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Kan. Senate takes up death penalty appeal changes
Senator Jeff King (AP) — A key state senator says a bill shortening the time for the Kansas Supreme Court to rule on death penalty appeals is necessary to expedite justice. Such appeals are automatic...
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Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger Guest Speaker At Chamber Breakfast
Kansas Insurance Commissioner, Sandy Praeger will address the Hutchinson/Reno County Chamber of Commerce during their February Membership Breakfast on Wednesday, February 19. The Membership Breakfast,...
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Preliminary Hearing In Hutchinson Murder Case Underway
The preliminary hearing for a Hutchinson man accused of first degree murder is underway in District Court . Michael Brisco is charged with two alternate counts of murder for the shooting of an...
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Pratt County Sheriff’s Office Launches New Website Design
The Pratt County Sheriff’s Office launched a new website in April 2010 and launched a new design on February 12, 2014 where residents can find the latest information regarding the operations of the...
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Kan. restaurant owner admits harboring immigrant
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Wichita man has admitted harboring a Chinese teenage girl who was working illegally at his restaurant. Court records show 33-year-old Yong “Tony” Lin pleaded guilty Wednesday to...
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3 men face hearing in thefts from dying Kan. woman
(AP) — Prosecutors are preparing to lay out their evidence against three Wichita men accused of stealing a wedding ring and other items from a dying woman at a fast-food restaurant drive-thru. A...
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Kansas House bill would void academic standards
(AP) — A new proposal before the Kansas Legislature would nullify reading, math and science standards for public schools adopted previously by the State Board of Education. The measure is sponsored by...
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Toyota recalls vehicles for software glitch
(AP) — Toyota is recalling 294,000 vehicles in North and South America for a skid-control software glitch. No accidents or injuries have been reported. Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday the recall...
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Kansas Rep. Mike Peterson dies after long illness
Peterson KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Kansas House officials say Rep. Mike Peterson, one of the Kansas Legislature’s longest-serving members, has died after a lengthy illness at the age of 72. The office...
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High Speed Chase Through Three Counties Lands Missouri Man In Jail
We now have more details on the man involved in a high speed chase that went into three counties over the weekend. Harvey County Sheriff T. Walton tells us it started on U-S 50 around 3:40 a-m, in his...
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Body ID’d as missing Kansas woman
JUNCTION CITY, Kan. (AP) — Authorities in northeast Kansas say a body found last week in rural Geary County is that of a Junction City woman missing since Feb. 7. Junction City police also said Tuesday...
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Two Suspects In Hazing Case Enter “Guilty” Pleas To Amended Charges
Jaiden Casanova Kendric Hudson Two of three students from Hutchinson High School arrested in connection with a hazing incident were in court Tuesday where they entered pleas and were...
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Backers of Kan. sex ed bill seek parental control
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Supporters of Kansas legislation requiring parental consent for students to receive sex education in public schools say it would force parents to become more active participants in...
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Here Is Your 7-Day Forecast For Hutchinson And South Central Kansas
It will be a contrast of weather for Kansas on Wednesday night with showers and thunderstorms affecting eastern Kansas. Meanwhile colder air will surge southward across central Kansas with a rain and...
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Kan. woman sentenced for toddler’s death
PITTSBURG, Kan. (AP) — A southeast Kansas woman has been sentenced to slightly more than five years in prison for the strangulation death of her toddler son in the straps of a safety seat. 29-year-old...
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Senator declares Kan. anti-gay marriage bill dead
Senator Jeff King (AP) — The chairman of the Kansas Senate Judiciary Committee says the panel won’t consider a House-passed bill to protect people who refuse for religious reasons to provide goods and...
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Kansas man sentenced for manufacturing meth
Ray Simmons A Montgomery County man was sentenced Tuesday to 6 years in prison for manufacturing methamphetamine, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said. Ray Simmons, 46, Independence, was...
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Kansas Amber Alert issued
A Kansas amber alert has been issued name: Hailey M Owens height: 5 feet 2 inches weight: 90 lbs hair color: Brown eye color: Brown age: 10 Years race: White gender: Female last seen: 3200 Block W...
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Kansas GOP pushes for changes in local elections
GOP Chairman Kelly Arnold TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Republican Party is pushing legislators to change the dates of local elections and make them partisan, but a GOP-dominated state Senate...
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Hutchinson Man Formally Charged In Electronic Solicitation Case
The 55-year-old Hutchinson man jailed on a 52-thousand, 500-dollar bond after he was arrested by the Reno County Sheriff’s Office last week was back in court for the reading of formal charges against...
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