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County pays more to jail consultants
Justice Concepts Inc., a consultant that missed its deadline to reduce the Sedgwick County Jail's population by 25 percent, will receive additional money for work it says it did outside its contract.
Coffeyville Man Sentenced To 14 Years For Drug Trafficking
A man who authorities say had crack cocaine and marijuana in his home will spend 14 years behind bars for drug trafficking.
Cattlemena s event slated for Saturday
The first Southeast Kansas Cattlemen's Conference is planned for Saturday at the Oswego Community Center next to the Labette County Fairgrounds.
Teen pregnancy rates are up in Kansas
New numbers are out in Kansas about birth rates for teenagers. Nearly 30% of pregnancies in Kansas are teen pregnancies.
Jayhawk-Linn, Pleasanton each drop one classification
While Fort Scott and Uniontown will remain in their classes for this school year, both Jayhawk-Linn and Pleasanton will each drop one classification after the Kansas State High School Activities Association released 2009-10 assignments Tuesday.
In brief | Argument in midtown ends in fatal shooting
Argument ends in fatal shootingA young man died Sunday night after he was shot while arguing with two men at Cherry Street and Armour Boulevard.People living in the area said they heard a dispute and then a single gunshot.
Sex Offender Escapee Captured by Authorities
HUTCHINSON, Kan. a ' A sex offender who escaped Saturday from the Hutchison Correctional Facility has been captured.
Authorities Search for Escaped Inmate
Prison officials say it appears a Hutchinson Correctional Facility inmate convicted of child sex crimes used ladders to help him escape Saturday.
Southeast Kansas child dies from H1N1
A 6-year-old Southeast Kansas child has died from swine flu, state health officials said Wednesday.
Kansas Man Killed In Farm Accident
An 83-year-old southeast Kansas man is dead after being run over by a tractor at farm near Edna.
Rural Edna man dead after being run over by tractor
An 83-year-old rural Edna, Kan., man is dead after a farming accident, the Labette County Sheriff's Department said this morning.
Parsons man dies after cycle accident
A Parsons, Kan., man died in the wake of a motorcycle accident at 2:12 a.m. Sunday on Ness Road, between Parsons and Altamont in Labette County, Kan.
Leadership focus of FFA conference
Paola FFA members Johanna Ryckert and Nathan Laudan recently traveled to Junction City for the Kansas FFA District Officer Conference held at Rock Springs Ranch.
Ex-assistant prosecutor in Cherokee County faces new charges
COLUMBUS, Kan. - New charges filed against former assistant Cherokee County Attorney Jeffrey Pittman allege that he schemed with two others to deliver methamphetamine to him in jail.
Cases of the 2009 H1N1 influenza A virus have been confirmed in Thomas County adults, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment said Wednesday.
Admiral Bay Farms Out Deal in Kansas Cherokee Basin
Italy a s Euramerica Energy Inc. has farmed into the Thayer and Mound Valley projects in the Cherokee Basin of Kansas from Admiral Bay Resources Inc.
H1N1 in Miami, Crawfod counties
Miami and Crawford counties are the latest to have confirmed cases of the 2009 H1N1 influenza A virus, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment said.
Swine-flu case cited in Crawford County
PITTSBURG, Kan. - An adult who has Crawford County's first confirmed case of swine flu was recovering Wednesday at home, said Janis Goedeke, health officer for the Crawford County Health Department.
H1N1 case confirmed in Crawford County
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has confirmed a case of swine flu in an adult in Crawford County.
Girls driven to learn 'non-traditional' programs -,
How many girls does it take to find a dipstick to check the engine oil in a car? If you're a Girl Scout, chances are it takes only one.
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