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First responders train for grain engulfment rescues
GIRARD, Kan. — Some local first responders participated in a unique training exercise, today. It’s grain engulfment rescue training – offered by the University of Kansas Fire and Training Institute – at the Girard Fire Department. It simulates a situation of rescuing a person entrapped in...
Kansas man jailed after crash on a stolen scooter
CRAWFORD COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect on multiple allegations after a crash on a scooter. Just before 1a.m. Monday, police on routine patrol in the area of West Martin Avenue and South Georgia Street in Pittsburg, Kansas, observed a subject riding a scooter in that area, according to a media release.
A Joplin woman is hospitalized after home catches fire
Pittsburg, KS – Kansas Governor Laura Kelly visited the John Parolo Education Center at the community health center of southeast Kansas in Pittsburg yesterday. Members of the health center's leadership team and board of directors joined the governor to discuss the importance of the center's commitment to the area. The governor also referenced the Medicaid expansion in Missouri and the state's success in keeping hospitals and clinics running since then.
Baxter Springs Police Chief Brian Henderson announces run for Sheriff
BAXTER SPRINGS, Kan. — In light of Cherokee County Sheriff David Groves announcing his exit from office before the upcoming election another lawman has announced he will be running for the top spot.
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