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1 hospitalized after pickup, travel trailer overturn in Harvey Co. ditch
HARVEY COUNTY- One person was injured in an accident just before 7p.m. on Friday in Harvey County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2010 Chevy Silverado pulling a 1999 Airstream travel trailer and...
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Sheriff: Inmate death at Reno Co. Facility under investigation
RENO COUNTY – Law enforcement officials are investigating an inmate death at the Reno County Correctional facility. Just before 10p.m. on Thursday an inmate in the Correctional Facility was found not...
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Final ‘Match Day’ results announced
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – On May 3, Hutchinson Community Foundation received 1,376 gifts from 729 donors totaling $213,401, for Match Day 2016. Combined with the Community Foundation’s match and prizes,...
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MARION COUNTY – A Kansas man was injured in an accident just before 10a.m. on Saturday in Marion County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 1999 International Semi driven by Eriel Gonzalez-Mitre, 29,...
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Close up: How the education budget crisis is hurting Kansas school districts
By Jessica Larson KU Statehouse Wire Service The Kansas Supreme Court will hear testimony May 10 to decide whether the bill Gov. Sam Brownback signed April 7 meets the Kansas Constitution’s requirement...
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3 arrested for drugs, alcohol and alleged Kansas fishing violations
photo KDWP&T Game Wardens MCPHERSON COUNTY – Law enforcement authorities in McPherson County are investigating 3 suspects on drug and alcohol charges. Early Saturday, the McPherson County Game...
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Newton family gets a scare from lightning strike
*Photo courtesy of Newton Fire/EMS NEWTON, Kan. – A family in Newton got a scare Sunday when just before the lunch hour, Newton fire responded to the report of a lightning strike on a porch. When fire...
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Police ask for help with investigation of South Hutch burglary
RENO COUNTY- Law enforcement authorities in Reno County are investigating a theft from a recycling business in South Hutchinson. On May 3, individuals entered the Silas Enterprises, 501 North Popular,...
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BNSF reports lower quarterly results
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Lower carloads and less demand for coal and oil dug into BNSF first quarter numbers. The nation’s second largest railroad posted first quarter income of $1.5 billion, a decrease of...
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Police make arrest in connection with burglaries in Newton
Robert Johnson, Jr.-photo Kan. Dpt. of Corrections HARVEY COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities in Harvey County are investigating a suspect in connection with a series of burglaries. Beginning in...
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Hutchinson man hospitalized after Stafford Co. accident
STAFFORD COUNTY- A Hutchinson man was injured in an accident just before 8p.m. on Wednesday in Stafford County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 1998 Harley Davidson Motorcycle driven by William C...
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Kan. man sentenced for DUI crash that killed McPherson woman, 2 others
Pablo Gandara-Rodela -photo Sedgwick County WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Wichita man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison in a drunken driving crash that killed three people and injured two others. The...
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PORTER: Exploring the deceptions of Kansas school funding
Jim Porter By JIM PORTER Kansas State Board of Education, District 9 We are consistently hearing from those political leaders who are resisting what many of us consider to be the adequate funding of...
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DOC inmate faces new charges for battering corrections officers
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – A 26-year-old Kansas Department of Correction inmate has been charged by that state with two counts of felony battery of a corrections officer and traffic in contraband in a...
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HCC educator of the year announced
HUTCHNSON, Kan. – Hutchinson Community College has announced that Dan “Coach Nac” Naccarato, instructor of business management and entrepreneurship, has been selected as the 2015-16 Dragon Educator of...
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Intoxicated woman jailed after allegedly battering officers
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – A local woman who allegedly caused a disturbance at a local re-hap facility is now facing some fairly serious charges. Police were called about the disturbance around 3:20 p.m....
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Hutch woman who allegedly stole a city truck formally charged
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A 28-year-old woman who got her vehicle stuck, then allegedly stole a city vehicle and getting it stuck has been formally charged by the state. Tawny Lochmann is now charged with...
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Obituaries
Richard D. “Dick” Smith Dec. 2, 1935 – May 3, 2016 Dick’s Barbershop Age: 80 Junior Jonas Stucky Aug. 2, 1927 – May 5, 2016 Cargill Salt Age: 88 Ernest “Ernie” H. Emery Feb. 11, 1936 – May 5, 2016...
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Haven breaks ground on new EMS station
HAVEN, Kan. — It has been a long time in the making, but the City of Haven celebrated the groundbreaking for its new EMS station this morning. The new building will be located at 120 N. Kansas, just...
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Westbound US-50 at K-14/ 96 interchange to close Friday morning for bridge...
SOUTH HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The westbound lanes of US-50 will be closed at the K-14/K-96 interchange just west of South Hutchinson for several days starting Friday morning. Construction crews will be...
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