EDMUND, OK -A pair of earthquakes early Tuesday rattled residents in Kansas.

The USGS reported a 3.4 quake hit at 5:44 a.m. near Edmund, Oklahoma. Ten minutes earlier, a 4.3 quake also shook the same area.

@kfor Tile damage, Edmond, OK. That’s all we have noticed thus far. That was a HUGE quake. pic.twitter.com/LfzEtSjHtq

— Gerald Whalen™ (@GLWhalen) December 29, 2015

There are reports of minor damage but no injuries. The quake is also blamed for power outages affecting hundreds of people. Edmond city officials say about 4,400 homes and businesses lost power because of the quake but electricity was restored quickly.

On Monday, the USGS reported earthquakes measuring a magnitude 3.4 and 3.5 hit Perry, Oklahoma, just 90 minutes south of Wichita.

SALINA – Law enforcement authorities in Saline County are mourning the loss of K-9 officer Riddik.

Riddik was a fantastic partner for Officer J. Vaughan. Riddik apprehended many suspects in his career and was the recipient of several awards, according to a social media report from Salina Police.

K-9 Officer Riddik served the citizens of Salina for over nine years.

HUTCHINSON — The motion to suppress hearing in the murder case of a Kansas teen which started last week resumed Monday, and is in recess again.

The defense for Sam Vonachen, accused of two counts of first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder and aggravated arson for the death of his mom and sister, want a number of pieces of evidence suppressed.

During the hearing Monday, the defense questioned Hutchinson Police Detective Scott Carlton over a taped interview with the defendant’s father after the deadly fire.

They played audio of a 911 call made by the defendant and detectives asked the father of the teen if that was his son on the tape. The father confirmed it was.

The defense also asked Carlton why they questioned the father about his son taking a blanket and guitar from the home prior to the fire starting.

Carlton testified they were conducting the investigation as to what happened?

The defense also asked the father how his son would react if they were to ask difficult questions about the fire.

The defense wants to call one more witness prior to the hearing concluding.

Judge Trish Rose agreed to recess the hearing till Jan. 4.
Vonachen is accused of setting fire to the family home killing his mother and sister in September of 2013. His father was able to escape.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The Historic Mount Oread Friends has kicked off a crowdfunding effort for the University of Kansas’ Prairie Acre restoration project with a $2,500 donation.

The Prairie Acre is a swath of grass that was designated in 1932 to remain undeveloped and protected by the university. The Historic Mount Oread Friends is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving historic architecture and open spaces of the university’s campus.

The Lawrence Journal-World reports that school hopes to raise a total of $10,000 by Jan. 13 to help start the first phase of the Prairie Acre project. Jeff Severin, director of the school’s Center for Sustainability, says that the total cost for phase one is about $22,500.

Restoration plans include replanting native species and repairing the rock wall around the area.

WABAUNSEE COUNTY- One person was injured in a 3-vehicle accident just before 5p.m. on Monday in Wabaunsee County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport driven by Jin Song, 37, Pike, AL., was eastbound on Interstate 70 just east of Spring Hill Road.

The Hyundai spun out and struck a 2008 BMW Series 3 driven by Rui Kong, 20, Columbia, MO, that was stopped on the side of the road and a 2005 Chevy Malibu driven by Nicholas Tidwell, 25, Wamego, that had spun out and come to rest by the BMW.

A passenger in the Chevy Annika Luna, 25, El Paso, TX, was transported to the hospital in Manhattan. Song and Kong, Tidwell and passengers in the Hyundai were not injured.

All were properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.

KRISTEN WYATT, Associated Press

DENVER (AP) — A Colorado bank for marijuana businesses had a simple request for a federal judge Monday when it went to court to seek access to the nation’s banking system.

“What do you want us to do with the money?” a lawyer for the pot bank asked.

Colorado chartered a special marijuana credit union last year. That’s because larger banks frequently shut down accounts tied to an industry that is still illegal under federal law.

But the U.S. Federal Reserve has kept the Colorado pot bank from being able to access the nation’s banking system. That’s because the Federal Reserve says the pot bank is too risky.

The judge grilled both sides but kept saying he has no power to make pot legal under federal law. He has no deadline to rule.

DERBY, Kan. (AP) — The police chief in Derby says his department will outfit its four school resource officers with body cameras as part of a pilot project.

Derby Police Chief Robert Lee says the department will spend about $7,400 on the cameras, and he anticipates the school resource officers will be equipped by March. The Wichita Eagle reports the pilot project is expected to last a year.

Lee says the police department is considering equipping all 47 of its officers with body cameras. He says cameras “are a good thing for law enforcement,” but that there are concerns over costs.

According to estimates given to department in 2014, Lee says it would cost around $170,000 to equip all officers with cameras and buy server space for the first several years of footage.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A judge has delayed the trial for a former lottery official accused of fixing jackpots in several states.

Former Multi-State Lottery Association security director Eddie Tipton had been scheduled to stand trial Jan. 6 in Des Moines.

But Tipton waived his right to a speedy trial last week, and his attorney asked for a delay. Judge Jeffrey Farrell last week reset the trial for July 18.

Tipton has pleaded not guilty to charges of ongoing criminal conduct and money laundering.

Prosecutors allege that he used his access to random number generators to fix jackpots in Colorado, Wisconsin, Oklahoma and Kansas, and worked with associates to play winning numbers and collect prizes.

A jury in July convicted Tipton of fraud for fixing a $16.5 million Hot Lotto jackpot in Iowa.