Butler County News Archives

Butler County must spend $12.9 million of taxpayers dollars to update its emergency communications system.

Wichita men suspected of committing at least 18 residential burglaries since June have been arrested, the Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office said.

Kansas teens are fighting each other and posting their brawls on the internet from east to west Wichita to Marion county.

Some Andover Central High School students, including cheerleaders, have been disciplined over "inappropriate activities" at a residence that "put some students in an uncomfortable situation," the district said in a statement.

High school classrooms have begun filling up with returning and new students. It is inspiring to see the look of excitement and hope on many of their faces.

A tornado, filled with swirling dirt, grinds across a farm road in western Kansas on May 8, 2008.

Cowskin Creek floodwaters surround a home on Karren Lane in west Wichita Wednesday morning.

Mace will provide free consultation services and business training in Butler, Chase, Greenwood, Marion and Morris counties.

Radar and ground reports indicate 3 to 6 inches of rain have fallen over northern Cowley, eastern Sedgwick and southern Butler counties, the National Weather Service said this morning.

Butler County authorities worked five motorcycle accidents Sunday alone, including one serious crash that left two people fighting for their lives.

Two Newton men were hospitalized - one in critical condition - after a motorcycle accident involving deer in Butler County this morning.

An 18-year-old El Dorado woman is in critical condition today after she was injured in a two-vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon in Butler County.