The Wyandotte County Unified Government Board of Commissioners voted 6-2 early Thursday morning to approve a revised “unsafe camping” ordinance, changing course from the rejection of a similar measure six weeks earlier. The ordinance, approved 6-2, prohibits camping and sleeping on public and private property with specific provisions for 48-hour […]
The Wyandotte County courthouse will see Richard Fatherley on Nov. 18, facing charges that could send him to prison for decades. District Attorney Mark Dupree announced Thursday that the 32-year-old detention center employee has been charged with second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter in the death of Charles Adair, a 50-year-old […]
The Unified Government and the Wyandotte County Sheriff’s Department jointly announced a candlelight vigil on Wednesday evening at 8:30 p.m. in memory of Sheriff’s Deputy Elijah Ming, killed Saturday in the line of duty. The vigil will take place in front of the Wyandotte County Courthouse, near the Sheriff’s Memorial […]
Retired officer seeks to bring community-focused policing back to Wyandotte County David Kearney’s path to running for Wyandotte County Sheriff began in the northeast end of Kansas City, Kansas, where he grew up as the only boy in a household with four sisters and his mother. It was there, he […]
The National Sheriff’s Association awarded Wyandotte County Court Security Supervisor Matthew Zweifel the Court Security Professional of the Year Award! [Read more]