BAXTER SPRINGS, KS – The Girard Trojans hit the road to face the Baxter Springs Lions and headed into the evening in search of their third consecutive win. As for the Lions, they looked to bounce off ...

BAXTER SPRINGS, KS — The 12U Kansas Little League All-Star State Tournament kicked off this afternoon at Wayne Metcalf Field in Baxter Springs. Cherokee and Baxter Springs played game one of the ...

As the nation sorted out all the economic disruptions caused by the Civil War, satisfying the nation’s desire for beef connected Texas and Kansas by way of the Shawnee Trail. The destination for those ...

A KCUR and Midwest Newsroom investigation reveals the chain of events that ended in a police sniper shooting and killing 2-year-old Clesslyn Crawford in 2022. Police snipers are trained to only shoot ...

BAXTER SPRINGS, Kan. (AP) - Officials in the southeast Kansas town of Baxter Springs say 60 to 70 homes and 20 to 25 businesses have been destroyed by a tornado that also caused multiple injuries.

FRONTENAC, KS — In Week 9 of Kansas high School Football, the Frontenac Raiders played host to the Baxter Springs Lions to open up the first round of playoffs. At the start of the half, the Raiders ...

This picture postcard of cowboys driving a herd of cattle was taken by John C. Grabill. Cattle drives from Texas to Kansas railheads first went to Baxter Springs, then towns west as state legislators ...