Belle Plaine News

Not since the Great Depression have so many school districts in the state of Kansas been in financial jeopardy, almost to the point of having to close their doors permanently.

Voting is open for the 8 Wonders of Kansas Geography! It's the latest list in the works from the Kansas Sampler Foundation.

Kansas has 293 school districts ranging in size from West Solomon Valley in northwest Kansas with 39 students to Wichita with 49,744 students.

Last weekend was a beautiful time for fall colors in the area. I headed down to the Bartlett Arboretum in Belle Plaine, Kansas to document the day .

A Sumner County couple may soon get their children back several months after their 4-year-old son died in their home.

As anyone with a window can see, the skies above Wichita are dark in mid-afternoon. Not surprisingly, the National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for portions of Sedgwick, Sumner, Butler and Cowley counties until 4:30 p.m. A line of storms stretching from Wichita to Belle Plaine is capable of heavy rain and damaging winds ...

An autopsy in an investigation involving several law enforcement agencies has found that a 4-year-old boy died of asphyxiation, Police Chief Gordon Fell said Friday.

As with other neighbors Thursday afternoon, Todd Dixon still didn't know how a 4-year-old-boy on his street had died two days earlier.

Does Belle Plaine, Kansas Really Have that Excellent Record of Helping Their Children to Succeed? The Teachers at Belle Plaine Elementary School here in Belle Plaine, Kansas, will try to come across as being nice and sincere about teaching your child while they are there.