Among questions officials have refused to answer are where at the lake the animal was found and why it was not preserved and tested as required by state regulations. Additional questions surfaced ...

Exposure to neurotoxins present in anabaena cyanobacteria (a strain of blue-green algae) include stumbling or falling, foaming at the mouth, tremors and seizures, convulsions, loss of appetite, ...

A stray cat suspected of having rabies was seen this week near Marion County Park and Lake, but county health officials are tight-lipped about the situation and declined to speak Friday with the ...

The county health department posted on social media that a feral cat near the county lake was suspected to have rabies and gave tips for what to do if an animal showed signs of rabies. When a reporter ...

For Bill and Essie’s BBQ in Marion, building a customer base has taken time and effort. But it also requires a strong dash of creativity, Megan Jones said. Daryl, Megan’s husband and the restaurant’s ...

Months of political tension in Peabody will lead to an electoral showdown in November between the incumbent mayor and incumbent council president. Two years ago, council president Kevin Burke ...

State officials have concluded their investigation of now-deceased Peabody city clerk Jonathan Clayton and turned the case over to the FBI. “Our KBI case is closed,” Kansas Bureau of Investigation ...

Most out-of-towners waited until evening to show up for Friday’s Fourth Fest in Peabody. Some arrived as late as 10 p.m.; that was when the fireworks show began, after all. But the festivities started ...

Two dogs that escaped and killed a cat Saturday are owned by a would-be animal sanctuary operator with no license from the state or the city. Interim Police Chief Zach Hudlin said officers were sent ...

Becker was incorrect. Ronnebaum said rural water districts were quasi-municipal corporations. “They are a public agency,” he said. Ronnebaum said the association suggested that the district hire a ...

Services for Bettie Batt, 98, Marion, who died Monday, will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Eastmoor United Methodist Church, Marion. Visitation with her family will be 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Yazel-Megli Funeral ...

Waddell was sitting in a swivel chair in an announcer’s booth above Peabody’s baseball field. His voice traveled through loudspeakers and washed over the city park. A car in the parking lot honked ...