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2020
#40-2020 Joint investigation following discovery of explosives 7/14/2020
#39-2020 UPDATE- Woodson County Officer involved shooting 7/7/2020
#38-2020 KBI investigates officer involved shooting in Woodson County 7/6/2020
#37-2020 UPDATE: Second arrest warrant issued in Hamilton County homicide / GOMEZ, Ismael 6/23/2020
#36-2020 Arrest warrant issued in Hamilton County homicide / Amner Y. Tejada-Vigil / Amner Y. Tejada-Vigil 6/22/2020
#35-2020 Homicide victim identified / Gannon Shalan 6/12/2020
#34-2020 Endangered persons advisory issued for missing Wichita woman / Savanah Schneider 6/5/2020
#33-2020 KBI investigates allegation against Riley County Police Department officer 6/2/2020
#32-2020 Statewide Silver Alert issued for missing Overland Park woman is Canceled 6/1/2020
#31-2020 Statewide Silver Alert issued for missing Overland Park woman / Rhodes Helen 6/1/2020
#30-2020 Statewide Silver Alert issued for missing Tonganoxie man Cancelled 4/21/2020
#29-2020 Statewide Silver Alert issued for missing Tonganoxie man / Missing Person Flyer Brian Harris Clark.pdf / Brian Harris Clark 4/21/2020
#28-2020 2019 Kansas Civil Asset Forfeiture Report released 4/17/2020
#27-2020 UPDATE: No charges filed against deputy in Rush County officer involved shooting 4/16/2020
#26-2020 Law enforcement impersonators on the rise in Kansas 4/13/2020
#25-2020 Statewide Silver Alert issued for missing Newton woman cancelled 4/13/2020
#24-2020 Statewide Silver Alert issued for missing Newton woman / Doneva Arrowsmith / Doneva Arrowsmith / Arrowsmith vehicle 4/13/2020
#23-2020 Suspicious Death Investigation in Rooks County 4/9/2020
#22-2020 Two men charged in Vermillion man’s murder 3/12/2020
#21-2020 KBI investigates officer involved shooting on Turnpike east of Topeka 3/9/2020
#20-2020 UPDATE: KBI and McPherson Police investigate suspicious death 2/25/2020
#19-2020 Arrest made connected to death of 3-year-old Ulysses child 2/25/2020
#18-2020 KBI and McPherson Police investigate death 2/24/2020
#17-2020 Statewide Silver Alert for missing Olathe man CANCELED 2/19/2020
#16-2020 Statewide Silver Alert issued for missing Olathe man / Fredrick Watterson / Watterson's vehicle 2/19/2020
#15-2020 Death investigation of police department employee 2/18/2020
#14-2020 Arrest made following human trafficking case 2/17/2020
#13-2020 KBI assisting in suspicious death investigation in Marshall County 2/12/2020
#12-2020 KBI and Ford County Sheriff’s Office Search for Missing Teen / Missing Person Flyer- Perez / Perez, Delores / Perez, Delores 2/7/2020
#11-2020 UPDATE: KHP trooper involved in officer involved shooting in Topeka 2/6/2020
#10-2020 KHP trooper involved in officer involved shooting in Topeka 2/6/2020
#9-2020 Suspicious Death Investigation in Ellsworth County 1/31/2020
#8-2020 UPDATE: Statewide Silver Alert is canceled 1/30/2020
#7-2020 Statewide Silver Alert issued for missing Gardner woman / Wilma J. Patterson 1/29/2020
#6-2020 UPDATE: Officer involved shooting investigation on I-35 1/24/2020
#5-2020 Officer involved shooting investigation in Chase County on I-35 1/24/2020
#4-2020 UPDATE: Officer involved shooting in Rush County 1/23/2020
#3-2020 Dispatcher arrested following KBI case 1/22/2020
