wade.
City of Bartlesville temporarily deactivates Facebook pages following number of threatening comments
BARTLESVILLE, Okla. — The City of Bartlesville made the decision to temporarily deactivate the City of Bartlesville GOV and Bartlesville Police Department Facebook pages following an "overwhelming number" of comments that they said violated their social media policies and in some cases were threatening toward City staff.
Overnight Severe Storms In Green Country Bring Flood Watches
A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for a large part of Northeastern Oklahoma. A tornado warning was issued near Caney, Kansas until 9:00 p.m., and severe thunderstorms moved across the Kansas-Oklahoma border into the Tulsa metro. The storms moving through brought a lot of rain and flooding chances for...
Price Tower stakeholders accuse Blanchards of dodging debts, claim they're owed $200K plus
Before Anthem and Cynthia Blanchard paid relatively nothing to secure ownership of Bartlesville's architectural jewel, the Frank Lloyd Wright Price Tower, from a local nonprofit, deals were allegedly made for all the partners to get rich. The Blanchards took over ownership in March 2023 with a promise to pay down...
Sheriff found evidence of fentanyl use at Kansas home
MONTGOMERY COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect on drug allegations. Just before 1p.m. April 23, detectives and deputies from the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office executed a narcotics search warrant at 633 W. Beech in Independence, Kansas, according to Sheriff Ron Wade. During the search, authorities took...
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