Baxter Springs News

The former lawyer for Monroe Eugene Lockhart III on Tuesday filed a motion asking the Kansas Supreme Court to overturn a Shawnee County District judge's order disqualifying the lawyer from representing Lockhart.

With the one year anniversary of the Joplin tornado approaching, on the 22nd of this month, a group is gathering to bring a different kind of hope.

As ofA Thursday afternoon, defendant Monroe Eugene Lockhart III still didn't have a lawyer to represent him on charges he took part in a home invasion in which a woman was burned with a knife and her boyfriend was held at bay with a gun held to his head.

Unofficial results from Tuesday's special election showed the bond issue passed by a 63 percent to 37 percent margin.

After a short committee meeting and an angry outburst from one member, the state Senate inched toward approving new districts for its members.