Cherokee, KS

A woman from Joplin was killed Friday afternoon in a three-vehicle crash in southeast Kansas.The Kansas Highway Patrol says the crash happened around 4:30 p.m. on U.S. 69 Alternate, about two miles north of K-66 Highway in Cherokee County.According to the crash report, a northbound vehicle slowed to

Hooker 32 Guymon 12 Friday Ellinwood at Southwestern Heights (6:45 102.7) 1-0 Turpin at Stanton County 0-1 Tyrone at Elkhart 0-1 Texhoma at Cherokee 0-1 Perryton at Hugoton Syracuse at Ulysses Meade at South Central Satanta at Weskan Temple at 1-0 Beaver Moscow at Brewster 2:30 Wallace County at Sublette 8pm 1-0 Gruver at 0-1 […]

On August 24, 2026, Haskell County Deputies responded to the 300 block of Cherokee Street in Satanta regarding a reported stolen vehicle. Upon arrival, deputies contacted the owner of the vehicle who advised that it was removed from their property between the evening of Saturday, August 22,  and the morning of Sunday, August 23. It […]

A reported theft at a Galena, Kansas, gas station turned into a police pursuit late Monday.Galena police said the suspect fled in a black SUV and refused to stop for officers. Cherokee County deputies joined the pursuit as the driver allegedly threw stolen items from the vehicle and nearly struck a

Cherokee County, Kansas, prosecutors are recommending probation time as part of a plea agreement with a man originally charged with attempted child sex crimes.32-year-old Derek McKenney, of Sarcoxie, Missouri, has agreed to plead guilty to attempted commercial sexual exploitation of a child and atte

Public school students in the area are headed back to school this week and next. Alva and Cherokee classes begin tomorrow, Aug. 13. Waynoka started Tuesday. South Barber (Kiowa, Kansas) classes begin Aug. 20. This time of year reminds me of the big back-to-school shopping trips I used plan with my daughter Marisa and the grandchildren. With six and then seven children going back to school, their...

A 17-year-old girl suspected to be driving under the influence was transported to the hospital in Salina early Sunday morning following a single-vehicle crash in rural Saline County. According to Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan, at around 2:00 in the morning 17-year-old Mallorie Shannon of Ellsworth was driving a Jeep Grand Cherokee headed west on […]