#2-2020 KBI investigates officer involved shooting in Rush County 1/22/2020
#1-2020 UPDATE: Subject from officer involved shooting in Pawnee County located and arrested 1/21/2020
2019
#80-2019 UPDATE: Silver Alert for Lyons County man 12/30/2019
#79-2019 KBI identifies woman killed in 1987 / Unsolved Homicide - Carnall-Burton / Carnall-Burton / Carnall-Burton, Michelle / Tattoo Carnall-Burton 12/23/2019
#78-2019 UPDATE: Arrest made in homicide case in Montgomery County / Benjamin J. Mason 12/16/2019
#77-2019 Homicide investigation in Montgomery County 12/16/2019
#76-2019 UPDATE: Statewide Silver Alert issued for missing Spring Hill man canceled 12/10/2019
#75-2019 Statewide Silver Alert issued for Spring Hill man 12/10/2019
#74-2019 UPDATE: Statewide Silver Alert for Inman man CANCELED 12/3/2019
#73-2019 Statewide Silver Alert issued for Salina man / Reitcheck, Kenneth 12/3/2019
#72-2019 Statewide Silver Alert issued for missing Inman man / Richard W. Andrus / Richard W. Andrus 12/2/2019
#71-2019 KBI and MSHP investigate officer involved shooting incident 11/29/2019
#70-2019 Statewide Silver Alert issued for Iowa man last seen in Lawrence 11/20/2019
#69-2019 Domestic violence, stalking and rape report published 11/6/2019
#68-2019 KBI announces SAKI findings, launches public awareness campaign 10/17/2019
#67-2019 KBI to unveil SAKI findings, launch public awareness campaign 10/15/2019
#66-2019 UPDATE: Homicide Investigation in Rooks County 10/7/2019
#65-2019 KBI reveals new missing persons website 10/1/2019
#64-2019 UPDATE: Doniphan County case now a homicide following victim’s death 9/30/2019
#63-2019 Two are arrested in Colorado after twice fleeing from police 9/27/2019
#62-2019 KBI arrests three connected to fight at Doniphan County party 9/26/2019
#61-2019 UPDATE: Statewide Silver Alert issued for missing Burlington man CANCELED 9/25/2019
#60-2019 Statewide Silver Alert issued for Burlington man 9/25/2019
#59-2019 UPDATE: Woman arrested related to April shootings of Rice County Sheriff and Undersheriff 9/19/2019
#58-2019 Barton County Sheriff’s Office employee arrested 9/18/2019
#57-2019 UPDATE: Homicide Investigation in Rooks County 9/17/2019
#56-2019 Homicide Investigation in Rooks County 9/11/2019
#55-2019 Officer involved shooting in Salina 8/29/2019
#54-2019 Stabbing in Sherman County 8/26/2019
#53-2019 KBI conducts death investigation in Montgomery County 8/20/2019
#52-2019 KBI investigates officer involved shooting in Chetopa 8/13/2019
#51-2019 Statewide Silver Alert canceled for Wichita woman 8/6/2019
#50-2019 Statewide Silver Alert issued for missing Wichita woman / Garlington, Delia 8/6/2019
#49-2019 Arrest made in Ulysses child death investigation / Jayden S. Silva 8/2/2019
#48-2019 KBI releases annual crime data for 2018 7/25/2019
#47-2019 KBI updates on progress of clergy abuse investigation 7/23/2019
#46-2019 Statewide Silver Alert issued for missing McPherson woman canceled 7/15/2019
#45-2019Statewide Silver Alert canceled for missing Sterling woman7/9/2019
#44-2019 Statewide Silver Alert issued for missing Sterling woman / Colle Vonita 7/9/2019
#43-2019KBI announces public website for asset forfeiture reporting7/1/2019
#42-2019 Authorities continue to follow leads in Lori Heimer murder case / Heimer Lori 6/25/2019
