Hutch man makes court appearance for aggravated assault
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – A local man made a first appearance Thursday on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, criminal damage and interference with law enforcement. Curtis Garcia was before...
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Virginia Lee Kretzer June 8, 1927 – Oct. 6, 2015 Bookkeeper Age: 88 Virginia “Ginny” S. (Siebert) McGovern July 11, 1920 – Oct. 5, 2015 Homemaker Age: 95 Bill E. Stofer July 26, 1952 – Sept. 17,...
View ArticleJudge grants judgment of acquittal, nullifying jury verdict
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – Even though a jury found a Kansas Department of Corrections parolee guilty of making a criminal threat against his parole officer, Judge Trish Rose granted a defense motion for...
View ArticleAccident in McPherson sends 75-year-old to the hospital
MCPHERSON, Kan. – A 75-year-old man was taken to the hospital Thursday afternoon after an accident in McPherson. The accident occurred at Anna and North High Drive just before 1:30 p.m. The driver was...
View ArticleWEB TV FOOTBALL: Hutchinson Salthawks vs Garden City Buffs
The Hutchinson Salthawks travel out west to take on Garden City High School Friday, October 16th. The Eagle Radio Sports team of Rusty Hilst and Dan Naccarato will bring you all the action at 6:50 pm...
View ArticleHutchinson man granted corrections in aggravated assault case
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A 26-year-old Hutchinson man who entered pleas to two felony charges was granted two years community corrections on basically a 1-year sentence. Christopher A. Vanwye entered “no...
View ArticleJudge denies dismissal of one of two charges against Hutch man
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A 33-year-old man arrested back on March 6, on some serious charges after he allegedly battered a local man was back before a judge Friday on a defense motion to dismiss one of the...
View ArticleHutchinson woman sentenced to prison involving in multiple cases
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – A local woman was sentenced to three years and six months in prison on one case while being granted community corrections for three years in three others. Judge Tim Chambers granted...
View ArticleHutchinson woman enters pleas in drug distribution case
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – After her attorney informed the court that no plea agreement with the state could be reached, Mandy Franklin through her attorney notified the court she would plead guilty as...
View ArticleLocal Dollar General store robbed Friday night
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – Police are investigating a robbery at the Dollar General Store at 7 South Adams late Friday. Ironically, the store is located just south of the Reno County Courthouse and Law...
View ArticleMen suspected in robbery and home invasion case bound over
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Two of three men suspected of being involved with the kidnapping, robbery and burglaries in the city have been bound over for trial for one of the home invasion cases....
View Article11 hospitalized after 4-vehicle Barton Co. crash blamed on a spider
GREAT BEND- Eleven people were injured in a 4-vehicle accident just before 2p.m. on Sunday in Barton County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2003 Pontiac Grand Am driven by Diana Nicole Bell, 17,...
View ArticleReno Co. man hospitalized after Buick hits a front Porch in Pratt Co.
PRATT, Kan. — A Reno County man was injured in an accident just before 5p.m. on Sunday in Pratt County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 1999 Buick Regal driven by Roy L. Hannebohn, 53, Turon, was...
View ArticleMotion hearing in unlawful sexual relations case in recess
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A motion hearing for a woman charged with unlawful sexual relations with an inmate at the Hutchinson Correctional Facility is in recess for now. Marla Criqui is charged in the case...
View ArticleUnemployment rates drop across the area
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — New numbers from the Kansas Department of Labor show the unemployment rate for Hutchinson has dropped from 4.9 percent in August to 4.1 percent in September. Reno County also saw a...
View ArticleHutch man busted after altercation with Hutchinson Police
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – A 23-year-old Hutchinson man is jailed on a $10,100 bond on a number of charges after he was arrested Saturday evening by police. Dakota C. Schrader of Hutchinson faces potential...
View ArticleGas prices drop again in the area
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – After hitting a high of $2.45 for regular unleaded in recent weeks, the price has come down again, dropping to $2.19 per gallon. That puts the price below the state average of...
View ArticleDollar General robbery suspect arrested
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – A 54-year-old Hutchinson man is jailed for the armed robbery of Dollar General at 7 South Adams. Leroy Randall is jailed on two counts of kidnapping and one count of aggravated...
View ArticleNWS: Strong wind gusts reported across the state on Monday
WICHITA- The National Weather Service issued a wind advisory for most of central Kansas on Monday. The strongest gust of 47 miles-per-hour was recorded in Newton, according to the National Weather...
View ArticleAccident in the county injures one
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – A 63-year-old man was taken to Hutchinson Regional Medical Center after a two-vehicle accident in the county. William Allam Jr. of Hutchinson failed to yield at the intersection of...
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