Smallville ComicCon Returns
[ By TROY ROBINSON ] HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The hometown Comic Book and Pop Culture Celebration returns to the Kansas State Fairgrounds, Meadowlark Building, June 20-21, 2015. For this second year, the...
View ArticleCharges filed in trafficking case at the Hutchinson Correctional Facility
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – A 19-year-old man serving time in prison for numerous burglary and theft convictions was before Magistrate Judge Randy McEwen for the reading of charges stemming from alleged crimes...
View ArticleNew Athletic Director named at Hutchinson Community College
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Officials announced Wednesday afternoon that Josh Gooch will be the college’s fifth athletic director at Hutchinson Community College. Gooch comes to Hutch with outstanding...
View ArticleHutchinson man’s efforts to fire his attorney in robbery, flee and elude...
Ricky Smith Jr. HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The man charged after he allegedly carjacked a woman’s car failed to convince Magistrate Judge Randy McEwen that he should be allowed to represent himself in court....
View ArticleFeds arrest 280 immigrants, including 36 in Kansas
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say they have arrested 280 convicted criminals for deportation in six Midwest states, including Kansas, during a monthlong enforcement surge. The Immigration and...
View ArticleTeen injured in Harvey County accident UPDATE
*photo courtesy of the Harvey County Sheriff HARVEY COUNTY, Kan. – A Kansas teen was injured in an accident just before 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday in Harvey County The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a...
View ArticleAre new rules limiting cash withdrawals by Kan. welfare recipients too...
By Dave Ranney Federal officials are reviewing new rules Kansas lawmakers approved that restrict poor families’ access to cash assistance. “This is new territory,” said Liz Schott, a senior fellow with...
View ArticleEMS responds to emergency at Kansas Bible Camp
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – Reno County EMS responded to the Kansas Bible Camp Thursday morning for what the Sheriffs Department is calling a near drowning. Sheriff officials say the incident was reported...
View ArticleHutchinson Regional Medical Center Auxiliary donates funds for patient room...
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – One hundred Stryker recliners have been purchased for patient rooms at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center thanks to a $135,870 contribution from the hospital’s auxiliary. The...
View ArticleMan faces felony charge over stolen candy
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – We’ve talked about it before. For those convicted of stealing from a business two or more times, then steal again, what would normally be a misdemeanor charge becomes a felony,...
View ArticleSheriff and Highway Patrol DUI Check-lane this weekend
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – If you’re planning on celebrating as a part of the Smallville Comicon event in Hutchinson and Reno County, be advised that the Reno County Sheriff’s Office and Kansas Highway Patrol...
View ArticleCar/ semi accident injures one
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – A Hutchinson man was injured when the car he was riding was hit from behind by a semi this afternoon. The Kansas Highway Patrol says 21-year-old Cody Osborn was in a car driven by...
View ArticleStoecklein resigns from State Fair
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – Kansas State Fair General Manager Denny Stoecklein announced his resignation to the state fair board Thursday. Stoecklein has been with the fair for the past 20 years and will...
View ArticleFire Crews respond to garage fire on the northside of Hutchinson
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – Crews from the Hutchinson Fire Department responded to the 3200 block of North Halstead for a reported structure fire just after 4 p.m. Thursday. When they arrived, they found heavy...
View ArticleKroger release 1Q earnings
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – The parent company of Dillon’s stores showed positive numbers in the first quarter. Kroger surprised investment analysts by posting first-quarter earnings per share growth of 15...
View ArticleSeason tickets available for Fox Theatre season
HUTCHINSON, Kan– Season tickets are now available for this years line up at the Hutchinson Fox Theatre. Season tickets will save you about 20 percent off single ticket admission for the year. The...
View ArticleHutch man arrested on three charges including aggravated battery
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – A 24-year-old man jailed early Friday on three felony charges did not appear in court as expected. Jose M. Reyes-Flores was arrested for suspicion of aggravated battery and two...
View ArticleUnemployment numbers released Friday show an increase locally
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – The unemployment rate in Hutchinson jumped some in May, going from 4.3 percent in April to 4.7 percent in May. That’s also higher then May of 2014 when the rate was 4.4 percent....
View ArticleHutch man who turned down plea agreement again scheduled for hearing
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — After a number of delays, the preliminary hearing for a Hutchinson man arrested on drug distribution charges back on Oct. 28, 2014, is again scheduled for Monday. Jesse Aich...
View ArticleHutchinson, uh, Smallville Comiccon underway
SMALLVILLE, Kan.(Hutchinson) – Comiccon weekend is underway here in Hutchinson aka Smallville, with a great crowd, many dressed as their favorite characters. The event is at the Kansas State...
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