Kanopolis
CRIME & SAFETY
New Kansas law means you can call 911 for a drug overdose and not be charged with a crime
With a goal of decreasing drug deaths, Kansas lawmakers have granted immunity to people who seek medical help for people who are overdosing. Gov. Laura Kelly on Thursday signed Senate Bill 419 into law after it passed unanimously in the Legislature. The legislation, known as a good Samaritan law, is intended to get bystanders...
Kansas Lottery Tickets Stolen
Salina Police are investigating a business burglary after a large assortment of Kansas lottery tickets were stolen. Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that a staff member at Jump Start gas station, 220 W. Magnolia discovered the crime when they came to work at 6am on Sunday morning. Police...
Oklahoma judge rules on 3 motions during status hearing for Kansas women deaths case
TEXAS COUNTY, Okla. (KAMR/KCIT) – Texas County Associate District Judge, A. Clark Jett, ruled on three motions filed by both the defense and the state of Oklahoma in the case of the deaths of 2 Kansas women. As was previously reported on MyHighPlains.com, 27-year-old Veronica Butler and 39-year-old Jilian...
Ascension Via Christi: Cyberattack recovery ongoing, doctors’ offices, care sites across Kansas ‘open and operational’
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Recovery efforts from the cyberattack that’s affected Ascension hospitals nationwide continue as locally, work with “manual and paper-based systems” aims to minimize the impacts on patients. “Despite the challenges posed by the recent ransomware incident, patient safety continues to be our utmost priority....
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