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Kansas regulator endorses Westar’s $78M hike
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Corporation Commission has agreed to endorse Westar Energy’s $78 million increase in annual electric rates. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the three members of the...
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Reno County Commission talks entrance and old jail remodel during meeting
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – The Reno County Commissioner Tuesday managed to get more information over plans for the new proposed secure entrance to the Reno County Courthouse and Law Enforcement Center. Dan...
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Grant accepted, work to begin on Southwest Chief route
Amtrak route across the United State- Amtrak image GARDEN CITY, Kan. — Repair on the Amtrak route in southwest Kansas can now begin. The city commission in Garden City approved a grant agreement this...
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Chess event coming to the Kansas State Fair
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – Chess enthusiasts, or those wanting to give the game a try, will have two unique opportunities to play chess at the 2015 Kansas State Fair. Both events will take place on Thursday,...
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Agriculture education students awarded for Kansas Agriculture Skills and...
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Twenty-four students from seven schools in Kansas have been awarded the Kansas Department of Agriculture’s Kansas Agriculture Skills & Competencies Certificate. Schools with...
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Hutch man waives hearing in methamphetamine distribution case
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – A 37-year-old man charged by the state with distribution of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia used to cultivate or manufacture a controlled substance, possession of...
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Local man formally charged with financial crimes
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – A local man was in court Wednesday morning for the formal reading of charges involving financial crimes. Daniel Newburn is charged with criminal use of a financial card for using a...
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Pratt County Sheriff Deputies involved in chase early Thursday morning
PRATT, Kan. – Sheriff deputies in Pratt were involved in a chase early Thursday morning. According to officials, it started just before 1 a.m. when a deputy attempted to stop a vehicle on Lake Road,...
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Hutchinson man convicted over altercation with police
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – A Reno County jury convicted a 36-year-old Hutchinson man Tuesday on two counts of felony battery of a law enforcement officer and one count of felony interference with law...
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Local man convicted for two charges in domestic case scheduled for sentencing
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A 26-year-old Hutchinson man charged by the state in a domestic case where the victim was nearly killed is scheduled for sentencing Friday. Marcus Batiste entered a plea to two of...
View ArticleVonachen trial continued again
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – The trial for 15-year-old Sam Vonachen has been continued indefinitely after the defense was granted a motion citing the defendant suffers from a mental defect. Vonachen faces six...
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Preliminary hearing in recent murder case continued
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — It’s no surprise that the preliminary hearing for Brennan Trass, who’s charged with first-degree murder, was continued Thursday at the request of the defense, considering that the...
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4 from Hutch arrested on suspicion of felony drug violations in Hays
Hays Post HAYS, Kan. — A traffic stop in Hays resulted in the felony arrests of four Hutchinson residents last weekend. According to Hays Police Chief Don Scheibler, the incident began as a traffic...
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Wanted man attempts to elude law enforcement in Pratt County
PRATT, Kan. – Sheriff officials in Pratt and other departments were involved in a manhunt yesterday. They tell us that at approximately 11:00 a.m. a Pratt County Sheriff’s Officer made a traffic stop...
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Local man convicted for 2 charges in domestic case granted community corrections
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The 26-year-old Hutchinson man convicted in a domestic case where the victim was nearly killed was granted a departure with Judge Trish Rose, placing Marcus Batiste on community...
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Export Assistance Grants available to area companies
WICHITA, Kan. – Companies in a 10-county region are eligible for export assistance from a $100,000 grant administered by Kansas Global, a Wichita-based non-profit trade advisory firm. The grant...
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World-renowned Budweiser Clydesdales to appear in Hutchinson
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – The world-famous Budweiser Clydesdales are scheduled to make several appearances in the Hutchinson area from Sept. 9 through Sept. 13, including one at City Beverage Co. in...
View ArticleHutchinson Police Officers and local citizen help save woman’s life (Video)
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – Two officers of the Hutchinson Police Department will be awarded the life saving award in the near future for their actions that saved a person’s life. The life saving award is the...
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Friday storm produces funnel cloud near Newton
photo Newton police HARVEY COUNTY- Storm clouds over south central Kansas produced a funnel cloud south of Newton. The funnel was reported near SE 36th and Interstate135 just before 7 p.m. No damage or...
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Kansas headed toward another school finance debate next year
JOHN HANNA, AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Five months after a new law for funding public schools took effect in Kansas, legislators and education officials are talking about drafting another...
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