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Motion to suppress hearing in assault case in recess HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A 33-year-old Hutchinson man who was arrested back in November after an altercation where he allegedly pointed and discharged a...
View ArticleBryce Luty passes away
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — He was always teaching music in some way or another, and he brought jazz to more students over the years than most. Bryce Luty, long time music instructor at Hutchinson Community...
View ArticleGrant to Reno County will help at-risk children
Here is the news release HUTCHINSON, Kan. – Reno County has received a 2015 Early Childhood Block Grant from the Kansas Children’s Cabinet and Trust Fund and Department for Children and Families...
View ArticleCounty Commission says goodbye to Health Department Director
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – It took about 40 minutes for the County Commission to get through their agenda with the highlight being the appointment of a interim director of the Reno County Health Department....
View ArticleChamber meeting tickets going fast
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – They were expected to go quickly, and that has turned out to be the case. The Hutchinson/ Reno County Chamber of Commerce says they have just over 200 tickets left for the annual...
View ArticleTraffic stop leads to major drug bust
MC PHERSON, Kan. — A traffic stop lead to the arrest of one man, and the seizure of more than seven pounds of meth. The McPherson County Sheriff’s Department says the arrest happened after a truck was...
View ArticlePortion of Raymond Road to close for six months
SOUTH HUTCHINSON, Kan. – A rural road in far western Reno County will be closed for several months starting Monday. Reno County Public Works will begin replacing a bridge on Raymond Rd. between 4th and...
View ArticleKWBW Radio changing network affiliations
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – In case you haven’t heard, the New Year will bring in a change here at BW Radio. We will no longer be getting ABC radio news at the top of the hour. Instead, we will become a CBS...
View ArticleMan makes court appearance in Hutch battery case
HUTCHINSON, Kan. —A 35-year-old man who may be in this country illegally appeared before a judge via-video from the Reno County Jail this morning on two felonies and one misdemeanor. Tomas Villegas De...
View ArticleHearing date set again for in indecent liberties case
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — After Judge Joe McCarville granted the state’s request earlier this month to continue the preliminary hearing in the case against a man charged with aggravated indecent liberties...
View ArticleHutchinson man hospitalized after van rolls on icy highway
CHANUTE, Kan. – Two Reno County men were involved in an accident just before 8:30 a.m. on Friday in Wilson County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a Ford Econoline van driven by Kevin Lee Rhodes,...
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Four teens arrested in association with stolen weapons HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Three of four teens arrested by police for allegedly being involved with stolen weapons made first appearances Friday where...
View ArticleFirst baby of 2015 has arrived here in Hutchinson
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — And we have the first baby of the year born here in Hutchinson, It’s another boy for Ken and Wendy Bower of Hutchinson. The boy named Joseph Elliot Bower was born at 9:17 a.m.,...
View ArticleTwo firefighters slightly injured during structure fire
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – Firefighters responded to the 800 block of West 23rd Avenue for a structure fire Friday evening. When they arrived they found flames coming from the front room of the residence....
View ArticleWINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CST SUNDAY…
TIMING…A LIGHT WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING DRIZZLE AND PERHAPS SOME LIGHT FREEZING RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED THIS MORNING…WITH A CHANCE FOR SLEET AND SNOW ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS. THE WINTRY MIX IS EXPECTED TO...
View ArticleCity Council with full agenda for Tuesday
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – The Hutchinson City Council will take the first step in what could be a vote on a sales tax increase to fund major improvements to the Sports Arena. During Tuesday’s regular agenda...
View ArticleAccident injures one
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Icy roads are to blame for a one-vehicle accident that injured a Hutchinson teen. The Reno County Sheriffs Office reports that 17-year-old Sharon Lohr was going west in the 6900...
View ArticlePlanning commission and BZA to discuss Mervis project
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – All of the behind the scenes work for the new Mervis rail car facility are moving along. Several matters regarding the new company will be before various city entities Tuesday. Both...
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Local man arraigned on multiple counts of rape and other charges HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A 48-year-old man facing nine felony counts including three counts of rape, two counts of aggravated criminal sodomy,...
View Article1 dead, 1 hospitalized after Harvey Co. head-on crash
NEWTON, Kan.- A Kansas man died in an accident just after 6 p.m. on Monday in Harvey County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2014 Toyota Camry driven by Michael G. Ehss, 54, Wichita, was eastbound...
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