#41-2019Update: Statewide Silver Alert issued for missing Olathe woman6/20/2019
#40-2019Statewide Silver Alert issued for missing Olathe woman6/20/2019
#39-2019Joint Narcotics Operation Leads to Arrests6/6/2019
#38-2019Update: Statewide Silver Alert issued for Wakeeney Man5/31/2019
#37-2019Statewide Silver Alert issued for Wakeeney Man5/30/2019
#36-2019Junction City Police Officer Arrested5/27/2019
#35-2019Kansas Missing Children's Day- Poster Contest Winner Honored5/23/2019
#34-2019Endangered Person Advisory in Brown Co Update5/17/2019
#33-2019 Statewide Silver Alert for Goodland Man / Michael Stamm 5/13/2019
#32-2019UPDATE- Rice County Shooting Investigations5/2/2019
#31-2019UPDATE- Rice County Sheriff and Undersheriff Shot4/30/2019
#30-2019Rice County Sheriff and Undersheriff Shot4/29/2019
#29-2019Investigation of officer shot at hotel in Russell4/19/2019
#28-2019Update: Norton County Homicide4/8/2019
#27-2019Homicides in Seward County and along Kansas/Oklahoma state line4/3/2019
#26-2019Update: Geary County Sheriff Arrested3/29/2019
#25-2019 KCK School Resource Officer Arrested / Scheetz Mark 3/28/2019
#24-2019UPDATE- Shooting Investigation in Montgomery County3/26/2019
#23-2019Shooting Investigation in Montgomery County3/26/2019
#22-2019UPDATE Saline County Officer Involved Shooting suspect arrested3/21/2019
#21-2019Endangered Person Advisory in Brown County3/17/2019
#20-2019Statewide Silver Alert for Salina Man Cancelled3/11/2019
#19-2019Statewide Silver Alert for Salina Man3/11/2019
#18-2019Montgomery County Sheriff served summons3/6/2019
#17-2019Statewide Silver Alert for Derby Woman canceled2/25/2019
#16-2019Statewide Silver Alert issued for missing Derby Woman2/25/2019
#15-2019Remains of woman found in Neosho County identified2/20/2019
#14-2019Homicide suspect arrested in Chautauqua County2/19/2019
#13-2019Russell man arrested for child pornography2/15/2019
#12-2019UPDATE: Death investigation of law enforcement officer2/14/2019
#11-2019Death investigation of law enforcement officer2/14/2019
#10-2019UPDATE: Autopsies completed in Rawlins County death investigations2/8/2019
#9-2019Statewide Silver Alert canceled2/8/2019
#8-2019KBI and Iola Police respond to incident involving suicidal subject2/8/2019
#7-2019KBI NEWS: Saline County Officer Involved Shooting2/6/2019
#6-2019KBI asks all Kansas victims to report clergy abuse2/6/2019
#5-2019Shooting Deaths in Rawlins County2/4/2019
#4-2019UPDATE: Smith County officer involved shooting suspect arrested1/18/2019
#3-2019 Media Release - Investigation continues in disapperance of Lincoln County woman / Missing Person Flyer 1/17/2019
#2-2019UPDATE: Arrest warrant issued in Goodland homicide case1/10/2019
#1-2019Former Russell County detention officer arrested1/4/2019
2018
#59-2018UPDATE- Allen County Double Homicide Case12/31/2018
#58-2018KBI asks for assistance following homicides in Allen County12/28/2018
#57-2018Homicide investigation in Goodland12/21/2018
#56-2018UPDATE: Smith County officer involved shooting12/19/2018
#55-2018 KBI investigates attempted murder in Smith Center, and officer involved shooting that followed 12/17/2018
#54-2018 Northeast Child Victims Task Force ribbon cutting held by KBI, Attorney General Derek Schmidt, and partners 12/13/2018
