Dave Dillon to speak at Entrepreneurs Forum
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — David Dillon, retired CEO of The Kroger Co., will be the featured speaker at the Hutchinson Community College Entrepreneurs Forum this Thursday, March 3 at 7:00 p.m. The Forum will...
View ArticleCourt upholds sentence for man who attacked District Attorney Keith Schroeder
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The conviction and sentence of 21 years for a 27-year-old man who was found guilty of attacking District Attorney Keith Schroeder during a court hearing has been upheld by the...
View ArticleHutch man enters pleas in 2 cases
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A Hutchinson man awaiting trial in two cases against him entered a plea in the case instead. Johnny Fenton III pleaded guilty in one case for causing a disturbance by barking or...
View ArticleDefendant scheduled for sentencing wants to withdraw his plea
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The sentencing hearing for a 35-year-old Hutchinson man has been continued a second time because the defendant has filed a motion to withdraw his pleas. Sonny Bray entered “guilty”...
View ArticleBuhler native 1 of 3 killed in Excel shooting (UPDATE)
HESSTON, Kan. — One of the three people killed in yesterday’s shooting at the Excel plant in Hesston was a Buhler native. Thirty-one-year-old Josh Higbee, whose Facebook page indicated he lived in...
View ArticleRoman sentenced to 41 months for shooting at police officers
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The 23-year-old man shot by Hutchinson Police during a standoff was sentenced to nearly three and a half years in prison Friday afternoon in Reno County District Court. Joseph Roman...
View ArticleNewton woman arrested on federal charges in Excel shooting
Ford Courtesy photo WICHITA, KAN. – A Newton woman has been charged in federal court with providing the weapons used in the shooting at Excel Industries on Thursday that killed three people and wounded...
View ArticleHutchinson fireman make run in Careyville neighborhood
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – Fire crews responded Friday to the 600 block of Liberty for a structure fire. When they arrived, they found an ATV that was being stored on a utility trailer on fire. Prior their...
View ArticleSchool finance case comes at high cost for state, districts
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A long-running school finance case is proving costly for the state of Kansas and four school districts. State Republican leaders argue money spent on the case could be used instead...
View ArticleCareless smoking reported cause of Saturday night fire
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – Fire Crews responded to the 1400 block of West 3rd Ave for a reported brush fire with a threatened structure, this just before 9 p.m. Saturday night. When they arrived, they found a...
View ArticleHesston residents and others gather for vigil
Hesston, Kan. – Thousands turned out for a vigil at Hesston high school Sunday night. 13 candles were lite for those wounded and four others for those who lost their lives. They also had one for the...
View ArticleHutch man avoids injury after semi, motorcycle accident
SEDGWICK COUNTY — A Kansas man was injured in an accident just before 9 p.m. on Sunday in Sedgwick County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2007 Harley Davidson motorcycle driven by Christopher A....
View ArticleRock band ‘KANSAS’ coming to the Fox
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The FOX Theatre in Hutchinson announced Monday morning that the legendary rock band “KANSAS” will perform on the 85th Birthday of Theatre. That will be Wednesday, June 8th, 8:00...
View ArticleReno County woman hospitalized after collision
RENO COUNTY — Two Kansas woman were injured in an accident just before 8 a.m. on Monday in Reno County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 1998 Toyota Avalon driven by Jordon N. Williams, 22,...
View ArticleHutchinson man arrested on kidnapping case formally charged
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The 46-year-old Hutchinson man who was arrested back on Feb. 21 for the alleged kidnapping of a Hutchinson woman has been formally charged by the state. Michael Meeks is charged...
View ArticleHutch man formally charged with aggravated assault
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A 30-year-old Hutchinson man who last week saw his bond increase to $10,000 after an incident on Feb. 19 was back in court Monday where he was read the formal charges against him....
View ArticleHutch woman caught shoplifting now faces robbery charge
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – A 38-year-old woman could face a charge of robbery after she allegedly forced her way out of a local store after allegedly stealing items. Tori Phleger apparently went into K-Mart...
View ArticleCourt lets woman who bought guns used in Hesston shooting out on bond
Hopkins-photo Sedgwick County WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A federal magistrate judge has set a $10,000 bond for the woman accused of buying the guns used in last week’s mass shooting at the Excel Industries...
View ArticleBody located near Nickerson
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — At approximately 10:00 AM today Deputies with the Reno County Sheriff’s Office responded to a possible deceased person in a wheat field in the area of 56th Street and Centennial...
View ArticleAccident injures 2 in Reno County Monday
RENO COUNTY – A two vehicle accident resulted in two people being injured after an accident in the county on Monday. Seventeen-year-old Mallory Tomkins of Wichita was traveling east bound on K-96 when...
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