www.mozilla.com Weather Central
Voices
Headlines

Colo. woman killed in Kan. dune buggy accident -5/25/2013, 4:06 PM

Park service reviews Brown Foundation report -5/25/2013, 2:48 PM

Kan. budget cuts to corrections criticized -5/25/2013, 2:48 PM

Storm caused $2M in damage to Wichita schools -5/24/2013, 4:50 PM

Right tax policy worth lawmakers' OT, Brownback says -5/24/2013, 4:50 PM

Police say Kan. murder suspect said he 'bullied' wife -5/24/2013, 4:50 PM

2nd child dies after crash in southern Kansas -5/24/2013, 11:43 AM

Federal cuts affect poorest Kansas schools -5/24/2013, 11:43 AM

Kan. House rejects Senate GOP leaders' tax plan -5/24/2013, 11:42 AM

Kan. museum showcases Apollo engine restoration -5/24/2013, 6:46 AM

Kan. budget debate simmers while taxes stew -5/24/2013, 6:46 AM

Groundbreaking planned for Kan. biodefense lab -5/24/2013, 6:46 AM

Dredging prepares Kanopolis Lake for holiday -5/24/2013, 6:46 AM

Brownback vetoes bill expanding Kan. raffles -5/24/2013, 6:46 AM

Wichita might fine residents over water use -5/23/2013, 3:47 PM

Salina resident accused of LA gang activity -5/23/2013, 3:47 PM

NE Kansas man accused of threatening police -5/23/2013, 3:47 PM

Kan. teacher arrested after threats toward school -5/23/2013, 3:47 PM

Kan. Senate drafting new tax plan to break impasse -5/23/2013, 3:47 PM

Ammonia leak at Kan. plant sends 7 to hospital -5/23/2013, 3:47 PM

Ex-Kan. doctor indictment on firearm, drug charges -5/23/2013, 6:46 AM

3 SW Kan. children found safe 5 miles from home -5/23/2013, 6:46 AM

3 snared in trucking scam face court in Kansas -5/23/2013, 6:46 AM

Top GOP lawmakers in Kansas stalemated on taxes -5/23/2013, 6:45 AM

Fort Riley to mark Memorial Day -5/23/2013, 6:45 AM

Feds charge ex-police officer with bribe scheme -5/23/2013, 6:45 AM

myTown Calendar

SPOTLIGHT
[var top_story_head]

Sheriff warns would-be inmates of shortage at jail

Published on -2/27/2013, 7:10 AM

Printer-friendly version
E-Mail This Story

HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) -- A south-central Kansas sheriff is warning potential lawbreakers that his jail is so full they will find themselves with a blanket on a cold hard floor if they get arrested.

Reno County Sheriff Randy Henderson posted on his department's Facebook page the weather was preventing inmates from being transferred to jails in other counties.

The Hutchinson News (http://bit.ly/ZGTbWi) reports about one-fourth of the county's inmates are housed elsewhere at a cost of $35 per day because of limited capacity at the Reno County facility.

Henderson's post warns that "if you get arrested, you will be on the concrete floor with a blanket. The choice is yours."

The county's voters will be asked in April to approve a half-percent sales tax increase to pay for construction of a new jail.

digg delicious facebook stumbleupon google Newsvine
More News and Photos

Associated Press Videos