SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 71 IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL KANSAS BARTON CHASE...
View ArticleMan Who Pointed Crossbow at Neighbor Enters “Guilty” Plea To Reduced Charge
A 51-year-old Hutchinson man accused of pointing a loaded cross bow at a neighbor entered a “guilty” plea to a reduced charge Friday in front of Judge Tim Chambers. Jackie Thomas was charged with a...
View ArticleFreeze Watch From 11 P-M Tonight Till 9 A-M MONDAY
An active day with severe weather possible this afternoon mainly east/southeast of the Kansas Turnpike. Daytime highs today will be in the 70s and 80s ahead of the front and drop throughout the...
View ArticleHutchinson man injured in Monday morning crash
Hutchinson— An icy bridge is being blamed for a Monday morning accident in Reno County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2006 Nissan Frontier driven by Clarence Bieghler, 58, Hutchinson was...
View ArticleFREEZE WARNING AGAIN TONIGHT
Big spring time temperature swings are expected in the next 24 hours. A hard freeze is expected tonight, with overnight lows in the low to middle 20s. This should provide very chilly viewing for the...
View ArticleAccident Early Monday Sends One To Local Hospital
A 50-year-old Partridge woman was taken to the hospital after a two vehicle accident on K-96/K-14 highway Monday morning. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, Maratha Smith was northbound while the...
View ArticleAccident On K-96 Sends Hutch Woman To The Hospital
The only injury accident worked by the Sheriff’s Office occurred around 6:50 a-m, at K-96 and Halstead. They say the vehicle could not be seen from the highway, but the skid marks started on K-96 and...
View ArticleBilly Craig Murder Case Before Court Of Appeals Tuesday
After Judge Tim Chamber suppressed some statements made in the case against Billy Craig Jr., for the murder of Jennifer Heckel, the state appealed his ruling and the case has been on hold pending a...
View ArticleMan Accused In Aggravated Robbery Case Back In Reno County
After the second trial for a 47-year-old man accused of aggravated robbery ended with a mistrial, the trial was supposed to begin late last month again, but it was delayed. Apparently Douglas Plummer...
View ArticleGrandstand Tickets Now On Sale to Fair Fan Club Members
If you’re a members of the Kansas State Fair Fan Club, you’re now able to purchase tickets to 2014 U.S. Cellular Grandstand events. Club members may purchase up to two tickets “per membership” to all...
View ArticleHearing To Suppress Confession Statements In Child Sex Case Continued
A hearing to determine of the defense will get their way in suppressing some statements in the case against 19-year-old Brandon Cousins is still on hold. The hearing in the matter was scheduled for...
View ArticleCounty Commission Gets Update On Accounting Problems
According to auditor Justin Mitchell, the county books are now balanced and everything is reconciled as they should be. Mitchell who’s with Adams Brown Barren and Ball was hired by the county to help...
View ArticleCommissioner upset with tax notices
What could only be described as a tongue lashing by County Commissioner Dan Deming to County Treasure Jan Hull occurred Tuesday morning during the County Commission meeting. The lashing was over the...
View ArticleJudge denies defense motion in gun incident case
Judge Tim Chambers denied a defense motion to dismiss the charges against a 23-year-old Hutchinson man accused of criminal discharge of a firearm in an occupied vehicle and criminal use of a weapon....
View Article7-Day Forecast
The Spring time roller coaster ride continues through Thursday. Extreme grassland fire danger values are possible across the Flint Hills and Southeast Kansas Today. Southwest winds could gust as high...
View ArticleApple Blossom Festival Kicks Off Spring In Newton
Newton’s first outdoor celebration of spring, the Apple Blossom Festival, is set for Friday, April 25, at Newton Presbyterian Manor. The event runs from 5 to 8 p-m, on the Manor lawn at 1200 E....
View ArticleAltrusa International District Eight Conference to be held in Hutchinson
Hutchinson Altrusans will be Mining for Stars as they host the 58th annual Altrusa International District Eight conference. It’s scheduled for Thursday April 24 through Saturday April 26, and will...
View ArticleHutch Man Charged For High Speed Chase In Court Wednesday
A 35-year-old Hutchinson man arrested back on April 6, after he allegedly fled a Kansas Highway Patrol Trooper and Hutchinson Police was in court Wednesday where he was read the formal complaint...
View ArticleHutch Man Now Formally Charged In Rape Case
A 48-year-old man has been formally charged with two counts of rape, aggravated criminal sodomy and aggravated battery. Those charges were read to Woodson Crable while appearing before Magistrate...
View ArticleTattletale burglar charged
The 27-year-old Hutchinson man who called police back on April 9, to report a burglary at a neighbors home, only to be arrested for committing the burglary has been formally charged. David Wiggs is...
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