Ottawa police to seek arrest warrant in March 10 hit and run
Ottawa police say they plan to request an arrest warrant for a March 10 hit and run and alleged kidnapping. Capt. Adam Weingartner said the suspect has not yet complied with requests to surrender. A Quenemo woman, Christel Collins, is in custody on unrelated bank robbery charges. The case remains under investigation.
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Adam Weingartner
Ottawa Police Department
Weingartner
East Sixth
Burroughs Streets
Acres Estates Mobile Home Park
Overland Park Regional Medical Center
Quenemo
Christel L. Collins
Franklin County Adult Detention Center
S. Main St
Pomona
Man who fled Franklin County court to appear again
Mark Wayne Baker, 31, escaped from the Franklin County District Court building March 6 after a 60 day jail sentence for a probation violation. He was later charged with obstruction of the legal process, held by Johnson County and returned to Franklin County custody, then appointed counsel and set to return to district court at 1 p.m. March 31.
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Mark Wayne Baker
Franklin County District Court
Baber
Johnson County Sheriff’s Office
Stephen Hunting
Franklin County
Fight injures two. Ellsmore held on parole violation
An Ottawa investigation continues after a March 6 fight left Brandon Lee Ellsmore and Dennis Kelley with non life threatening injuries. Ellsmore, jailed March 13 for violating his parole linked to a 2010 stabbing death, remains at Lansing Correctional Facility. Kelley was treated in local hospitals. No charges yet filed. investigators pursue details.
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Lansing
Hickory Street
Ottawa
Ellsmore
Paul Duane Nicholson
Franklin County
Jeremy Barclay
Kansas Department of Corrections
Coffey County Hospital
Stormont-Vail HealthCare
Topeka
Ottawa Police Department
Dennis Kelley
Kelley
Ransom Memorial Hospital
S. Main St
Overland Park Regional Medical Center
Stephen Hunting
No-Call Act update praised by AG Schmidt in Kansas
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt praised House passage of Senate Bill 308 extending the Kansas No-Call Act to protect cellphone users from unwanted telemarketing. The bill, approved 117-0 in the House and 38-0 in the Senate, moves to Gov. Brownback for signing.
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Kansas House
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Kansas
Senate
Schmidt
House of Representatives
Sam Brownback
Attorney General
Consumer Protection Division
Attorney General’s
Consumer Protection
InYourCornerKansas.org
Ottawa area daily report of admissions arrests and incidents
Wednesday admissions list Elizabeth Carlson Ottawa and Thursday births report a baby boy for Elizabeth Carlson Ottawa. Sheriff's and police arrests include PJ Gayle Jr Pomona and Jorge Flores Ortiz Ottumwa with warrants no license driving suspensions and marijuana paraphernalia charges. Incidents include an aggravated robbery at Pomona Bank and burglaries in Ottawa area. Fire departments respond to smoke alarms and multiple grass fires in Franklin County with several medical calls.
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Ottawa
Melanie Herken
Sheriff’s Department
Georgia Terrace
PJ Gayle Jr
Pomona
Police Department
King Street
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Ottumwa
Iowa
East Logan Street
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Garnett
South Poplar Street
Cal Yenger
S. Main St
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City of
South Main Street
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Kaitlin Miller
Jenassa Reyes
Pomona Bank
E. Franklin St
West Wilson Street
Nevada Terrace
Labette Road
Gregory Votan
13Th St
Sixth St
Franklin County Fire Departments
Montana Road
Stafford Terrace
Centropolis
Arkansas Road
Georgia Road
Williamsburg
John Brown
Alabama
Jackson Roads
Lincoln-Ottawa- Harrison
Shawnee
Loh
Eisenhower and
Kingman Roads
Wellsville
Kansas Senate backs phase out of mortgage fee in five years
The Kansas Senate approved Substitute for Senate Bill 298 by 26 to 2 to phase out the mortgage registration fee over five years while raising document processing fees at county registers of deeds over four years. Supporters say it lowers overall costs. opponents warn counties will lose revenue and raise taxes. County officials, led by Franklin County Commissioner Steve Harris, argue the switch amounts to a state tax shift that will drive up property taxes. Tyson defended the measure, noting the bill caps certain fees for small mortgages and spreads costs to all users of document services.
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Caryn Tyson
Kansas
Steve Harris
Franklin County Board of Commissioners
Senate
County Registers of Deeds
Tyson
R-Parker
Harris
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