In May 1978, Nelms shot KHP Trooper Conroy O’Brien, 26, during a traffic stop on the Kansas Turnpike near Matfield Green. Nelms was captured after a shootout with another KHP trooper.

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – The Kansas Prisoner Review Board announced that it has rescinded its previous decision to grant parole to a man who was convicted of killing a Kansas Highway Patrol ...

He was previously convicted of shooting and killing Kansas Highway Patrol Trooper Conroy O’Brien 47 years ago. On May 16, the board held a new hearing with Nelms during which it rescinded its ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (KCTV) - Just a week after Kansas Highway Patrol leaders expressed their disappointment with a decision to grant parole to a man who killed a state trooper in 1978, that decision was ...

and Kansas Highway Patrol. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas City man has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy involving fentanyl, methamphetamine ...

The organization thanked Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly, Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach and Kansas Highway Patrol Colonel Erik Smith, along with several other elected officials in the state.

The man was identified as Jeffrey Ratcliffe of Wichita, the Kansas Highway Patrol said. The crash was reported at 3:06 p.m. along northbound I-235 at mile marker 8, just north of west Kellogg.

Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area. This article is being continuously updated. You'll find a running list of past incidents at the bottom of this story.

There's no immediate word of any injuries or deaths. The Kansas Highway Patrol and local law enforcement have closed off the town with a strict curfew. A nearby portion of Interstate 70 was also ...

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (KCTV) - The Kansas Highway Patrol has reported the death of a Johnson County man early Saturday morning. According to a report, 34-year-old Brady F. Toole of Olathe, Kansas ...

This photo provided by the Kansas Highway Patrol shows Trooper Conroy O'Brien, who was killed in 1978. Credit: AP Before 2011, the governor appointed board members subject to Senate confirmation.