Chanute News

A former city clerk of the city of Thayer in Neosho County, Kansas has pleaded guilty to embezzling $120,000. Wichita, KS - infoZine - Laura Whittley, 49, Thayer, Kansas, pleaded guilty to one count of bank fraud and one count of money laundering.

One of four people killed Friday, May 11, 2012 when their airplane, a twin-engine Cessna 40 crashed near Chanute, Kansas was laid to rest Wednesday afternoon.

While the father of the lone survivor of a plane that crashed in a Kansas field Friday is grateful that his daughter made it out alive, he is urging prayers for the families of the other passengers who did not.

A funeral has been scheduled for a Northeastern State University at Broken Arrow assistant professor who was among four people killed in a plane crash near Chanute, Kan.

This undated photo provided by Teen Mania Ministries shows Hannah Luce, daughter of Teen Mania founder Ron Luce.

A Tulsa man is dead after a plane crash near Chanute, Kansas. Garrett V. Coble, 29, was killed when a 1991 Cessna 401 fixed wing multi-engine airplane crashed at 4:36 p.m. Friday.

Elyse Mancuso, a junior at Elkhorn South High School, won $79,600 over the two-night final, setting a record for the show's teen tournament.

CHANUTE, Kan. - Three people are dead and two others are in critical condition after a twin engine plane crashed just west of Chanute, Kansas.

LAMOTTE - A 7-year-old child is dead after a farm accident in Jackson County. The Sheriff's Office says Austin Reuter was driving a four-wheel ATV alone while doing farm chores, when the vehicle rolled over.

Gov. Terry Branstad has signed an executive order legalizing the use of lead shot in the hunting of doves, rescinding an action by the state Natural Resources Commission.