Reno Co. deputy and wife killed in motorcycle accident UPDATE
5:30 p.m. UPDATE Officials reported on Sunday afternoon that Shawn Schellinger, injured in Saturday’s motorcycle accident in Great Bend has died. The Kansas jail deputy and his were injured in...
View ArticleGenerous givers
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — For the second straight year, First Call for Help partnered with Midwest Ford & Toyota Superstore, Fastlane Express Car Wash, Wal-Mart and Eagle Communications to Give A Bunch To...
View ArticleMemorial fund set up for Reno Co. deputy, wife’s children
Deputy Shawn Schellenger GREAT BEND, Kan. (AP) — A memorial fund has been set up for the children of a Reno County jail deputy and his wife who died in a motorcycle crash during the weekend. Reno...
View ArticleKansas cancer consortium, including Hutch clinic, receives federal funding
By Bryan Thompson, KPR WICHITA — The National Cancer Institute has selected a Wichita-based partnership of cancer treatment and research specialists serving most of Kansas for five years of funding....
View ArticleLocal unemployment numbers show an increase last month
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – The unemployment rate in Hutchinson and Reno County has gone up according to the latest numbers released by the Kansas Department of Labor. According to those numbers, the rate in...
View ArticleLast week to get free gate admission
HUTCHINSON, KAN. — This week is your last opportunity for gate admission for the fairgrounds to be included with the purchase of your concert tickets for the Kansas State Fair. The Ticket Office is...
View ArticleNo arrest yet in local convenience store robbery
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Police have yet to make any arrest in an armed robbery case that occurred early Saturday morning. They are still investigating who may have come into the store around 1:45 a.m. and...
View Article7-day forecast
Watch your outdoor activities for the rest of this week promises to be hot & quite humid. In fact, a Heat Advisory may be issued for Thursday Afternoon, especially for Southeast Kansas. Please...
View ArticleDaily Bookings
Hearing Thursday for two suspects in local burglaries [ By FRED GOUGH ]HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The preliminary hearing is scheduled for Thursday for two people, both with multiple cases involving breaking...
View ArticleReno County Commission approves 2015 budget
Reno County Commission HUTCHINSON, Kan. — With virtually no comments, the Reno County Commission approved the budget for 2015 which calls for a one mill increase for next year. The one mill increase...
View ArticleJet skier found safe
CHENEY, Kan. — Rescue crews converged on Cheney Reservoir Wednesday afternoon after a jet skier went missing. According to officials at Cheney State Park two people were on one jet ski when the...
View ArticlePolice make drug arrests
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Hutchinson Police took four men into custody on drug charges. Jordan Leffel, Deanthony Jones and Carleyon Moore; all age 18, along with 16-year-old Brendon Jones, were all taken into...
View ArticleKroger and Votacost.com complete purchase
CINCINNATI — Kroger and Vitacost.com, Inc., an online retailer of healthy living products, announced the completion of Kroger’s purchase all outstanding shares of common stock of Vitacost.com. The...
View ArticleSeven projects announced by K-Dot for Reno County
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Reno County has seven projects totaling more than $8.1 million on the just announced list of projects from the Kansas Department of Transportation which includes about $1.2 billion...
View ArticleHutchinson man involved in injury accident in Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A truck driver from Hutchinson was involved in an injury accident in Kansas City this morning. The Kansas Highway patrol reports that 37-year-old Brian Macfee was driving a...
View Article7-day forecast
Thunderstorms are scheduled to return to central Kansas tonight, a few of which may produce penny-sized hail and 50-55 mph winds, but the greater thunderstorm potential, especially in terms of...
View ArticleKansas State Fair announces ‘Thank-You Thursday’
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Kansas State Fair will celebrate ThankYou Thursday, Sept. 11. “Fund-raising efforts have enabled us to offer the Aaron Watson and Jack Ingram concert to go along with the...
View ArticleDaily Bookings
Suspects in series of local burglaries enter pleas as charged [ By FRED GOUGH ]HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Two people suspected of numerous burglaries and other crimes waived their right to a preliminary...
View ArticleOfficers tase man after he comes at them with knife
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — After two police shootings recently in Newton and Haysville, a Hutchinson man may be lucky he was only tased during a confrontation with police officers last night. Police...
View ArticleUPDATED: Reno County farmer dies in mowing accident
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — An 86-year-old Hutchinson area man was killed in a mowing accident Friday morning. He has been identified as Harold E Swanson. EMS and Sheriff’s officers were dispatched to a farm...
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