Deputies say they arrested a man after he nearly dragged a detective with his vehicle and then led police on a chase. Incident occurred during a traffic stop on Verde HWY Detectives say they conducted a traffic stop on Verde Highway. When detectives approached the vehicle they reportedly saw crack cocaine in the car. Detectives say 52-year-old Lyle Boydel refused…
Emerald City, Kan. — Emergency officials confirmed that a train carrying corn feed to Clevland County has derailed. It happened on Airport Road just before 11 a.m. Preliminary reports indicate three rail cars carrying grain are overturned and there were no injuries. Local law enforcement quickly responded to the area and are detouring traffic at Airport Road as a safety…
The Emerald City Bureau of Investigation, FBI and the District Attorney General announced a $20,000 reward Thursday for information in the unsolved 1998 murder of Michael Baum, according to a FBI release. Background on the murder Baum was a clerk at the Big Red’s Convenience Store at the time of his murder on July 23, 1998. The store is located…
In a message to parents, Lioncrest High School officials said the school was evacuated Friday morning while a bomb threat was investigated. The message was also posted on the school’s Facebook page. “We have evacuated the building due to a bomb threat. All students are safe. Local law enforcement is checking the building at this time. We will move students back in…
Concerned residents could have answers this spring or summer about a rare cancer that’s impacting people in the area. That’s when the results of a study are expected. Retired eye doctor Joseph Brennan spoke to a packed house about ocular melanoma, which effects only five in one-million people. Brennan says there may be environmental factors that contribute to the disease,…
