BARTON COUNTY– One person was injured in an accident just after 8p.m. on Thursday in Barton County

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2004 GMC Yukon driven by Emma A. Ricker, 16, Ellinwood, was southbound in the 200 block of southeast 130 Avenue four miles south of Ellinwood.

The SUV’s passenger side tires left the roadway. The driver overcorrected and the vehicle skid across to the east ditch, rolled, and landed in a wheat field.

Ricker was transported to Great Bend Regional Medical Center.
Seven other teens in the SUV were not injured.

The passengers were not wearing seat belts, according to the KHP.

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 3 million spill-proof cups for children between 4 and 12 months old are being recalled by Mayborn USA because of the risk of mold that could cause sickness.

Ingestion of the mold can cause gastrointestinal symptoms and infections in those with compromised immune systems. Mayborn has received more than 3,000 reports of mold in the removable, one-piece, opaque valve of the cups, including 68 reports of children experiencing diarrhea, vomiting or other symptoms associated with drinking from a cup with mold in the valve.

This recall involves five types of spill-proof Tommee Tippee Sippee cups, all with a removable, one-piece white valve. Consumers should stop using them and contact Mayborn for a free replacement or go here for replacement details.

FINNEY COUNTY -Law enforcement authorities in Finney County are investigating two suspects in connection with the sale and possession of drugs.

Garden City Police reports Henry Pauda Esquivel, 31, is wanted on an arrest warrant from the Kansas Department of Corrections. He is reportedly in the company of Sasha Valdespino, 25, for driving while suspended and drug possession.

Authorities ask the public to contact police or CrimeStoppers if you have information to help locate

them.

DODGE CITY, Kan. (AP) — A man charged in the 2014 fatal shooting of a Dodge City woman has been found guilty of second-degree murder.

Victor Gutierrez Jr. was found guilty Wednesday in the death of 30-year-old Natasha Pruitt. Authorities say Pruitt was found dead in her home on Sept. 22, 2014.

Gutierrez was arrested after authorities say he led police on a chase with speeds that reached up to 140 mph through Stafford and Reno counties before he stopped. Gutierrez was sentenced to two years and two months in prison in connection to the police chase.

ELK COUNTY Law enforcement officials reported early Friday morning the missing boys were found by sheriff’s deputies in Elk County Kansas.  An arrest was made.  No additional details were released.

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The Kansas Bureau of Investigation in conjunction with Missouri State Highway Patrol and The Taney County Missouri Sheriff’s Department have issued an Endangered Person Advisory for a missing person incident that occurred at 390 Kingfish Drive in Ridgedale, MO on Friday.

Missing Is:

Jacob Oliver a white, male, age 9.
Jason Oliver a white, male, age 8.

Vehicle Information:

Maroon Toyota or Nissan Altima 4 door passenger car last seen northbound on US 65 from Ridgedale, MO.

Possible suspects or associates are believed to be:

Sabrina Lee Jones, a white, female, age 39, hgt 5’5″, 175 lbs, brown hair, hazel eyes —
Jake Norton, a white, male, age 30, hgt 6’2″, 170 lbs, brown hair, hazel eyes .

The endangered missing person:

Jacob Oliver, is a white, male, age 9, 60 lbs, blond hair, brown eyes, wearing a Superman shirt and blue shorts.
Jason Oliver, is a white, male, age 8, 50 lbs, blond hair, hazel eyes, wearing a red shirt and black shorts.

Brief circumstances regarding the Endangered Missing Person incident :Jacob Oliver and Jason Oliver were taken from their custodial parent’s residence in Ridgedale, MO.  They are believed to be en route to Kansas in the company of their birth mother Sabrina Lee Jones, and her boyfriend Jake Norton.  Jones has an active protection order out of Kansas against Norton that includes the children.  Norton is known to be armed.

Anyone seeing the missing person, suspect, associate, or vehicle, or anyone having any information related to the endangered missing person should immediately dial 911 to contact the nearest law enforcement agency or call the Taney County Sheriff’s Department at 417-546-7250.

PITTSBURG, Kan. (AP) — A man has pleaded guilty in southeast Kansas to a charge linked to the 2014 shooting death of a 20-year-old Pittsburg State University student.

The (Pittsburg) Morning Sun reports that 25-year-old Juan Salas-Rueda entered the plea in Crawford County to one count of aggravated robbery.

Prosecutors dropped counts of first-degree murder, aggravated burglary and obstruction.

The county’s top prosecutor, Michael Gayoso, says prosecutors don’t believe Salas-Rueda was directly involved with the slaying of Taylor Thomas, but that he provided the weapons used in the robbery.

Thomas was a 20-year-old junior at the school when killed in October 2014. Authorities allege the intruders were seeking drugs and money, with the drugs belonging to Thomas’ roommate, Joseph Otter.

Otter pleaded no contest Thursday and was found guilty of a marijuana-distribution charge.

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A federal indictment in southern Kansas accuses 13 people of roles in an identity-theft ring involving more than $3.5 million of thievery.

The 50-count indictment unsealed Thursday in Wichita alleges the conspirators divided up the work of stealing from mailboxes, forging identification documents, obtaining fraudulent credit cards and shopping with stolen identities.

Authorities say some conspirators were paid in drugs for their labor.

Prosecutors said items bought with ill-gotten gains from the scheme included a $43,500 Jaguar car and a $62,000 Dodge Challenger Hellcat.

The indictment’s charges include aggravated identity theft, trafficking in stolen identities, receipt of stolen mail, unlawful production of identity documents, bank fraud, and drug and gun counts.