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Small plane makes rough landing in McPherson County
Plane involved in Thursday crash -photo Courtesy Shawn Anderson MCPHERSON COUNTY -A small plane made a rough landing in McPherson County on Thursday afternoon. The aircraft went down in a field in the...
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Arena project nearing home stretch
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Hutchinson Sports Arena will be, for the most part, finished when the National Tournament begins in three weeks. Still there will be a few small things that might not be ready....
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Mississippi man facing attempted murder charge in Pratt shooting
Alex Deaton courtesy of Ellsworth County Sheriff’s Office PRATT − A Mississippi man has been charged with attempted first degree murder and related charges, according to a media release from Attorney...
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Claiming to be blind, defendant drove to appointments at VA hospital in Wichita
WICHITA, KAN. – An Army veteran from Reno County has been indicted on federal charges of collecting $63,000 in benefits by pretending to be blind. Billy J. Alumbaugh, 61, and his ex-wife, Debra K....
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Hutch woman busted for allegedly selling methamphetamine
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – A 42-year-old woman free on bond in a drug distribution case made a first appearance Friday before Magistrate Judge Cheryl Allen. Juanita Lucero possible charges of distribution of...
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Hutch woman with one distribution case pending arrested for another
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A 28-year-old woman arrested on Oct. 11 after police served a search warrant on an east side home was back before a judge Friday on a new case and also over issues concerning the...
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Brush fires keeping area crews busy (UPDATE)
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — All Hutchinson and Reno County fire crews have been called in as well as fire crews from as far away as Marquette and Canton to battle several major brush fires Friday afternoon and...
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Major prairie fire northeast of Hutchinson
*photos courtesy of Andrea Leiker Hutchinson/Reno County Fire units are continuing to work a large grass fire northeast of Hutchinson. Fire resources from surrounding counties are also assisting. The...
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Another Prairie Fire south of Highlands with evacuations (update)
*file photo RENO COUNTY – We continue with another prairie fire reported in the area of 82nd Ave and Hendricks which has led to evacuations in the Highlands addition. According to officials, earlier...
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Red Cross opens evacuation center because of Highlands Fire.
The American Red Cross has opened a reception/evacuation center for those that have been affected by the wildfires in Reno county. This is at First Church of the Nazarene at 4290 N Monroe Street....
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Photos from the Highlands fire
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Here are some shots from the Highlands Monday morning as residents returned to find out the extent of the damage. Most of the fire was on the south and west sides of the development....
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Hutch man enters ‘not guilty’ pleas in beating case
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — One of three people charged in a criminal case involving the attack on a woman in May of last year was arraigned Monday where he entered a “not guilty” plea. Joshua Bradbury, 35,...
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HFD battles fire at Superior Boiler Works
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — As if the grass fires weren’t enough, Hutchinson fire crews responded to a fire at Superior Boiler Works around 11 this morning. According to reports, a forklift caught fire inside...
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Governor signs disaster emergency due to wildfires
Crews fighting the fire in Reno County-photo courtesy Reno Co. Fire Dist. #4 RENO COUNTY — Authorities say two grass fires have burned almost 6,000 acres in central Kansas, but no injuries have been...
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Southwest Bricktown Neighborhood Center hosting Community Change Workshop
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — All residents of the SW Bricktown Neighborhood, along with parents whose children attend Avenue A Elementary School, are invited to attend a Community Change Workshop on March 13....
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Convicted sex offender enters ‘not guilty’ plea in another case
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A local man sentenced to just under seven years in prison after he was convicted of two counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child and a misdemeanor count of intimidation...
View ArticleHutchinson man hospitalized after 2-vehicle semi crash
GRANT COUNTY — A Hutchinson man was injured in an accident just before 11 a.m. on Monday in Grant County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2000 Chrysler 300 driven by Lacey L. Miller, 38, Ulysses,...
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Large dangerous grass fire north of Hutchinson evacuations ordered (Update)
9:25 p.m. A mass notification message was launched in error; The City of Hutchinson DOES NOT NEED TO EVACUATE- Only these areas are in the affected area. Evacuate if you are in the area of Monroe to...
View ArticleArea schools cancel classes due to wild fires
RENO COUNTY — Students in several Kansas school districts are out of school Tuesday due to the wild fires. According to the school district social media accounts, USD 300 South Central Schools in...
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Sedgwick County inmate dead after becoming unresponsive
WICHITA, Kan. — A Sedgwick County inmate became unresponsive in booking at about 6:20 p.m. March 6, 2017. After immediate medical attention from onsite staff and responding EMS personnel, the...
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