#53-2018 KBI, Attorney General, and partners to establish Northeast Child Victims Task Force at ribbon cutting ceremony 12/11/2018
#52-2018AG Derek Schmidt and KBI announce National Missing Children’s Day poster contest12/06/2018
#51-2018UPDATE in Pratt officer involved shooting11/21/2018
#50-2018Joint operation to locate and recover missing Kansas foster children concludes11/20/2018
#49-2018KBI investigating officer involved shooting in Pratt11/14/2018
#48-2018KBI publishes domestic violence, stalking and rape report11/08/2018
#47-2018Media Release - Moscow man arrested for first-degree murder11/07/2018
#46-2018UPDATE: Atchison officer involved shooting suspect arrested11/06/2018
#45-2018Media Release - Atchison Officer Involved Shooting10/31/2018
#44-2018Media Release - Geary County Sheriff arrested10/18/2018
#43-2018 UPDATE: Suspect in Topeka officer involved shootings arrested 10/13/2018
#42-2018 Statewide Silver Alert issued for Paola Woman10/11/2018
#41-2018 KBI investigates officer involved shootings in Topeka10/11/2018
#40-2018 UPDATE- Hodgeman County Homicide Investigation - Suspects Arrested.10/06/2018
#39-2018 Alert systems used during AMBER Alerts to be tested today10/03/2018
#38-2018 UPDATE- Hodgeman County Homicide Investigation10/03/2018
#37-2018 KBI investigating homicide in Hodgeman County10/02/2018
#36-2018 Statewide Silver Alert issued for Great Bend woman canceled9/28/2018
#35-2018 Statewide Silver Alert issued for Great Bend woman9/28/2018
#34-2018Linn County jail employee arrested9/27/2018
#33-2018Barber County undersheriff arrested9/5/2018
#32-2018Ottawa Police Department Sergeant Arrested9/4/2018
#31-2018Update on condition of Jewell County Sheriff's deputies8/29/2018
#30-2018Joint narcotics operation ends with multiple arrests8/29/2018
#29-2018Shooting Death Investigation in Stafford County8/28/2018
#28-2018 Skeletal remains located in Neosho County8/28/2018
#27-2018Shooting at Jewell County Sheriff's Office8/28/2018
#26-2018KBI Releases Annual Crime Data8/17/2018
#25-2018ASPCA Assists Kansas Bureau of Investigation in Seizing Nearly 50 Animals in Suspected Dogfighting Case8/17/2018
#24-2018Media Release - Arrests made in Montgomery County drug distribution operation8/2/2018
#23-2018KBI investigating officer involved shooting in Chanute7/29/2018
#22-2018UPDATE: KBI identifies remains of woman found last year at Melvern Lake(Flyer)7/27/2018
#21-2018UPDATE: Suspect in Linn County shooting arrested7/21/2018
#20-2018KBI investigating Linn County shooting7/21/2018
#19-2018KBI investigates officer involved shooting in Lawrence7/3/2018
#18-2018Multiple search warrants served by the KBI High Risk Warrant Team5/14/2018
#17-2018Winner of Missing Children’s Poster Contest honored; Kansas Missing Children’s Day to be observed May 254/24/2018
#16-2018KBI’s Sexual Assault Kit Initiative recommends all sexual assault kits be submitted to a laboratory and tested4/13/2018
#15-2018Arrest Made in Connection with Death Investigation in Rooks County3/21/2018
#14-2018Update on Endangered Person Advisory Issued for Hoisington Girl3/21/2018
#13-2018Death being investigated in Rooks County3/20/2018
#12-2018Endangered Person Advisory issued for Hoisington girl3/20/2018
#11-2018Endangered Person Advisory Issued for Topeka Man3/15/2018
#10-2018Statewide Silver Alert Canceled3/8/2018
