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Cause of fatal fire ruled accidental
HUTCHINSON Kan. — The Hutchinson Fire Department has released the cause of the fire that killed an Arizona man over the weekend. According to Interim Fire Chief Doug Hanen, the fire has been ruled...
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Judge takes argument in Jessica’s Law case under advisement
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — After the Kansas Court of Appeals upheld the conviction and sentence for a 26-year-old Hutchinson man convicted in a child sex case and gave a life sentence under Jessica’s Law,...
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STAFFORD COUNTY — A Great Bend man was among two injured in an accident just after 3 p.m. on Monday in Stafford County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2005 Chevy Silverado driven by Juan...
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Local Kwik Shop robbed for the second time in recent weeks
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A Kwik Shop that was robbed a few weeks ago has apparently been hit again. According to Hutchinson Police, the store at 17th & Plum was robbed early Monday. It reportedly...
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USD 308 begins 6th grade vaccination program Wednesday
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — This is a reminder that USD 308 elementary schools will be providing 6th grade students with vaccinations that are needed for the next school year starting Wednesday. The program...
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Hutchinson School Board approves purchase of land
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The USD 308 School Board approved the purchase of five parcels of land that will be used for future home building as part of the C-Tea’s construction trades program. The program...
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Free document destruction, consumer education coming to Hutchinson next Monday
TOPEKA, Kan. — The Attorney General’s Office will mark National Consumer Protection Week, March 5-11, with free document destruction events and consumer education presentations throughout the state....
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County Commission holds public hearing over Prairie Dunes conditional use permit
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Reno County Commission held a public hearing Tuesday for a zoning and planning request from Prairie Dunes Country Club to construct an eight-bedroom lodging unit for temporary...
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Suspect in child sex case scheduled for hearing Wednesday
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — After a number of delays, the preliminary hearing for a 22-year-old man arrested last year in a Jessica’s Law child sex case is scheduled for Wednesday. Sterling Tucker is charged...
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BNSF releases 4Q report
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Though it is not a standalone publicly-traded company, BNSF railway still posts a quarterly and fiscal year earnings report. The Berkshire/ Hathaway company and second-largest...
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The Latest: Pratt Co. clerk shot by murder suspect in critical condition
Alex Deaton courtesy of Ellsworth County Sheriff’s Office BRANDON, Miss. (AP) — The Latest on the capture of a Mississippi fugitive in Kansas (all times local): 3:30 p.m. A convenience store clerk in...
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Obituaries
Darrel Eugene Mangels, 82, of Hutchinson, died Feb. 21, 2017, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born March 2, 1934, in Rolla, the son of Chester Irl and Mary Katherine (Nusser) Mangels. Darrel...
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US-54 Crack Seal project east of Kingman to begin next week
KINGMAN COUNTY — Starting the week of March 6, the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) will begin a 7-mile Crack Seal project on US-54 Highway in Kingman County, beginning at the US-54 – K-14...
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Westar Energy continues to benefit from wind farm operations
TOPEKA, Kan. — Westar Energy’s new Western Plains Wind Farm near Spearville is now complete, advancing Kansas’ position as a leading producer of renewable energy. With energy production from Western...
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Third suspect in beating case read formal charges
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A third person suspected of being involved in the burglary and beating of a Hutchinson woman last May was before a judge this morning where he was finally read the charges against...
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Apollo 11 artifact returned to owner
CHICAGO – NASA has returned a bag used to collect lunar samples during the first manned moon mission to an Illinois woman who bought it at auction. The Chicago Tribune reports NASA officials turned...
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Siemens working with Michigan company to help with wind turbine inspections
HUTCHINSON, Kan. There is an Ann Arbor MI. based drone solutions company that may have an answer for inspecting wind turbines, and they’re working with Siemens to perfect it. Sky Specs announced a...
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Threatened violence with handguns reported to police
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – Police taking a couple of reports in the last couple of days of people being battered or threatened with handguns. The latest reported Wednesday afternoon when two people told...
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State seeks to have appeal in large marijuana distribution case dismissed
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The 34-year-old man who was sentenced to just over 12 years in prison in a marijuana distribution case is seeking an appeal of that sentence. Gerardo Saucedo entered pleas in the...
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Pre-trial hearing on sodomy case scheduled
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A 55-year-old man bound over for trial on two counts of aggravated criminal sodomy and eight counts of failing to register as a sex offender is scheduled to be in front of Judge...
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