Another Oklahoma earthquake shook parts of Kansas overnight.

The 4.3 magnitude quake, just before midnight, was centered northwest of Medford, OK, according to the USGS.

No damage or injuries have been reported.

At approximately 5:30p.m. on Monday, a 2.6 magnitude quake was reported in Pawnee, Oklahoma. On September 3, a 5.6 magnitude quake near Pawnee was felt across Kansas and in 5 other states

RENO COUNTY— A Kansas man arrested after a disturbance in Pretty Prairie on September 10, was formally charged with two counts of aggravated assault and battery and domestic violence.

Sheriff deputies along with troopers from the Kansas Highway Patrol responded to the disturbance involving 30-year-old Eric Peirce.

An argument between the victim and Peirce had ensued earlier in the day and the victim left the house.

When she returned, he allegedly pointed a rifle at her and some time during the scuffle, she was allegedly hit over the back of the head with a 9 mm handgun.

Peirce allegedly held officers at bay for a short time until Sheriff Sgt. Matt Tatro was able to finally make contact with Pierce through text messaging and convinced him to come out and give up.

He was initially taken to Hutchinson Regional Medical Center where he was kept for observation and then booked into the Reno County Correctional Facility. He is still in custody.

He has another case pending where he is charged with three counts of aggravated assault where he allegedly pointed a gun at the same victim, including a shotgun twice and a handgun the third time in May of 2016.
Both cases will be scheduled as part of a waiver-status docket.

SUMNER COUNTY – Law enforcement authorities in Sumner County are investigating a burglary and asking for help to identify suspects.

On September 10, suspects broke a window, doors and took cash from South Haven High School, according to a social media report.

Anyone with information that will help deputies or school officials identify the suspects is asked to call (620) 326-8941

SALINE COUNTY – Law enforcement authorities in Saline County are investigating a suspect for alleged domestic battery and attempted murder.

Brian Luebbert, 36, Salina, is in custody following an investigation into an incident that occurred on September 14, according to Salina Police Captain Mike Sweeney

Luebbert allegedly attempted to strangle a woman in her 30’s after an argument at a Salina residence.

She told police Luebbert punched and kicked her before he forced her into a bathroom, and would not allow her to leave.

Luebbert also allegedly threatened to kill the woman several times before she was finally able to escape to a neighbor’s home and contact police.

By the time officers arrived, Luebbert had fled the scene, according to Sweeney.

He was arrested at his residence on Friday afternoon and faces several charges including attempted 2nd degree murder, aggravated kidnapping, aggravated domestic battery, criminal threats, criminal damage to property, stalking, robbery, criminal trespassing and violation of a protection order, according to Sweeney.

GEARY COUNTY— The Kansas Department of Health & Environment on Monday issued an Emergency Order of Suspension to a day care home at 1717 Clover in Junction City.

The day care home was licensed under the name Busy Bees Children’s Academy. The day care home was operated by Tyesha Seale.

Read a copy of the KDHE order here

On September 9 an initial survey of the permittee’s home was conducted where multiple alleged violations of the regulations governing the operation of day care homes were found. They included:

–On or about September 10, the permittee, Tyesha Seale, was arrested for alleged multiple crimes including domestic battery, aggravated battery, aggravated assault and possession of drugs.

–Two adults were caring for children and those adults did not have records documenting a negative TB test as required. Also their names and addresses had not been submitted.

–Two infants in the home did not have any records, including immunizations and a medical record as required

–An infant was napping on its stomach, an infant was napping on the floor, and no cribs or playpens were available to nap an infant.

–There was no documentation of the training required for the permittee or other providers on file.

According to state law, the KDHE Secretary can suspend a temporary permit to operate a day care home prior to a hearing when, in the opinion of the Secretary, the suspension is necessary to protect any child in the home from physical or mental abuse, abandonment, or any other substantial threat to health or safety.

Due to facts cited in the Emergency Order of Suspension, KDHE Secretary Susan Mosier determined that immediate suspension of the permittee’s temporary permit is necessary to protect children in the permittee’s care from a substantial threat to their health or safety. It is subject to appeal.

ALICIA A. CALDWELL, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government mistakenly granted citizenship to at least 858 immigrants who had pending deportation orders from countries of concern to national security or with high rates of immigration fraud.

The Homeland Security Department’s inspector general says in a report released Monday that the immigrants used different names or birthdates to apply for citizenship with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Such discrepancies weren’t caught because their fingerprints were missing from government databases.

The report does not identify any of the immigrants by name, but Inspector General John Roth’s auditors say they are all from so-called “special interest countries” — those that present a national security concern for the United States — or neighboring countries with high rates of immigration fraud. The report did not identify those countries.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A record number of volunteers have turned out to tag monarch butterflies as they make their annual migration to Mexico.

The Lawrence Journal-World reports that 617 participants showed up Saturday to help at the annual Monarch Watch project at the Baker Wetlands south of Lawrence. Insect ecologist Chip Taylor says the number surpassed the previous volunteer high of 551 at the previous tagging site near Clinton Lake.

Taylor is the founder of the University of Kansas’ Monarch Watch. He says the small tags being used have an adhesive used to bond it to the butterflies’ wings for life.

Each has a six-character number/letter combination that will be added to a national database. In the last 24 years, 1.2 million tag numbers have been entered

into the database.

Photos courtesy Matt Tucker Photography