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Preliminary hearing in drug case scheduled for Thursday
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A 35-year-old man who faces drug-related charges for a case going back to Dec. 22 is once again scheduled for a preliminary hearing Thursday. Christopher Villela is charged with...
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Smoke causing problems in Reno County
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Reno County 911 reports that numerous calls are coming in regarding smoke and possible fires in the county. While there have been a few small fires, dispatch says the smoke is from...
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Crews fighting brush fires in Reno and Harvey Counties (UPDATE)
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — 10:36 p.m. Crews are battling another structure fire along Worthington Rd. One home has already been destroyed by fire and a third damaged. No word on the extent of this fire but...
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Alcoa Hutchinson facility will be under new name
HUTCHINSON, Kan.— The Alcoa finishing plant in Hutchinson will be seeing some changes in the near future. Alcoa on Monday unveiled the name, logo and tagline of its future Value-Add company: “Arconic....
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Preliminary hearing scheduled for four suspects of Kwik Shop robbery
Karl Koenig Kurt Koenig Drake Lindsey Dakota Ney HUTCHINSON, Kan. – During a waiver-status docket Wednesday, Magistrate Judge Cheryl Allen set a preliminary...
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Dillon Lecture Series in April features performance painter
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – World-renowned Performance Painter David Garibaldi will be the second speaker for the 2016 Ray and Stella Dillon Lecture Series at Hutchinson Community College. Garibaldi will...
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Suspect in one of the Westar Energy meter replacement cases formally charged
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A 62-year-old man arrested for alleged crimes also involving the switching of an electric meter was before a judge Thursday for the formal reading of charges. Kerry Getz has been...
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Hutchinson man gets more time in prison in aggravated assault case
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A 35-year-old man found guilty of three charges was sentenced Friday morning to two years and eight months in prison Alonzo Moore was arrested on June 30 and convicted of two counts...
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Local man wants drug distribution case dismissed
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A 26-year-old parolee bound over for trial for a drug distribution case may ask Judge Trish Rose to dismiss the case, citing speedy trial rules. DeCarlos Colbert is charged with...
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Winter not quite done with us yet.
Here’s the forecast Today…Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Light and variable wind becoming north northwest 12 to 17 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Tonight…A chance of rain...
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Update on Harvey County wildfire
Photo from the Kansas Highway Patrol NEWTON, Kan. — Of the 15 square miles affected in Harvey County, 100 percent of the fire is contained and approximately 80 percent is complete. Officials say they...
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Wichita man’s sentencing in alcohol-related crash delayed one week
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A 23-year-old Wichita man involved in an accident here in Reno County where his passenger was injured was scheduled to be sentenced Friday, but that has been delayed over a drug and...
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Hutch man sentenced to prison in 2 drug distribution cases
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A Hutchinson-area man who entered pleas in two drug distribution cases, avoiding a jury trial, was sentenced Friday afternoon to nearly 12 years in prison. Bryan Butler entered...
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Hutchinson man, 2 others hospitalized after u-turn collision
HARVEY COUNTY — Three people were injured in an accident just after 12-noon on Friday in Harvey County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2010 Chevy Express driven by Nicholas J. Yagel, 33,...
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Man trapped in McPherson County grain bin rescued
photo courtesy KWCH MCPHERSON, Kan. (AP) — A McPherson County official says that a man has been rescued after being trapped for hours in a grain bin. Emergency crews responded around 11:30 a.m. Friday...
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Fatal McPherson Co. accident under investigation
MCPHERSON COUNTY- The Kansas Highway Patrol is investigating an accident in McPherson County. The 2-vehicle accident occurred just before 11:30 p.m. on Friday a mile south of the Interstate135 and...
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Nickerson woman receives injuries in one vehicle accident
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – A 78-year-old Nickerson woman was taken to the hospital after a one vehicle accident early Sunday morning. According to the Reno County Sheriff’s Office, Emmagene L Mayes struck the...
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Drone technology implemented by law enforcement in Harvey County
This view is from one of the navigation cameras. The The HD camera is not in use yet. HARVEY COUNTY– Law enforcement authorities in Harvey County have implemented one of the first Unmanned Aerial...
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Well known drug distributor busted again with large quantity of marijuana
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – Law enforcement arrested a 44-year-old Hutchinson man Friday for distribution of marijuana and conspiracy to distribute after he was caught with a large amount found inside a car...
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Cold Weather Rule ends March 31
TOPEKA, Kan. – The Kansas Cold Weather Rule ends Thursday. That means Kansans who are behind on electric and natural gas utility bills will be subject to disconnection of service unless they contact...
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