#9-2018Man Killed in Wamego Officer Involved Shooting Identified2/28/2018
#8-2018Former Pawnee County Detective Issued Summons2/28/2018
#7-2018KBI Investigating Officer Involved Shooting in Wamego2/26/2018
#6-2018Shooting Death Investigation in Wabaunsee County2/2/2018
#5-2018Statewide Silver Alert for Salina Man1/27/2018
#4-2018Graham County Homicide Victims Identified1/6/2018
#3-2018Update on Manhattan Barricade Investigation1/6/2018
#2-2018Update on Graham County Homicides1/5/2018
#1-2018Arrest of Former Linn County Sheriff's Deputy1/5/2018
2017
#51-2017Ness County Sheriff Arrested12/21/2017
#50-2017KBI Requests the Public's Help to Solve Lyon County Murder11/28/2017
#49-2017Investigation into Methamphetamine Distribution Concludes11/9/2017
#48-2017Former Anderson County Jailer Arrested11/7/2017
#47-2017Barton County Sheriff Issued Summons Following KBI Investigation11/1/2017
#46-2017KBI Publishes Domestic Violence, Stalking, and Rape Report10/25/2017
#45-2017KBI, KCSDV, and YWCA Sponsor Film Screening on Sexual Assault10/23/2017
#44-2017KBI conducting death investigation in Grant County10/18/2017
#43-2017KBI Investigating Events Surrounding Escape of Two Marshall County Jail Inmates10/15/2017
#42-2017Statewide Silver Alert for Rose Hill Woman10/10/2017
#41-2017Ulysses Child Death Investigation10/9/2017
#40-2017Update - Barber County Officer Involved Shooting10/7/2017
#39-2017Finney County Officer Involved Shooting (Update)10/6/2017
#38-2017Update - Unidentified Human Remains Found at Melvern Lake9/29/2017
#37-2017KBI Investigating Aggravated Battery in Ellsworth County (Update)9/29/2017
#36-2017Chetopa Man Arrested for Growing Marijuana in City Park9/18/2017
#35-2017Subjects Arrested in Western Kansas Narcotics Operation Named9/8/2017
#34-2017Decatur County Officer Involved Shooting9/1/2017
#33-2017Numerous Arrests Following Western Kansas Narcotics Operation8/30/2017
#32-2017McPherson County Officer Involved Shooting8/29/2017
#31-2017KBI Arrests Suspect in California for Murder of Tescott Man8/28/2017
#30-2017Unidentified Human Remains Found at Melvern Lake8/26/2017
#29-2017KBI Identifies Man Killed Following Highway Chase8/21/2017
#28-2017Ottawa County Death Investigation8/14/2017
#27-2017Junction City Officer Involved Shooting8/8/2017
#26-2017Bourbon County Officer Involved Shooting8/4/2017
#25-2017SAKI Findings Recommendations7/25/2017
#24-2017Leavenworth Officer Involved Shooting7/12/2017
#23-2017Chanute Death Investigation7/5/2017
#22-2017Marion County Officer Involved Shooting6/21/2017
#21-2017Fredonia Man Arrested for First Degree Murder6/8/2017
#20-2017Arrest Made in Salina Homicide (Update)6/7/2017
#19-2017Gove County Homicide Investigation6/6/2017
#18-2017Jefferson County Sheriff's Deputy Arrested6/1/2017
#17-2017Body Recovered in Missouri River5/27/2017
#16-2017Missing Children's Poster Contest Winner Honored5/24/2017
#15-2017Search Underway in Doniphan County5/22/2017
#14-2017Upcoming Statewide AMBER Alert EAS Test5/22/2017
#13-2017Cocaine Aircraft Seized in Seward County5/12/2017
#12-2017Labette County Officer Involved Shooting (Update)5/7/2017
#11-2017Arrest of Wakeeney Police Chief5/3/2017
#10-2017Galena Homicide Suspect Arrested in Missouri5/3/2017
#9-2017Atchison Death Investigation4/25/2017
