Jackson County News

Hundreds of pounds of food have people in Jackson County giving thanks. Employees of Farmers State Bank in Holton and Circleville pulled up to the Latino Center in Holton Wednesday, loaded down with nearly 2400 pounds of beef, canned goods, rice, noodles and other food staples.

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Your heart stops. Medics restart it. But you dont regain consciousness.A big chill could save your life.More hospitals in the area and nationwide are taking such patients body temperatures down to about 90 degrees for 24 hours.

After an exceptionally dark afternoon on Monday, rain began falling across Topeka and much of northeast Kansas around 4 p.m., giving the area a good soaking.

Zoe Herrington was looking for a charity to support, and she found a cause. The Noble House Jewelry store owner began asking friends and acquaintances a few months ago to recommend community programs she might support.

The smiling faces of children at Bonjour Elementary in Lenexa seem much the same from year to year bright and eager to learn.But beneath those innocent smiles, Principal Alejandro Schlagel understands theres a deeper truth.

The Internal Revenue Service is looking for hundreds of area taxpayers who have not received refund checks.

The Jackson County Sheriff's Office and the Prairie Band Potawatomi Tribal Police Department responded to a call Saturday about a home invasion near Mayetta.

JACKSON COUNTY, Kan a ' Jackson County Sheriffa TMs Deputies are looking for three suspects after an armed home invasion on the Prairie Band Potawatomi Reservation.

Police say the body of an 18-year-old Overland Park woman who had been missing for nearly a week has been found in a rural Cass County, Mo., farm field.

A University of Kansas researcher hopes to improve treatment for children exposed to trauma or abuse by studying youth who seem to be more resilient than others, thanks to a $1.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health and the National Institutes of Mental Health.

Donations are being accepted for an event to help families in Jackson County. The Jackson County Kids Closet is taking donations of gently-used clothing and shoes, sized preemie to large junior.

Donations are being accepted for an event to help families in Jackson County. The Jackson County Kids Closet is taking donations of gently-used clothing and shoes, sized preemie to large junior.

Donations are being accepted for an event to help families in Jackson County. The Jackson County Kids Closet is taking donations of gently-used clothing and shoes, sized preemie to large junior.

It's onto court this week for 11 school districts that are suing Jackson County.

The condition of a passenger injured in a fatality accident Wednesday morning near Mayetta has been upgraded.

Three people were killed in a crash at Hwy 75 and 162 Rd. in Jackson County Wednesday morning.

Two Horton residents were hospitalized Thursday when one of them fell asleep at the steering wheel while on a Jackson County highway, veered off the road and rolled at least three times, the Kansas Highway Patrol said.

Several reports to WIBW have confirmed the death of a very popular driver, Steven Bowers Sr, of Topeka during a race at the Thunderhill Speedway in Mayetta on Saturday.