Junction City K-9 officer died of heat exposure JUNCTION CITY (KAKE) Junction City police say a K-9 officer died of heat exposure on Monday and that the dog’s handler has been placed on leave.
According to a release, K-9 Police Service Dog Vethos was found unresponsive in a patrol vehicle, and preliminary findings indicate the cause of death was heat exposure.
“On July 7, 2026, JCPD requested that the Kansas Bureau of Investigation conduct an independent third-party investigation to determine all facts surrounding this incident,” the release said. “JCPD will cooperate fully.”
Per departmental policy, Vethos’ handler was placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation.
“Vethos, a Belgian Malinois, joined the department in 2024 and served in the Investigations Divithe sion. His loss continues to be felt deeply across JCPD and the City.” ---- Admits making online threat to kill Congresswoman WICHITA (JC POST) – A Kansas man is now a convicted felons after pleading guilty to posting threats on social media to murder a Congresswoman.
According to court documents, Adam Lee Osborn, 60, pleaded guilty to one count of interstate communications with a threat to injure.
In January 2026, Wichita police officers learned Osborn had posted threats on his social media page saying he wanted to murder Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
He wrote, “I’m going to kill Ilhan Omar!”. He also posted a photo of himself holding an AR-15 style rifle in one hand and a 30-round magazine with live ammunition in the other hand. When officers went to Osborn’s residence to question him, he confirmed writing the posts. He said while he had no intention of personally harming anyone, he made the statements to “maybe provoke someone to handle business.” He advised officers that by “handle business” he meant to “take ‘em out”. He stated that by “take ‘em out” he meant “kill them”.
The Wichita Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is investigating the case.
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