#8-2017New KBI Laboratory Director4/24/2017
#7-2017Arrests Made in Garnett Aggravated Robbery4/14/2017
#6-2017Coffeyville Shooting Deaths4/14/2017
#5-2017Sexual Assault Kit Inventory Completed3/14/2017
#4-2017Montgomery County Homicide Arrest2/15/2017
#3-2017Salina Death Investigation2/13/2017
#2-2017Osage City Bank Robbery Suspect1/25/2017
#1-2017Harvey County Triple Homicide Suspects Arrested1/13/2017
2016
#30-2016KBI Arrests Coffey County Sheriff's Deputy12/27/2016
#29-2016Medicine Lodge Officer Involved Shooting12/12/2016
#28-2016Officer Involved Shooting - Hutchinson12/6/2016
#27-2016Floreanne Mayfield - Silver Alert12/5/2016
#26-20162017 Missing Children's Poster Contest12/1/2016
#25-2016Wichita Missing Newborn11/18/2016
#24-2016Linn County Homicide Victims11/16/2016
#23-2016Linn County Arrest11/15/2016
#22-2016Linn County Missing Persons11/14/2016
#21-2016Morris County Officer Involved Shooting11/10/2016
#20-2016Ellis County Officer Involved Shooting11/09/2016
#19-2016Harvey County Homicide Suspect Info11/3/2016
#18-2016Harvey County Homicide Victims11/01/2016
#17-2016Harvey County Homicides10/31/2016
#16-2016Halloween Safety - Registered Offender Check10/26/2016
#15-2016New KBI Communications Director10/13/2016
#14-2016Parsons-Labette County Drug Arrest10/7/2016
#13-2016Pittsburg-Crawford County MDMA Operation9/29/2016
#12-2016KIBRS Grant Award9/21/2016
#11-2016Ellsworth County - Officer Involved Shooting9/16/2016
#10-2016Request for Assistance - Heimer Death Investigation8/9/2016
#9-2016National Forensic Science Week8/3/2016
#8-2016Saline County Heimer Death Investigation6/30/2016
#7-2016Drug U-47700 Poses Risk to Kansas Citizens6/2/2016
#6-2016Grant County Missing Persons Investigation (Update)4/22/2016
#5-2016McPherson County Officer Involved Shooting4/15/2016
#4-20162016 Missing Children Poster Contest Winner4/14/2016
#3-2016Amber Alert for Layla and Lilly Hatcher (Located)2/19/2016
#2-2016Former Osawatomie Police Chief in Custody2/18/2016
#1-2016Saline County Jail - In-Custody Death1/27/2016
2015
#12-2015Topeka PD In Custody Death12/9/2015
#11-2015Halstead Investigation11/24/2015
#10-2015Director for a Day - Aden Adame10/9/2015
#9-2015Comanche County Homicide Arrest10/6/2015
#8-2015Kansas Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (Fact Sheet)9/11/2015
#7-2015Officer Involved Shooting - Colby, KS7/20/2015
#6-2015Gladstone, Missouri Silver Alert: Patrick D. Flynn7/10/2015
#5-20152015 Missing Children Poster Contest Winner5/22/2015
#4-2015Officer Involved Shooting - Shawnee County (Update)4/20/2015
#3-2015Arrest Related to Death Investigation in Jetmore, KS4/16/2015
#2-2015Officer Involved Shooting - Shawnee County4/11/2015
#1-2015Officer Involved Shooting - Stevens County2/9/2015
2014
#10-2014Officer Involved Shooting - Barton County9/2/2014
#9-2014KBI Release for Osage County6/12/2014
#8-2014Officer Involved Shooting - Sherman County5/24/2014
#7-2014KBI Release of Groundbreaking at WU5/24/2014
#6-2014Silver Alert - Onaga PD3/17/2014
#5-2014Oberlin Kansas Shooting3/11/2014
#4-2014Topeka Man Charged With Sexual Exploitation Of A Child2/31/2014
#3-2014Arrest of Former KBI Employee2/31/2014
#2-2014Anderson County Search and Arrest Warrants in Garnett Kansas1/23/2014
#1-2014Scott City, KS Death Investigation1/23/2014