The Butler County Sheriff’s Office says they’re seeing a significant increase in scam calls and warn that the scammers are getting more sophisticated.
Callers are impersonating deputies and telling victims they need to pay fines to avoid an arrest.
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TOPEKA (KSNT) - With warmer weather on the way, what beaches and swimming lakes can you visit in the northeast Kansas area? 27 News asked the Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks (KDWP) and Shawnee County Parks and Recreation (SCP+R) about swimming beaches and when they'll be open. In Topeka, Lake Shawnee's Adventure Cove will []
The Reno County Sheriff’s Office has issued a warning about a phone scam that has been targeting residents. The Sheriff’s Office said people have reported being contacted by a “Detective Corey Graber” regarding a warrant and demanding
TOPEKA (KSNT) - On Wednesday, the Topeka Police Department (TPD) warned of contractor scammers who may be targeting residents. On Tuesday, the TPD responded to reports of fraudulent activity in the 1600 block of Southwest Withdean Road. Officers were informed that a local tree service was operating without a license and gave inaccurate information regarding []
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The National Weather Service (NWS) says parts of northeast Kansas are under threat Friday of flooding and possible tornadic activity. The NWS station in Topeka is warning locals of dangerous conditions over the next few days including golf ball sized hail, damaging winds up to 70 mph and a risk of tornadoes. []
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel warns residents of possible parking scams during the 2024 NFL Draft in Detroit on April 25- April 27.
Just weeks after Ohio’s new digital tolling systems went live across the state, Ohio Turnpike officials are warning of a scam.
The scammer claimed the call recipient had missed jury duty and needed to pay $3,000 via Coinstar.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Thousands of customers in northeast Kansas may wake up without power. Evergy was hit the hardest. There are currently 95 power outages impacting over 3,400 customers in northeast Kansas and parts of northwest Missouri, according to the Evergy Outage Map. Some FreeState electric customers are also being impacted. The FreeState Electric Outage []
Here in Evangeline Parish the sheriff's office is now implementing their autism safety program, a program which Sheriff Charles Guillory has been passionate about starting since his first day in office.