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California company falsely billed Kansas state and local governments
TOPEKA – A California company has been ordered to pay a $132,000 civil penalty for sending false invoices to Kansas state agencies and local governments, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said...
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Former KBI official due in court
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A former top official of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation is due in court on a charge of sexual exploitation of a child. Kyle Smith’s next appearance in Shawnee County District...
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Settlements vary for 4 juveniles in Kansas suit
St. John’s Military School KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Federal court records show settlements ranged from about $1.8 million to $55,000 for four juveniles who claimed a Kansas military school encouraged...
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Jury Finds Child Sex Suspect Guilty Of Three Jessica’s Law Counts
A Reno County jury Wednesday found a 38-year-old Hutchinson man guilty of three counts including attempted rape, aggravated indecent liberties with a child and aggravated criminal sodomy. The state...
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Roberts Encourages Kansans to Weigh in on EPA Proposed Rules on Water
Senator Roberts WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Pat Roberts today urged Kansans to provide comment on new proposed regulations from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of...
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Wichita immigration mural desecrated again
Wichita Immigration mural-photo courtesy Facebook WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Wichita mural that declares “Immigration Is Beautiful” has been vandalized for the second time in five weeks. The mural depicts...
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Drought-stricken Kan. counties named ‘primary natural disaster areas’
TOPEKA – The USDA announced in a news release this week 10 Kansas counties have been designated as Primary Natural Disaster Areas. The designation comes as a result of the ongoing drought in the...
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Gov. Brownback decries prairie chicken decision
TOPEKA (AP) — Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback is criticizing the federal government’s decision to place the lesser prairie chicken on a list of threatened species. Brownback on Thursday called the decision...
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Moran: Entrepreneurship is key to economic growth
The greatest responsibility we have as American citizens – certainly as elected officials – is to make certain the American Dream may be lived by those who follow us. In my view, the greatest threat to...
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Kansas man pleads no contest in wife’s death
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A 67-year-old Lawrence man has pleaded no contest in the death of his ailing wife. Larry Hopkins entered the plea Thursday in Douglas County court to one count of first-degree...
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Preliminary hearing set for Kansas woman
McLinn LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A preliminary hearing has been set for a 19-year-old Lawrence woman charged with murder in the death of her 52-year-old housemate. Sarah Brooke Gonzales McLinn is charged...
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Hutch Man Decides Against Entering A Plea In Additional Case
A 26-year-old Hutchinson man sentenced to prison for 2-years in other cases was in court Thursday afternoon for a possible plea, but then decided against accepting the plea offer from the state. Jacob...
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Russian craft docks with space station after delay
The Soyuz TMA-12M vehicle docked to the International Space Station at 7:53 p.m. EDT, 252 miles above northern Brazil near the northern coast of South America. -Photo courtesy NASA LOS ANGELES (AP) — A...
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UPDATE: McPherson Police Seek Public’s Help In Suspicious Death Investigation
McPherson Police are continuing to investigate the death of a man in that city. Shortly before 7:30 a-m, Thursday morning, police responded to a citizen report of a suspicious item in the 400 Block of...
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Sentencing In Two-Year-Old Meth Case Scheduled For Friday
A 30-year-old Hutchinson man convicted of meth related charges is scheduled to be sentenced Friday in the case that goes back to March of 2012. Roberto Rincon was convicted for manufacture of...
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Kansas author convicted of tax evasion
Vernon KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas obesity specialist who co-authored a book with the late Dr. Robert Atkins has been convicted of evading federal income taxes. The U.S. Attorney’s office says...
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Prairie chicken listing pushes Kansas into lawsuit
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Gov. Sam Brownback says Kansas will join Oklahoma in suing the federal government over the addition of the lesser prairie chicken to its list of threatened species. Brownback...
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Buhler High School Teacher To Be Inducted into The National Teachers Hall of...
Cindy Couchman was pleasantly surprised at a special assembly held at 8 a-m, Friday at Buhler High School. Couchman learned that she has been selected as one of the top five teachers in America and...
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Hutch Man Rejects Notion Of Any Plea Offers In Murder Case
A Hutchinson man bound over on a charge of first degree murder was in court Friday for a pre-trial hearing where Judge Tim Chambers asked his attorney if there are any plea negotiations occurring with...
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City & County Unemployment Rates Released
The unemployment rate in Hutchinson remained unchanged in February from the January number according to figures released by the Kansas Department of Labor. The unemployment number stayed at 5.4%....
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