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Analysis: Kansas insurance chief isolated within GOP
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Sandy Praeger is approaching her final year as Kansas insurance commissioner with a national reputation for expertise on health care issues and a lengthy, unbroken string of...
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Adoptive father injured in Kansas shooting dies
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — An adoptive father has died from injuries suffered in a double shooting that killed his wife and led to criminal charges against the couple’s son. Sedgwick County Sheriff Jeff...
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Judge Oks DNA tests in Quadruple Kansas murder
Franklin County District Judge Thomas H. Sachse OTTAWA, Kan. (AP) — A Franklin County judge has granted a second request by prosecutors for DNA testing on evidence in the capital murder case of a man...
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9 Former Chiefs Players Join Brain Injury Lawsuit
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Two NFL Hall of Famers are among nine former Kansas City Chiefs players who have joined a lawsuit that contends the team hid the risks of permanent brain injuries from repeated...
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Dual voter registration lawsuit moved to US court
U.S. District Judge Eric Melgren WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A legal challenge over whether Kansas will create a dual voter registration system has moved to federal court. The Equality Kansas lawsuit seeks to...
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Layoffs at KDWPT
Jennison TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Dozens of seasonal employees at the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism were laid off the week before Christmas. Department spokesman Ron Kaufman said Monday...
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Kansas family heartened by response to burglary
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — What was shaping up as a gloomy Christmas for a Wichita family has turned a bit brighter thanks to generous strangers. Burglars took $5,000 worth of Christmas gifts and other items...
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Judge outlines reasons for bomb suspect’s jailing
Loewen WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A federal judge has explained her reasons for continuing to detain a man accused of plotting a suicide bombing at a Wichita’s Mid-Continent Airport. U.S. Magistrate Judge...
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Hutch Man Jailed On New Charges Makes Court Appearance
A 22-year-old Hutchinson man who apparently failed to appear in other cases was in court Monday on new charges. This after he tangled with police in the 600 block of East 1st. Michael Morgan who is on...
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Hutch Police Investigating Stabbing Leads To Victims Arrest
Hutchinson Police are investigating the report from a 26-year-old Hutchinson man who says he was stabbed in the arm and leg, but then he was arrested on a warrant for domestic battery. Cullen C. Sykes...
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Reno County Commission Meeting Talks Concealed Carry And County Sales Tax
As expected, Reno County Commissioners approved a resolution which exempts the Reno County Courthouse and adjacent Law Enforcement Center from the provision passed by the Kansas House allowing...
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Hutchinson Man Bound Over For Trial In Assault Case
A 27-year-old Hutchinson man who had just been released from prison in June was bound over for trial Monday after a preliminary hearing on new felony charges. Lucas Hall will be arraigned next month...
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Kansas moves into top 10 in U.S. oil production
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas was the 10th highest oil producer in the U.S. as of September 2013. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says Kansas produced about 3.8 million barrels of crude oil in...
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Kansas Duck hunter drowns after boat capsizes
Milford Lake JUNCTION CITY, Kan. (AP) — A northeast Kansas sheriff says a man has drowned at Milford Lake after his boat capsized while duck hunting. Geary County Sheriff Tony Wolf declined to identify...
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Christmas Returns to Capitol After 40 Year Hiatus
Congressman Tim Huelskamp (KS-01) statement on the House rule change allowing the incidental use of holiday greetings. “For decades the PC Police have intimidated Christians throughout America with...
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Two Area Theater Groups Initiate Fundraising Efforts
Two area theater groups are initiating fund raising efforts over the next few months. Please help each of them with donations if you can. Listed below are links to giving for each as well as...
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Christmas Tress Drop Off
The City of Hutchinson has set up two drop off locations for Christmas Trees, once the holiday is over. One will be at Rice Park, by the Community Center building at 44 Swarens and the other will be...
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HCC Board Approves Hiring Search Firm
The Hutchinson Community College Board of Trustees saw approval of a contract. The board met in special session Monday and took action and approved the hiring of R. H. Perry and Associates, a search...
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New Securities Fraud Charges Filed Against Wichita Businessmen
Prosecutors for the Office of the Kansas Securities Commissioner announced that on Tuesday, an administrative action was filed against: Sutton MN, LLC; Real Development Corp.; Michael Elzufon and...
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Here Is Your 7-Day Forecast For Hutchinson And South Central Kansas
Pleasant weather conditions will prevail on Christmas day across the region with daytime highs in 30s and 40s and mostly sunny skies. ———- Here Is Your 7-Day Forecast For Hutchinson And South Central...
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