Fires

Ambulance service contract up for review by city of Fort Scott (03/29/08)
Fort Scott, Kan. -- On Tuesday, Fort Scott City Commission members are expected to vote on a contract between the city and Mercy Health System of Kansas to provide ambulance services in Bourbon County. The meeting will start at 6 p.m., Tuesday, in the City Commission Room inside City Hall, 1 E. Third St...

Arson suspect faces additional charges in Cedar County (03/20/08)
A Stockton man accused of setting a fire inside a Nevada woman's home was released today from the Vernon County jail on his own recognizance so he could be transferred to Stockton Court and face nine other criminal charges. Patrick Ellis, 30, was granted a release from his $50,000 cash-only bond Thursday afternoon during a pre-trial hearing by 28th Circuit Judge Neal Quitno, only to be transferred across the Cedar County line, where a $100,000 bond awaited him...