Labette County News Today

Local, state and federal authorities are continuing to investigate last Wednesday’s house fire that took the life of a mother and her child. Others received injuries in the house fire

Police believe there to be around 10 individuals who stepped up and acted during a fatal house fire last Wednesday. Authorities say these good samaritans helped assist victims even before fire, EMS and police arrived. "Tragedy could have been a lot worse had it not been for the Good Samaritans,” says Lt. Detective Sherri McGuire.

The murderous saga of the Bender family in Southeast Kansas was one of the first true crime stories to capture the nation’s attention.

CHETOPA — Chetopa averted a potential crisis this week by creating a work-around after a waterline broke that transports water from the Neosho River to the city’s water treatment plant.

For more than a week this May, an archeological dig in rural Labette County has focused on a field to unearth new clues to a 150-year-old plus mystery.

OSWEGO — Labette County commissioners on Monday received an update on the county’s planning board and its recent public hearing on zoning.

Public universities in Kansas adjust to a new state law concerning diversity, equity and inclusion... new and old Canadian wildfires will likely affect air quality across the Midwest... a half million Kansans hit the road for the holiday weekend... and the Busker Festival returns to Lawrence for the 16th year. Details, inside.

Neosho County’s jobless rate decreased from the March report, coming in at 3.4% in April while the state saw a slight increase in unemployment.

An unsolved double homicide from October 2022 in Labette County, Kansas, now has a reward offered for answers.

Theres now a $5,000 reward related to the double homicide of two Mound Valley, Kansas, residents.