Brown County News

The University of Kansas Department of Economics honored 27 outstanding students with about $30,000 in awards and scholarships.

BROWN COUNTY, Kan. a ' A Schwana TMs frozen foods truck struck a herd of cattle on U.S. Highway 36 near Fairview Wednesday night, killing cows and eventually catching on fire.

BROWN COUNTY, Kan. a ' An Arizona bicyclist was killed Sunday when he was struck by a car on U.S. Highway 73 in northern Brown County.

Strong to severe thunderstorms are popping up tonight across much of eastern Kansas, from the Nebraska to Oklahoma borders, including in the Topeka vicinity.

EDITOR'S NOTE: This week, Topeka Capital-Journal reporter Jan Biles will be traveling US-75 highway from the Nebraska border to the Oklahoma state line to talk to people about the economy and the impact the recession has - or hasn't - had on them.

Students from seven Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, March 4, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment.

BROWN COUNTY, Kan. a ' A St. Joseph man was injured when he was struck by a vehicle in eastern Brown County late Friday night.

A teenager is dead after an accident involving his pickup and a semi truck. The accident happened just after 6:15 Monday night at the intersection of US-75 and K-20 in Brown County.

A Netawaka teenager was killed Monday evening in a two-vehicle collision northwest of Horton in Brown County.

Brown County authorities have a man behind bars they say shot a woman and fled from police.

A Horton woman was injured this morning in a two-car collision on an east-west stretch of US-73 highway about 2½ miles east of Horton in Brown County.