Jonah Oswald News Today

TOPEKA (KSNT) — Law enforcement officers from different agencies gathered at the Statehouse to honor those they lost in the line of duty. The Capitol hosted a candlelight vigil Thursday in memory of law enforcement officers.This was part of National Police Week and National Peace Officers’ Memorial Day. This year, three officers have been added […]

Several witnesses testified Monday in the case against the Tennessee woman charged in the death of a Fairway, Kansas police officer.

A Florida man is accused of a hate crime homicide after he allegedly stabbed a Kansas City, Missouri, man to death because of his race...a three-day disciplinary hearing against Douglas County District Attorney Suzanne Valdez has concluded...and AAA Kansas says it’s expecting more than one million Kansans to hit the roads this holiday season. This summary of area headlines is updated throughout the day and made possible by KPR listener-members. Become one today!

Lawrence city leaders voted unanimously Tuesday night to approve nearly $3 million in city funding for the Lawrence Community Shelter .... a federal judge has denied a request from the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas to eliminate a long wait list for Larned State Hospital ... and former offensive lineman Ed Budde of the Kansas City Chiefs has died at the age of 83. This summary of area headlines is updated throughout the day and made possible by KPR listener-members. Become one today!

Johnson County District Attorney Steve Howe Monday released his investigation into a crime spree on Sunday, Aug. 6 that in which Fairway police officer Jonah Oswald died in the line of duty.

The Johnson County prosecutor will not file charges against two officers who shot a suspect accused of killing a Fairway, Kansas, officer.

A report released Monday details the events in early August that left the 29-year-old police officer and 40-year-old suspect dead.

Kansas Governor Laura Kelly has announced the results of a vote on a new standard Kansas automobile license plate... Johnson County's District Attorney has determined that police acted lawfully in killing a suspect who fatally shot a Fairway, Kansas police officer...and the Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission split its vote on a permit for development of a massive solar energy facility. This summary of area headlines is updated throughout the day and made possible by KPR listener-me...

The law enforcement officers involved will not be charged

The Tunnel to Towers Foundation paid the mortgage for the family of fallen Fairway officer Jonah Oswald after he died in the line of duty