The quake was centered two miles west of US-77 and 1½ miles north of K-4 at a depth of almost six miles and was more than 10 times more powerful than a pair of quakes that struck May 1 in Marion ...

A 20-year-old from Wichita has been charged with four offenses in two sex-related cases. One is filed as an adult case. The other case is filed as a juvenile case because of his age at the time.

A high-speed chase Tuesday morning through Marion, McPherson, and Saline counties ended in the suicide of the driver. Anthony Marshall, 47, was a suspect in a robbery Monday of Equity Bank in Topeka, ...

Oelschlager recalled speaking to legendary Cowboys scout Gil Brandt as well as Buffalo Bills coach Lou Saban at the Kansas City airport. He told both men he planned to go to medical school. The ...

Marion County fire departments are part of a pilot program creating a state wildfire response program. So far, only Marion County fire departments and Herington’s fire department, which works closely ...

County commissioners heard the first wish list for a county budgeting Monday when representatives of the 8th Judicial District asked for $210,294.62. Chief Judge Ben Sexton told commissioners that ...

Background checks are required under Kansas law. KSA 74-5605 states that all officers must be “of good moral character” and that no officer who has committed “a misdemeanor offense that… reflects on ...

A Marion grandmother who broke up a fight between two dogs in her dining room Sunday ended up at St. Luke Hospital to get stitches. Interim police chief Zach Hudlin said police were summoned to a ...

St. John’s Lutheran Church in Lincolnville is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its church building, including its pipe organ.

Peabody formally adopted a code of procedure for future city meetings. There was already a list of “council meeting procedures” at the back of agenda packets distributed at council meetings, but the ...

These Marion County students were listed this past week as receiving degrees or honors from colleges or universities. Grade-point averages of 4.00 indicate all A’s; 3.00 indicate all B’s. President’s ...

A high-speed chase Tuesday morning through Marion, McPherson, and Saline counties ended in the suicide of the driver. Undersheriff Larry Starkey said a “be on the lookout” advisory alerted Marion ...