Edwardsville News

A Kansas City, Kan., man is charged with abusing a 10-month-old baby. Wyandotte County prosecutors charged Anderson Cheffen, 31, with one count of abuse of a child, according to a press release from the Wyandotte County District Attorney's Office.

One dead in burning garageFirefighters found one person dead Friday at the scene of a house fire.They responded about 4 p.m. to the 9500 block of West 115th Street and found a garage in flames.

Prosecutors in Wyandotte County on Friday filed child abuse charges against an Edwardsville man.

A 24-year-old Leavenworth man was injured late last night when he last control of his pickup truck and crashed into a guardrail.The crash occurred about 11:45 p.m. Tuesday along southbound Interstate 435 at Woodend Road in Edwardsville.Robert E. Travis III was westbound on Woodend in his 1998 Chevrolet pickup and had taken the ramp to southbound ...

As reported by The Chieftain: "Golden Heartland, one of three applicants seeking to manage a state-owned casino in Wyandotte County, has withdrawn from the competition.

Although the Legislature in 2007 authorized four state-licensed casinos for Kansas, only one is under construction.

Four Lawrence youngsters led police on a chase Friday night after they stole a full-sized passenger van from their group home.The suspects, two females and two males, ages 17, 14, 13 and 10, were arrested 30 minutes later and over 30 miles away in Edwardsville, Kan.

Emporia State Universitya s Newman Division of Nursing will be honoring graduating student nurses and announcing leadership award recipients during a ceremony Friday evening, May 15.A The event takes place at 7 p.m. in Albert Taylor Hall in Plumb Hall.

Corruption charges dismissedA judge dismissed corruption charges Tuesday against former Edwardsville Police Chief M. Steve Vaughn because his right to a speedy trial was violated.Senior Kansas Judge Janice D. Russell made the decision after hearing evidence and testimony last week.

A Kansas judge dismissed corruption charges against former Edwardsville Police Chief M. Steve Vaughn because his right to a speedy trial was violated.But lest anyone think Vaughn skated on a “technicality,” Senior Kansas Judge Janice D. Russell added this in her opinion:“Our Constitutions are the basic, fundamental law governing ...

Vegas-based gaming and entertainment company Golden Gaming, Inc. resubmitted its application Wednesday, April 1 for a proposed destination casino resort in Wyandotte County.

Courtesy photo Ashley Wagner, 21, far right, is a Kansas State University student and former Wichita County High School graduate who took part in the fifth annual Miss Wheelchair Kansas, aimed at selecting a woman to serve as an advocate for people with disabilities.

There was a bit of consternation Tuesday morning when area transportation leaders gathered to parcel out roughly $50 million in stimulus road money.At the last minute, Leavenworth tried to secure some money ...

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A Kansas City man on Friday was sentenced to prison for 38 years for statutory sodomy.William J. Daniel, 38, was sentenced in Clay County for an incident involving a 13-year-old girl on July 26, when the ...

During the Ryan Barry murder trial on Wednesday morning, Boulder police detective David Spraggs shows the jury the innermost layer of clothing worn by Sergio Libman on the day he was shot.

Arley Hoskin, editor Bonner Springs, Kan., resident Phillip Roberts said he felt fine when he went to a local Sonic Drive In to grab lunch for his family last May.

Prosecutors depicted Ryan Barry as a murderer during opening statements in his trial Wednesday afternoon, while the defense argued that the case against Barry rested on two unreliable witnesses.

About five years ago, when he was in middle school, Austin Anderson accompanied his grandmother to an event for the homeless.Organized by Richard Tripp, formerly homeless himself, the event changed ...