Labette News

Months after the first cases of the H1N1 virus are detected, the influenza strain makes it's way to the Four-States. Labette Health Emergency Department Director Dr.

The Arkansas City Police Department will be using a federal grant to step up enforcement of seatbelt laws in the Arkansas City area as part of a statewide enhanced enforcement effort.

HUTCHINSON a ' State budget problems are forcing prison officials to drop programs designed to help inmates' rehabilitation.

Mark Parkinson has requested federal disaster assistance for 28 Kansas counties because of severe storm damage.

Two new cases of swine flu have been confirmed in Labette County, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Kansas to 100.

A tornado watch has been issued for most of south-central Kansas -- including the Wichita metropolitan area -- until 10 p.m. today.

A new study of Kansans' health puts Gove County first and Wyandotte last among the state's 105 counties.

A southeast Kansas boy is sporting a shaved head. It's not by his choice, but his school's. Six-year old Derby McReynolds had his hair cut in a "faux-hawk." His parents say Labette County school officials told them it was inappropriate and sent him home, so they changed it to what they called a military cut.

Kashilia Young blasted her 11th home run of the season as Cowley picked up a make up win at Labette County.

Weather is causing problems in Kansas Junior College scheduling this weekend. Here is what was happening as of 2p.m. on Friday Baseball: Thur.

Heres' a message from Patricia Houser about tax day tea parties planned for southeast Kansas.

A tornado watch has been issued for 12 counties in southern Kansas until 10 p.m., the National Weather Service announced.

The Fifth Judicial District has not welcomed the Department of Correctiona s decision to close the Labette Correctional Conservation Camp at Oswego on July 1. The department earlier had announced that its ...

Sometimes it takes a combination of education, counseling, learning self-discipline and responsibility - and getting a little of what passes for love - to pull a young person away from a life of crime and ...

Continuing its late season surge, the Cowley College women's basketball team dealt Labette Community College its first conference defeat with a sound 78-60 thumping of the Lady Cardinals Wednesday night at W.S. ...

LINN COUNTY a ' In the midnight hour of Friday , Feb. 6, a head-on collision on U.S. Highway 69 south of Pleasanton, resulted in one drivera TMs death while the other was transported by helicopter to Overland ...

Continuing Education and the Dole Institute of Politics, both at the University of Kansas, are partnering with Labette County Community College to present a series of broadcasts on the 200th anniversary of ...

The Kansas Department of Corrections says it has notified Labette County officials of its plans to stop operating the men's boot camp in the county.

The newest budget cuts on the way for the state of Kansas will affect another jail facility in Labette County.

Here are excerpts from recent editorials in Kansas newspapers: Dec. 1 The Garden City Telegram, on hiring lobbyists for southwest Kansas: Spending money to sway lawmakers has long raised eyebrows, and for good ...