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Large oil companies pulling up stakes in Kansas
(AP) — The future seemed so tantalizing just two years ago as the nation’s big oil firms rushed into Kansas. They snapped up mineral leases from landowners for high prices and drilled horizontal wells...
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Police investigate death outside Arrowhead Stadium
(AP) — Police say two people have been arrested after a person was killed in the Arrowhead Stadium parking lot. Details have not been released, but Police Chief Darryl Forte tweeted about the incident...
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Hutch Man Makes Court Appearance In Assault Case
A 55-year-old Hutchinson man, well known to law enforcement saw his bond dropped from 75-thousand dollars to 50-thousand after he made a first appearance in District Court Monday. Terry Young says he...
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Hutch Man Enters “Not Guilty” Pleas In Child Abuse Case
A 26-year-old Hutchinson man bound over for trial on four counts of abuse of a child was arraigned Monday where he entered “not guilty” pleas. Bradley Cole is accused of causing severe bruising on...
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New Ag Secretary Announced
Kansas Secretary of Agriculture designate Jackie McClaskey Kansas Governor Sam Brownback today announced Jackie McClaskey as Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, succeeding Dale Rodman, who will...
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Trucker sentenced in Kansas cyberattack UPDATE
2 p.m. update (AP) — A Wisconsin truck driver who joined a cyberattack on Wichita-based Koch Industries has been sentenced to two years’ probation for the onslaught that briefly took the company’s...
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Man arrested in slayings of mom & 3 kids appears in court
David Cornell Bennett, Jr (AP) — A man held in connection with the deaths of a southeast Kansas mother and her three children has had his first court appearance. 22-year-old David Cornell Bennett Jr.,...
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McPherson County Accident Sends One To Area Hospital
A 31-year-old New Jersey man was injured slightly early Sunday when he rolled his semi on K-61 near I-135. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, Billy Overchalk was attempting to make a left turn...
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Suspect In Flee & Elude & Burglary Case Enters Pleas
A 19-year-old Hutchinson man arrested after an accident back on July 25, was scheduled to be in court Monday for a pretrial hearing, but enter a plea in the case instead. Benjamin McKinney was charged...
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Ex-Kansas officer sentenced in bribery scheme
. (AP) — A former Wichita police officer has been sentenced to one year of probation for conspiring to bribe a car-theft victim in an unsuccessful effort to keep her job. The U.S. Attorney’s office...
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Hearing For Hutch Couple Charged In Marijuana Distribution Case Set Once Again
A Hutchinson couple facing felony and misdemeanor charges after a drug bust over a year ago is scheduled for Tuesday morning for a preliminary hearing after being continued a number of times. The case...
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Group accuses Kansas school of free speech violation
(AP) — A group has filed a federal lawsuit accusing a Kansas middle school of violating a student’s free speech rights by prohibiting the student from posting fliers about a prayer event. The lawsuit...
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Moran on on Anniversary of Alan Gross’ Unjust Detainment in Cuba
U. S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), author of the unanimously-passed Senate resolution (S. Res. 609) which called on Cuba to immediately and unconditionally release American citizen Alan Gross,...
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Kansas man sentenced for child porn
A Salina man has been sentenced to 180 months in federal prison for receiving and distributing child pornography, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said today. Justin S. Tatum, 32, Salina, Kan., was...
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Here Is Your 7-Day Forecast For Hutchinson And South Central Kansas
Very cold Arctic air overspreads the area Wednesday into Thursday. It will feel more like Winter later in the week with some light snow or flurries accompanying the colder air. Light snow...
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Hutch Couple Charged In Marijuana Distribution Case Waive Preliminary Hearing
A Hutchinson couple facing felony and misdemeanor charges after a drug bust over a year ago waived their right to a preliminary hearing Tuesday morning and will be arraigned on the charges next month....
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Texas man sentenced in Kansas cattle fraud case
Federal Courthouse in Wichita (AP) — A 50-year-old Texas man has been sentenced in Kansas to 21 months in federal prison for cattle fraud. The U.S. Attorney’s office says William P. Cadle, of DeKalb,...
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Hutchinson Man Charged In “Breach Of Privacy”Case Seeks Dismissal
A Hutchinson man who runs “Pampered Paws” in Hutchinson and facing trial on a charge of “felony breach of privacy,” wants the case tossed out. . Terry Bryan is alleged to have placed a tanning bed in...
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County Commission Mixed On Issue Of R-CAT Vouchers For Low Income Patients
The idea of whether to grant some vouchers for free R-CAT transportation to low income residents in the city met with mixed reviews by the Reno County Commission. Kim Moore with the United Health...
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Wheelchair ramp stolen outside apartment
(AP) — A Wichita woman says she feels sorry for whoever stole an aluminum wheelchair ramp from outside her ground-floor apartment. The theft happened in late November but wasn’t reported until Monday,...
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