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In 2022, Sedgwick County recorded more than 300 overdose deaths, with most of those being fentanyl-related.
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The center handles autopsies and drug identification cases, each of which have increased in recent years due to fentanyl.
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The move comes as the county sees an increase in drug overdoses.
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Empyreal Logistics says federal and state law enforcement agencies are targeting its armored cars “because it is very profitable for those law enforcement agencies to seize the cash proceeds that Empyreal is transporting and keep that money using civil forfeiture.”
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Drug users who think they're taking one substance sometimes unknowingly take fentanyl that's mixed in to increase potency. Small doses of fentanyl can kill.
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Two bills could reduce prison and probation sentences for many low-level drug crimes, like possession and intent to distribute small amounts.
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TOPEKA, Kansas — More than two dozen cities and counties across Kansas have sued the opioid industry, from a small town with a population of 150 near...
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GARDEN CITY, Kansas — Two years after closing an office in Garden City, the federal Drug Enforcement Administration announced this week it’s coming back...
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A newly released database shows that Leavenworth County, Kansas, had one of the highest concentrations of opioid pills per person in the United States...
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Sedgwick County is adding a new full-time position within the Sheriff’s Office to work on the growing problem of jail inmates who have drug or alcohol…