Barnes News

A Fayetteville man faces criminal charges on allegations of raping his pregnant girlfriend.

TOPEKA , Kan. -- A wreck Sunday afternoon claimed the lives of 3 people in Washington County.

Jeremy E. Trout, 21, Michael A. Reed, 27, and Robert J. Reed, 21, all were charged with first-degree murder in the shooting of Vincent Barnes.

Vincent Barnes, 33, was shot in the torso at his apartment in the 500 block of North Florence shortly before 9:30 p.m. He was taken by ambulance to Via Christi Regional Medical Center-St. Francis Campus, where he was pronounced dead at 10:01 p.m. Two of the men are 21, and the third is 27, Lt.

Lewis County officials have ushered out their economic development director after a little more than a year on the job, continuing the revolving door at that position.

Authorities from several police agencies helped search for a man who bailed out of a car after a deputy tried to pull him over Friday afternoon on U.S. 11.

Every night Don Barnes sits down at the dinner table with his 9-year-old son David, but it's not a meal the two share; it's homework.

Barnes, 70, is one of 25 reservation employees paid with tribal funds who have been laid off in recent months, tribal officials confirmed Thursday.

A man goes on a wild driving spree Tuesday night and police have determined he crashed into cars on purpose.

Midway through its first year, a program aimed at turning around seven Wichita middle schools is making a difference for many students, school officials say.

The Social Security Administration is embarking on a $750 million project to replace its national computer center.

President-elect Barack Obama's choice for Treasury secretary is becoming a national punchline for late-night comics, a clear sign that not paying your taxes is a growing problem in the public's eyes if you're ...

For Ed Barnes, the trip is a dream come true but he is also looking beyond next week's inauguration.

Gloria Moore remembers her father talking about all the toys in the basement of the Barnes Mercantile at Christmastime, one of the wonders of his boyhood.

Vice President-elect Joe Biden said Tuesday that people expecting a bounty of pet projects in a new, massive multibillion-dollar economic stimulus plan should think again.

Clarence Barker arrived here in 2005 hoping to learn more about his ancestors. He ended up with a permanent tribute to his family's contributions to this Washington County community.

Michael Lynn Barnes, 57, died Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008 at Salina Regional Health Center Santa Fe Campus in Salina.