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Local School District publication recognized ninth time
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – The USD 308 Board of Education Monday celebrated a national award given the district for clarity in telling its financial story. For the ninth consecutive year, the Board was...
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2 more measles cases reported in Kansas
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Officials say two more cases of measles have been reported in Sedgwick County, bringing the total number of measles cases in Kansas this year to 11. The Kansas Department of Health...
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Political groups putting big money in Kansas race
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Political groups are playing an outsized role in the congressional race for south-central Kansas. Campaign finance reports released Tuesday show former congressman Todd Tiahrt has...
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Kansas House candidate cited for open container
Freeman BURLINGTON, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas House of Representatives candidate has been arrested for having an open container of alcohol in his vehicle. Burlington Police Chief Doug Jones says Jeff...
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County approves study of Reno County Drug Court
District Judge Joe McCarville addresses County Commission over drug court study. HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Reno County Commissioners approved spending nearly $40,000, most of which will be federal dollars to...
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Obamacare help was in demand, national survey shows
In this KHI News Service file photo, Julie Konig, right, a certified application counselor with the Shawnee County Health Agency, talks with a woman seeking insurance through the Obamacare marketplace....
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Hutch man on trial for less serious crime
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – A 28-year-old Hutchinson man who was arraigned last week for charges of selling drugs twice to confidential informants is on trial this week for one of his many cases. What would...
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Kidnapping hearing scheduled for Wednesday
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — After being continued last month, the preliminary hearing for a man accused of beating and kidnapping another man is scheduled once again for Wednesday. James Dean faces charges of...
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County Treasure financial woes continue
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – Financial issues continue to plague the Reno County Treasures office with the books being off once again more the $2-million. The problem now appears to be with the way money has...
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7-day forecast
Unseasonably cool air will be in place through midweek. A weather system will move across the Central Plains Wednesday into Thursday, with increased chances of showers and isolated thunderstorms. The...
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Kansas woman hospitalized after Tuesday evening accident
GALATIA, Kan- A Kansas woman was injured in an accident just before 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday in Barton County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2013 Kia Soul driven by Jean Ellen Edwards, 59, Otis,...
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Motor home fire Wednesday closed two highways in Harvey County
(Photo courtesy of the Harvey County Sheriff) NORTH NEWTON, Kan. – Harvey County authorities were busy Wednesday morning with a motor-home fire on K-15, under the I-135 overpass. Sheriff officials...
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Man jailed for alleged robbery, battery and drugs
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – A 19-year-old Hutchinson man arrested Tuesday evening on some serious charges didn’t make a court appearance as of yet because neither the prosecutor nor the court had any paperwork...
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“High School, College, Pro — We Keep You in the Know.” HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Daren Dunn and Glen Grunwald of Eagle Communications talk local, regional and national sports in the ninth installment of the...
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Moran announces support for VA nominee
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Sen. Jerry Moran plans to support former corporate executive Robert McDonald’s nomination as secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The Kansas Republican...
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Guard suffers concussion at Lansing prison
LANSING, Kan. (AP) — There have been two more reports of violence among inmates at the Lansing Correctional Facility. Jeremy Barclay, a spokesman for the Kansas Department of Corrections, told The...
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Earmarks divide candidates in Kansas House race
Tiahrt and Rep. Pompeo WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Republican Congressman Mike Pompeo’s campaign is accusing his primary challenger of “cronyism” for taking a job after leaving Congress with a Colorado...
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Western Kan. man dies in Wednesday bicycle accident
HOXIE, Kan- A Kansas man was killed when a car hit his bicycle just after 11 a.m. on Wednesday in Sheridan County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a bicycle driven by Aaron Lee McKinney, 33, Hoxie...
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Roberts Introduces bill to enhance protections for farmers
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) and Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) today introduced a bill to enhance customer protections for farmers and ranchers by preventing regulations from the...
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GM supports bill banning rentals of recalled cars
WASHINGTON (AP) — General Motors has become the first big automaker to support legislation barring rental-car companies from renting or selling vehicles subject to a recall. GM’s support was announced...
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