The Abilene Police Department made an unusual request Sunday night, asking the community for help finding a missing tortoise.

At around 3 a.m. Sunday, officers with the Abilene Police Department's Patrol Division responded to shots fired at the Bravo ...

This week in the state of Kansas, there is a mandated “dead week” for high school sports. The purpose of “dead week” is to give athletes and coaches a break ...

On Thursday, months of endless searches came to an end after a body matching the description of Jeremy Neves was found. A car ...

A full house was in attendance for the Abilene City Council’s June 26 meeting to witness the swearing in of the new City ...

The Abilene Police Department is investigating a shooting at the Bravo Hookah Lounge on North 6th Street. According to ...

The case before one of the most conservative courts in the country is likely to be the first to reach the Supreme Court.

Police are investigating a homicide at a South Abilene apartment complex.They got the call about an injured subject shooting ...

The couple's young daughter was in the home at the time of the incident and was placed with Child Protective Services.

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