Edwardsville News

The Kansas Department of Agriculture has cited area restaurants for six or more critical health-code violations.

Edwardsville rejects taxEdwardsville voters on Tuesday rejected a half-cent sales tax increase.The measure failed by a vote of 185 to 165.

Voters throughout the Kansas City metro area went to polling places Tuesday for a variety of questions and open positions.

Advance voting has begun in an Edwardsville special election that asks voters to approve a half-cent sales tax increase.If approved, the revenue will not be devoted to a particular project.

A fire late Monday night in Edwardsville forced two businesses to close. The fire was at 10953 Kaw Drive, where the Wrap Factory and KC Custom Design and Lighting are located.

A fire late Monday night in Edwardsville forced two businesses to close. The fire was at 10953 Kaw Drive, where the Wrap Factory and KC Custom Design and Lighting are located.

Still other towns are repealing existing bans, such as Edwardsville, Kansas, which removed its pit bull ban after the nearby Niko case ended.

Kansas City won $8.4 million in federal grant money Tuesday, saving the jobs of 28 police recruits and allowing the department to hire up to 22 more officers.The city was among the few nationwide that received its full request for funding for 50 officers.

Vice President Joe Biden greets Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey during a news conference at City Hall in Philadelphia Tuesday.

Prosecutors have upgraded the charges against a Kansas City, Kan., man in connection with the death of a 10-month-old. The Wyandotte County, Kan., District Attorney charged Anderson Cheffen, 31, with first-degree murder on Tuesday.

Wyandotte County prosecutors upgraded the charges against a Kansas City, Kan., man.

A Kansas City, Kan., man is charged with abusing a 10-month-old baby. Wyandotte County prosecutors charged Anderson Cheffen, 31, with one count of abuse of a child, according to a press release from the Wyandotte County District Attorney's Office.

One dead in burning garageFirefighters found one person dead Friday at the scene of a house fire.They responded about 4 p.m. to the 9500 block of West 115th Street and found a garage in flames.

Prosecutors in Wyandotte County on Friday filed child abuse charges against an Edwardsville man.

A 24-year-old Leavenworth man was injured late last night when he last control of his pickup truck and crashed into a guardrail.The crash occurred about 11:45 p.m. Tuesday along southbound Interstate 435 at Woodend Road in Edwardsville.Robert E. Travis III was westbound on Woodend in his 1998 Chevrolet pickup and had taken the ramp to southbound ...

As reported by The Chieftain: "Golden Heartland, one of three applicants seeking to manage a state-owned casino in Wyandotte County, has withdrawn from the competition.

Although the Legislature in 2007 authorized four state-licensed casinos for Kansas, only one is under construction.

Four Lawrence youngsters led police on a chase Friday night after they stole a full-sized passenger van from their group home.The suspects, two females and two males, ages 17, 14, 13 and 10, were arrested 30 minutes later and over 30 miles away in Edwardsville, Kan.

Emporia State Universitya s Newman Division of Nursing will be honoring graduating student nurses and announcing leadership award recipients during a ceremony Friday evening, May 15.A The event takes place at 7 p.m. in Albert Taylor Hall in Plumb Hall.

Corruption charges dismissedA judge dismissed corruption charges Tuesday against former Edwardsville Police Chief M. Steve Vaughn because his right to a speedy trial was violated.Senior Kansas Judge Janice D. Russell made the decision after hearing evidence and testimony last week.