Kansas Highway Patrol

A semi-trailer driver was taken to Salina Regional Health Center on Wednesday morning, after he swerved to avoid another semi in the construction zone on Interstate 70 in Lincoln County, 0.3 miles west of Beverly Road. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, Brent P. Nuest, 33, of Ellinwood, turned a Kenworth rig through the median and failed to yield to a Peterbuilt driven by Larry D. Dinwiddie, 37, from Marshfield, Mo.

Dinwiddie avoided the Kenworth by going into the south ditch, where his semi-trailer rolled onto its side. Both drivers were wearing seat belts. Dinwiddie sustained possible injury and his semi was removed by Ellsworth Service Center; Nuest was not injured.

A burglary occurred at 3800 Forest Ave. Someone entered the storage shed and look items. Loss was $205.

A vehicle driven by Aracely Poblano was southbound on Main near 24th St. at 10:26 a.m. and struck another southbound vehicle, driven by Robert Cagle.

A hit-and-run vehicle struck a legally parked vehicle in the 1800 block of 24th St.

Theft from a parked vehicle at 2920 10th St. was reported.

After an individual reported that Eugene V. Black, 33, had threatened to kill her, an officer went to his residence at 219 Elm St. and arrested Black on suspicion of criminal threat. While making the arrest, the officer saw a Hi-Point hand gun, suspected methamphetamine and paraphernalia. He was booked into jail in lieu of $25,000.

The Pawnee County Sheriff’s Office contacted Barton County around 1 p.m. Tuesday to report a trailer stolen from Pawnee County had been recovered at a Pawnee Rock residence.