Beaver, KS

On Wednesday, May 25 at approximately 10:56 p.m., officers with the Great Bend Police Department were dispatched to the 200 block of Chestnut Street in reference to an unknown male with a flashlight. Upon officers’ arrival, contact was made with Eduardo Torres, age 42. During the encounter, Torres removed his...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) has arrested a former police officer from the Ellinwood Police Department. Ellinwood is located in the center of the state 10 miles east of Great Bend. At approximately 8 a.m. Thursday, KBI agents arrested 40-year-old Christopher W. Rowland, of Great Bend, near Main and 11th […]

BARTON COUNTY – Today, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) arrested a former police officer from the Ellinwood Police Department, according to a media release from the agency. Just after 8 a.m., KBI agents arrested 40-year-old Christopher W. Rowland of Great Bend, at 1025 Main St. in Great Bend.

While bullying can happen at any age, the likeliness of it happening increases once children get into middle school and high school. Through a program called All Stars, organized by Juvenile Services in Barton County, instructors spend time with sixth grade students to keep the children on the right path and how to avoid behaviors like bullying.

ELLINWOOD, Kan. (WIBW) - A former Ellinwood Police officer has been arrested by KBI agents after drugs and money went missing from an evidence locker over the winter. Around 8 a.m. on Thursday, May 26, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation says agents arrested Christopher W. Rowland, 40, of Great Bend, at 1025 Main St.

After hearing proposals to renovate an old apartment complex into child daycare homes in Hoisington, the city council voted Monday to nix the idea and have the buildings demolished instead. The City of Hoisington acquired the vacant Windgate apartment site on north Vine Street that consists of five buildings. The...

Flood warnings are either underway or coming soon for Lyon and Chase counties. The Cottonwood River is now in a flood warning from Emporia west to Florence, while the Neosho River is in a flood warning at Neosho Rapids. *For the Cottonwood at Emporia, the warning is underway until early...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) on Thursday arrested a former police officer from the Ellinwood Police Department. At around 8 a.m., Thursday, KBI agents arrested Christopher W. Rowland, 40, of Great Bend, at 1025 Main St. in Great Bend. He was arrested for suspected theft, possession of marijuana, official misconduct, interference with a law enforcement officer and interference with the judicial process.

The Barton Community College track and field program picked up a pair of post-season regional awards and All-America honors distributed by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) following the conclusion of the outdoor season. Headlining the post-season honors were Central Region Female Field Athlete of...

The City of Russell is holding a ribbon cutting Ceremony celebrating the completion of upgrades at the Duke Johnson Memorial Swimming Pool. The ceremony will begin at 9 a.m. on Friday, May 27 at 1002 E. 4th Street. Opening day for the pool is Saturday, May 28 at 1 p.m.