School district settles lawsuit over fatal bus crash
(AP) — A southeast Kansas school district has settled a lawsuit over the death of a motorist in a crash with a school bus last year. The Parsons Sun reports the family of 34-year-old Andrew Simmons and...
View ArticleKansas man charged with injuring infant
(AP) — A 27-year-old Wichita man has been charged with injuring his infant son. Sedgwick County prosecutors charged Ronald Finney with aggravated battery after his 8-day-old son was taken to the...
View ArticleKroger CEO Dave Dillon To Retire
62-year-old David B. Dillon, a 37-year Kroger veteran who has been serving as Chief Executive Officer since 2003, will retire as CEO on January 1, 2014. He will continue to serve as Chairman of the...
View ArticleUnemployment Numbers Mixed Across The Area
The new unemployment numbers have been released from the Kansas Department of Labor and they show the unemployment rate for Hutchinson at 6.8%, with one thousand, 384 residents of the city looking for...
View ArticleRice County Woman Sentenced For Cattle Fraud
A 37-year-old Rice County woman has been sentenced to two years federal probation in connection with a cattle fraud scheme. In addition, Carrie Frederick of Sterling was ordered to pay $80,487 in...
View ArticleHutch Man Ordered To Prison In Sexual Exploitation Case
A 45-year-old Hutchinson man arrested back in August of last year for allegedly downloading child porn was sentenced Friday to 32-months in prison. . Judge Trish Rose ruled that Wayne Hegner shouldn’t...
View ArticleKidnapping Case Being Investigated By Sheriff’s Office & Salina Police
The Reno County Sheriff’s Office along with the Salina Police Dept are working a case of an individual being beaten and kidnapped overnight Thursday night or early Friday morning in Reno County....
View ArticleIdentity Of Victim Of Fiery Crash In Harvey County Released
We now have the identity of the man killed in a one vehicle crash in Harvey County around 6 p-m, Tuesday. He has now been identified as 21-year-old Alex S. Valentine of Valley Center. He had been...
View ArticleFriday’s Prep Scores
Friday’s Prep Scores By The Associated Press Rockhurst, Mo. 41, Hutchinson 7 Stafford 58, Hutchinson Central Christian 8 Inman 14, Hutchinson Trinity 7 Buhler 35, Mulvane 28 Hillsboro 35, Nickerson 28...
View ArticleAt food-filled Farm Aid, music isn’t only focus
(AP) — Farm Aid is more than a family of musicians banding together to help the small farmer. It’s also a family meal. This year’s concert is taking place Saturday in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. A key...
View ArticleHere Is Your 7-Day Forecast For Hutchinson And South Central Kansas
Beautiful early fall weather will prevail regionwide today and Sunday, with daytime temperatures reaching the 70s and 80s amidst breezy southerly winds. By Monday, a few showers and thunderstorms are...
View ArticleKansas man sentenced for abuse
(AP) — A 38-year-old man convicted of molesting a Wichita girl for nearly a decade faces about 80 years in prison. Michael Rae has to serve about 51 years of a life sentence before becoming eligible...
View ArticleKHP: Driver’s condition impacted School bus crash
(AP) — The Kansas Highway Patrol says a school bus driver’s medical condition directly impacted the cause of a crash that injured the driver and 22 middle school students. The Aug. 21 accident outside...
View ArticleWife dead, husband wounded in Kansas shooting
(AP) — A woman is dead and her husband is hospitalized after shooting near the rural Sedgwick County town of Valley Center. The couple was rushed to a Wichita hospital in critical condition Friday...
View ArticleWEB TV Video: Hutch Blue Dragon Men vs Butler Tonight @ 7:30 PM From The...
Due to limited Broadband Width using portable WIFI hotspot, broadcast may be limited on the road. Go to main hutchpost.com page to hear audio broadcast.
View ArticleBrownback seeks school finance dialogue
(AP) — Kansas school districts have a long tradition of going to court over funding for public education when their efforts fail in the Statehouse. Gov. Sam Brownback says he wants that to change and...
View ArticleEx-Kansas lawmaker to lead health consumers’ group
Rep. Sean Gatewood (AP) — A former Kansas House member from Topeka will become interim executive director of the Kansas Health Consumer Coalition next month. The coalition says former Rep. Sean...
View ArticleEx-Kan. doctor faces trial on drug, gun charges
(AP) — A former Kansas doctor accused of unlawfully possessing drugs and a firearm is headed to trial this week. goes on trial Tuesday in federal court in Wichita. District Judge Monti Belot was...
View ArticleOne dead, arrest made in convenience store shooting
(AP) — Police say a suspect is in custody after a customer was shot to death at a convenience store. The shooting occurred Sunday evening in southeast Wichita. Wichita police spokesman Sgt. Donald...
View ArticleBody of Missing Man Found at Cheney Lake
Reno County authorities say they have recovered the body of a man who was reported missing after he went canoeing at Cheney Lake. According to the Reno County Sheriffs Department 31-year-old Sheldon...
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