Clements, KS

The Blue Devils will come to Lawrence in September with a new coach and a lot of question marks.

Some would say 2015 Duke basketball national champ Tyus Jones, the No. 24 overall pick at that year's draft following his one year in Durham, has earned the right to be a full-time starter in the NBA. The 26-year-old executed admirably in the Memphis Grizzlies starting lineup for 26 games...

Morris County deputies have arrested a Council Grove man on suspicion of drug distribution and explosives use. Sheriff Jay Simecka says deputies noted a suspicious vehicle on US Highway 77 early Thursday morning, conducted a traffic stop and allegedly found illegal drugs inside the vehicle. The driver, 53-year-old Thomas Fleeker,...

COUNCIL GROVE, Kan. (WIBW) - A Council Grove man is behind bars for criminal use of explosives after drugs were allegedly found in his vehicle early Thursday morning. Just after 1:45 a.m. on Thursday, June 30, the Morris Co. Sheriff’s Office says deputies stopped a suspicious vehicle near mile marker 142 along U.S. Highway 77.

STRONG CITY — Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve has announced historic horse-drawn haying and raking demonstrations with teams of draft horses from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Saturday, July 9, weather permitting. Fun with historic kid's games of hoop-and-stick, jump rope, and more are from 1:30 - 3 p.m. in...

MORRIS COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect on multiple charges after an early morning traffic stop. Just before 2a.m. Thursday, deputies stopped a suspicious vehicle near U.S. 77 at mile marker 142, according to a media release. Deputies found illegal drugs in the vehicle and arrested 56-year-old Thomas...

Dickinson County offices and departments and Dickinson County District Court will be closed Monday for Independence Day and will reopen at 8 a.m. Tuesday. Residents who live in the unincorporated areas of Dickinson County are reminded that if they wish to discharge fireworks they need to get a permit from the County Clerk’s office by 4:30 p.m. Friday.

DICKINSON CO., Kan. (WIBW) - A stretch of Dickinson Co. highway had to be completely shut down Wednesday following a collision between a semi tanker and farm equipment. According to the Kansas Department of Transportation, K-4 between K-43 and K-218 was closed just before noon, however the accident took place earlier in the morning. The highway is located between the communities of Herington and Hope.

Part of Strong City’s Flint Hills Rodeo seven decades plus, Marcia Bailey was Grand Marshall of this year’s rodeo parade. “I started riding in the parade as a little girl and have been involved in the rodeo in some way ever since,” Marcia remembered. In its 84th...

Christy Cauble Davis of Cottonwood Falls has been appointed the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development state director, the USDA announced Monday. Davis is a fifth-generation Kansan who has dedicated her career to serving and strengthening Kansas communities. According to a written release, for more than two decades, Davis...

The City of Marion this week voted to invest $20,000 in idle funds with First Federal Savings, Marion branch. The funds will be put in a one-year certificate of deposit bearing 6.72% interest. Framework has been constructed for a new hangar at Marion Municipal Airport. The building, when completed, will...