Lawrence police seeking new headquarters
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Lawrence Police Chief Tarik Khatib hopes to convince residents the department needs a $30 million new headquarters. The Lawrence Journal-World reports voters in November likely...
View ArticleCourt says KU Hospital on hook for injured hip
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Supreme Court says University of Kansas Hospital will have to pick up the $140,000 tab for treating a man who broke his hip after jumping out of a jailhouse window....
View ArticleTwo hospitalized after Sunday afternoon accident
COPELAND, Kan- Two drivers were injured in a crash just after 12 noon on Sunday in Haskell County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2007 Chevy Silverado driven by Carlos Fabian Loya-Maldonado, 19,...
View ArticleTwitter users re-create Ferdinand’s assassination
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A century after the assassination that led to the “war to end all wars,” social media users took readers on the June 28, 1914, parade route Archduke Franz Ferdinand traveled...
View ArticleKansas teacher license changes take effect
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas officials say the state is hearing from people interested in new teaching license regulations that would allow some people to teach without having education degrees. The...
View ArticleBicyclist hit by train in Wichita dies
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A 52-year-old Wichita man who was hit by a train last month has died. The Wichita Eagle reports police say Craig McBroom died Tuesday at Via Christi Hospital St. Francis. He had...
View ArticleOne hospitalized after truck hits mower on I-70 UPDATE
Photo Michael Pagels- Little Apple Post 2:35 p.m. UPDATE MANHATTAN- One person was hospitalized after a truck hit a tractor just before 9 a.m. on Tuesday in Riley County. The Kansas Highway Patrol...
View ArticleWestern Kan man arrested for explosives and drugs
RUSSELL, Kan – A Russell man was arrested earlier this week on suspicion of criminal possession of explosives and possession of drug paraphernalia after officers found what appeared to be an explosive...
View ArticleKobach: Foe’s views don’t fit with Kansas GOP
Scott Morgan and Chris Kobach TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Secretary of State Kobach is criticizing his opponent in the Aug. 5 Republican primary for holding views on social issues that are out of sync with the...
View ArticleRoad closings
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Flooding is becoming a problem as water continues to push into Reno County from the north. As of now there are two county roads closed. They include: 95th Avenue from Dean Road to...
View ArticleGraco gives in, agrees to recall infant seats
DETROIT (AP) — Graco Children’s Products is recalling 1.9 million infant car seats, agreeing to government demands in what is now the largest seat recall in American history. The recall came after a...
View ArticleReno County Commission had light agenda Tuesday
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – The Reno County Commission had a very light agenda Tuesday which included a technical change to a program that supports transportation department employees who may suffer emotional...
View ArticleMan jailed after sheriff chase expected in court Wednesday
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A man arrested after a chase through the city which resulted in a two vehicle accident is expected back in court Wednesday. 56-year-old Curtis Cleveland of Hutchinson was fleeing...
View ArticlePreliminary hearing in electronic solicitation case set for Wednesday
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The preliminary hearing for a 55-year-old Hutchinson man jailed on a 52-thousand, 500-dollar bond after he was arrested for electronic solicitation is scheduled for Wednesday....
View ArticleKansas teen hospitalized after truck hits his bicycle
ELDORADO, Kan- A Kansas teenager was injured when a truck hit him just before 1:30 Wednesday afternoon in Butler County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2000 Freightliner truck driven by Stephen...
View ArticleTeen charged with felony theft and alcohol charges after accident
PRETTY PRAIRIE, Kan. – A 19 year old Pretty Prairie man who was taken to jail on a number of charges after he apparently crashed a vehicle that authorities say was stolen, appeared in court Wednesday...
View ArticleState files formal charges in aggravated arson case
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – A 34-year-old Hutchinson woman arrested on a charge of aggravated arson early Friday morning has been formally charged by the state. Ginny Griffith of 121 West 7th, Apt. A, was...
View ArticleHutchinson man scheduled for sentencing in another jail
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – A Hutchinson man convicted in a drug case from January of 2012, was scheduled to be sentenced Wednesday, but didn’t appear in court. Kameron Crowder is apparently being held in...
View ArticleMan arrested after sheriff chase read formal complaint
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The man arrested after a chase through the city which resulted in a two vehicle accident appeared via-video from the county jail Wednesday morning where he was read the formal...
View ArticleTeen injured by a car while riding his bicycle
HUTCINSON, Kan. – A 16 year old was taken to Hutchinson Regional Medical Center Wednesday for treatment of his injuries after he was struck while riding his bicycle in the 400 block of South Plum. The...
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