Hutch man busted for drug distribution
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – A 25-year-old man stopped by Hutchinson police late Saturday was taken to jail on charges of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, possession of drug paraphernalia and...
View ArticleFight in Nickerson lands Texas man in jail
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – A 47-year-old Cedar Park, Texas man was arrested just after 10 p.m. Sunday for four counts of aggravated battery. John Arlen Swartz made a first appearance via-video from the Reno...
View ArticleHutch man with pending drug case arrested again on possession charges
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – A 38-year-old Haven man charged by the state in a meth distribution case is jailed again on charges of possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana and possession of drug...
View ArticleWichita firefighter honored with Tom McGaughey Fire Service Award
TOPEKA, Kan. — Each year, the Office of the State Fire Marshal joins with the Kansas State Association of Fire Chiefs and Kansas State Firefighters Association to honor a firefighter for heroic...
View ArticleKansas State Fair TV commercial wins Telly Award
WICHITA, Kan. – Greteman Group, agency of record for the Kansas State Fair, has earned a Silver Telly for the 2014 Kansas State Fair TV commercial. The 36th annual Telly Awards honor creative...
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View ArticleFire crews respond to minor structure fire
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – Fire Crews responded to a structure fire early Tuesday morning in the 700 block of East B. When fire units arrived, they were advised that there was light smoke showing from the...
View ArticleUSD 308 school boundary map is complete, school board to consider next month
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – Plans to change the elementary boundaries in USD 308 is about to wrap up according to School Superintendent Shelly Kiblinger. She says they’re coming to the end of the process with...
View ArticleHutch man bound over for trial in 2 cases
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A 35-year-old Hutchinson man charged by the state with felony flee and elude, criminal possession of a firearm, that being a shotgun, criminal use of a firearm, that being the...
View ArticleSuspect in stabbing case earlier this month formally charged
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – A 34-year-old man arrested on Nov. 9 after being picked up in McPherson for charges associated with a stabbing incident in Hutchinson has been formally charged by the state. Derrick...
View ArticleHutch man ordered to prison in 2 cases, bound over for trial in a 3rd
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – A 34-year-old Hutchinson man well known to law enforcement was ordered to prison in two cases after being bound over in a third. Jesse Villa was bound over on a charge of aggravated...
View ArticleEarthquake rattles central Kansas
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Residents were shaken this morning by a rather strong earthquake that was felt throughout central Kansas. The tremor happened around 1:40 this morning and was felt throughout Reno...
View ArticleMFC to add more private rooms for health care residents
SOUTH HUTCHINSON, Kan. – Mennonite Friendship Communities is meeting market requests by creating 16 more private rooms. At the beginning of 2016, MFC will decertify 16 semiprivate rooms and make them...
View ArticleUnited Way Campaign update
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – United Way recognizes that this community can accomplish more together than one person or organization can do alone. About 200 volunteers contributed much time and energy for the...
View ArticleMan convicted of stalking and drug charges scheduled for sentencing
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – A 51-year-old man who entered pleas in two cases is scheduled for sentencing after he entered “no contest” pleas in both. Raymond Bernal was found guilty in a case from Jan. 19 of...
View ArticleFall’s coldest air yet expected this weekend
Thursday… Sunny, with a high near 54. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming south southwest. Tonight…Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Friday…Partly sunny, with a high...
View ArticleHutch man enters plea in 2 drug cases, state declines prosecution in a third
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – A 38-year-old Haven man will avoid prosecution for possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia after he agreed to enter pleas in two...
View ArticleHutchinson High joins SAFE program
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – The high school in USD 308 is proud to announce it has joined the Seatbelts Are For Everyone (SAFE) program for the 2015-16 school year. SAFE is a teen-run, peer-to-peer program...
View ArticleSeries of rural Reno Co. residential burglaries under investigation
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – Law enforcement authorities in Reno County are investigating a series of rural residential burglaries. The Reno County Sheriff’s office reported on social media that individuals are...
View ArticleAccident injures 2 Hutchinson teens
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Two people were injured in a one-vehicle accident in the city Thursday afternoon. Hutchinson Police say an SUV was going south on Elm, just south of 12th Avenue, at a high rate of...
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