A former Cherokee County tax office employee accused of taking hundreds of thousands of dollars from the county pleaded guilty to a federal theft charge.

A former Cherokee County employee has pleaded guilty on federal charges after admitting she stole more than $431,000 in cash ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The Kansas Bureau of Investigation and the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office arrested five individuals in a joint operation to target crimes against children. The KBI announced ...

A former Cherokee County employee has been arrested for allegedly stealing over $250,000 from the county. Affidavits say Lynn Page stole the money over a seven-year period. She was fired in October ...

A 3-year-old in Cherokee County accidentally shot himself in the finger after finding a handgun in a parent's vehicle, ...

A burn ban is now in effect in Cherokee and Bartow counties due to severe drought, low humidity and increased wildfire risk. Limited firefighting resources and ongoing wildfires elsewhere are making ...