KSCB News

Fire Fighters on Alert Again Today - March 24, 2011

(Above are pictures from the Texas County fire.) Rural fire departments in much of dry, windy Kansas are being taxed by grass fires that scorch anywhere from a few acres to dozens of square miles. S...

Ex-Sheriff’s Deputy Pleads In Child Sex Crime - March 23, 2011

A former Kearny County sheriff's deputy will be sentenced May 3 after admitting that he possessed sexually explicit photos of a minor. Forty-seven-year-old Timothy Rains, of Lakin, was scheduled to g...

Western Kansas Highway Reopens After Fatal Accident - March 23, 2011

A portion of a highway in Western Kansas has reopened after a fatal accident Wednesday. Seventy-two year old Dixie Osenbaugh of Scranton, Kansas died in the crash. She was driving west on Highway...

Operation Surprise Nets Several Arrests - March 23, 2011

On March 21, 2011, the District 1 Task Force (DATF) obtained twelve arrest warrants from the District Court of Texas County, Oklahoma, for persons engaged in the sale and distribution of controlled d...

Elizabeth Taylor Dies At 79 - March 23, 2011

Oscar winning actress Elizabeth Taylor died today at a Los Angeles hospital at the age of 79. Taylor had been hospitalized several weeks ago with congestive heart failure. Her condition had been imp...

Electrical Lines Probable Cause Of Texas County Fire - March 23, 2011

Two homes were devastated after a grass fire, mixed with high winds, spread quickly out of control. Guymon firefighters responded to a grass fire approximately 15 miles north of Guymon on Road O and M...

Bridge Repair Underway In Clark County - March 23, 2011

A bridge repair project is underway on a bridge carrying U.S. Highway 160 over Keiger Creek, west of Ashland. During the project, traffic over the bridge will be restricted to one lane...

Rumble Strip Project To Begin In Morton County - March 23, 2011

The Kansas Department of Transportation expects a project to mill in rumble strips on US-56 in Morton County to start this week, weather permitting. Rumble strips will be added to th...

Kansas House Revives Immigration Bill - March 23, 2011

A rarely used motion in the Kansas House is forcing the chamber to consider reviving a bill to implement Arizona-style immigration laws. At the close of Tuesday's session, Rep. Greg Smith, an Ove...

Liberal City Commission Meets - March 22, 2011

The Liberal City Commission met Tuesday evening for their regularly scheduled meeting at 6:30pm in the City Commission Chambers. During the Comments From Citizens portion of the meeting, Paul Boles, L...