Wabaunsee County News

Students from seven Kansas high schools will be honored Tuesday, Nov. 10, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment.

The Kansas Supreme Court ruled Friday that Wabaunsee County commissioners have the right to prohibit the construction of commercial wind farms in their county.

Democratic Sen. Laura Kelly, of Topeka, said Friday she would run for the congressional seat now held by Rep.

Three people were being held in the Wabaunsee County Jail on Tuesday after a vehicle chase reaching speeds of more than 100 mph ended in a private driveway in southwest Shawnee County, said Kansas Highway Patrol Capt.

A chase reaching speeds of 110 miles per hour ended with three people being taken away in handcuffs.

Fall is the season for pumpkins and hay rides, and many area farms have opportunities for picking out prospective jack-o'-lanterns and playing in the field.

A Leawood man and three others have been charged with conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine in Johnson and Wabaunsee counties, according to U.S. Attorney Lanny Welch's office.

The Randy Rogers Band, which earned an ACM Award nomination for Top Vocal Group, will cap the Flint Hills Music Festival, which will be Friday and Saturday in a Wabaunsee County pasture just north of Interstate 70 at Exit 324.

At least two people are under arrest after Kansas Highway Patrol officers found marijuana in two seperate cars.

The Kansas Department of Transportation has announced three road projects will take place this coming week.

A spike in pertussis cases has been reported in Pottawatomie and Wabaunsee counties, according to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment .

According to WebMD.com , Pertussis is an infectious bacterial illness that targets the respiratory passages.

A spike in pertussis cases has been reported in Pottawatomie and Wabaunsee counties, according to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment .

The largest public works program in Kansas history was an audacious gamble that nearly collapsed under an avalanche of financial misfortune.

One woman's efforts to bring a pool to her hometown will forever be known to those who make the trip in and out of Eskridge.

A pair of highway projects could slow traffic near Topeka Tuesday. The Kansas Dept.

A Wabaunsee County woman was injured Friday when she was struck by a vehicle outside her residence, medical responders said.

Friends and co-workers were left to grapple Wednesday with why a promising young law enforcement officer apparently turned his weapon on himself following a multi-county chase early Tuesday.

PAXICO a ' A motorcycle rider who suffered injuries considered life-threatening in a Sunday afternoon bike crash remained in critical condition in a Topeka hospital Monday morning.

The Wabaunsee County town of Alta Vista sustained several million dollars worth of damage from Monday's storms.