by Darren McMannis | Jun 11, 1998 | Accident, Wyandotte
KANSAS CITY – On Thursday evening, June 11, 1998, Police Sergeant Richard J. Asten was killed when he was struck by a stolen vehicle being pursued by another officer. Asten was on duty in northwest Kansas City when he learned of the pursuit and realized that the...
by Darren McMannis | Jun 25, 1978 | Marion, Murder
Preliminary Hearing Set In Two Marion County Murders MARION, KS – Preliminary hearings have been set in two Marion County murder cases, one after a finding last week that the defendant was competent to stand trial. Barbara Moore, 35, Conway Springs, is set for a...
by Darren McMannis | Feb 7, 1978 | Dickinson, Murder
Probation Denied For Alleged Slayer ABILENE, KS – To no one’s surprise, Joseph Brigman’s application for probation on a burglary charge was denied Monday in Dickinson County District Court by Judge William D. Clement. In the time between when Brigman...
by Darren McMannis | Dec 29, 1954 | Accident, Harvey
Car Hit By Train, Mail Carrier Killed BURRTON, KS – December 28 – A 73-year-old substitute mail carrier was killed today when his car slipped off the railroad station platform in Burrton and was struck by a passenger train. He was Arthur James Sammons, a...
by Janeice Crosson | May 23, 1940 | Accident, Pottawatomie
WAMEGO, KS – Dr. A.N. Ruby is nursing a broken left arm. He sustained the break while attempting to treat a balky mule. He was standing on the Manger rail and accidentally fell when the mule became unruly. The Wamego Reporter, Wamego, Kansas. May 23, 1940. ...
by Darren McMannis | Jan 17, 1936 | Harvey, Murder
Postpone James Gray Sentence “Kink” in New Kansas Statute Makes Delay Advisable NEWTON, KS – Decision to postpone sentencing of James Gray, colored, and confessed slayer of his son-in-law, Chester Banks, until the February term of district court was announced...