Drier air and near seasonal temperatures will impact the region Wednesday in the wake of a weak cold front passage. ———- Here Is Your 7-Day Forecast For Hutchinson And South Central Kansas Tonight: Partly cloudy. Lows near 50. North winds 5 to 10 mph. Wednesday: Mostly sunny. Highs 75 to 80. Northwest winds 5 to [...]
A Hutchinson couple facing felony and misdemeanor charges after a drug bust is scheduled to be in court Wednesday for a preliminary hearing. The case against 32-year-old Jeramy Zwickl and 36-year-old Melissa Hamby of 719 East C, starts back on August 27 when a drug related search was executed on a 2006 Ford Mustang registered [...]
A disturbance at a motel in the 100 block of West 4th, Tuesday afternoon resulted in two men being taken to Hutchinson Regional Medical Center for treatment. A man who apparently lives at the motel got into a fight with a man who was visiting and was pretty much on the loosing end of things [...]
A Reno County Sheriff Deputy has been arrested and charged after a nearly 2-week internal investigation ordered by Sheriff Randy Henderson. 30-year-old Jonathan Diaz is charged with two counts unlawful sexual relations with an inmate, two counts of aggravated intimidation of a victim and two counts of bribery. The deputy made a first appearance in [...]
One person was taken to a Wichita hospital Monday after a car-semi accident in Marion County. 28-year-old Tammie Lynn Stoker of Wichita was taken to Wesley Medical Center after her vehicle struck the semi head-on. She was not wearing a seat-belt according to the Kansas Highway Patrol report. According to that report, the semi was [...]
This weekend kicks off the peak of summer travel across our nation’s highways. The Kansas Highway Patrol will be working additional hours for the next two weeks, thanks in part to funding from the Kansas Department of Transportation through the STEP (Special Traffic Enforcement Program) campaign, to help motorists reach their destinations safely. “This time [...]
Kansas Senator Jerry Moran has announced that he is accepting applications for congressional internships in his Washington, D.C., and Kansas offices for fall 2013. An internship in Senator Moran’s office provides a unique opportunity to work closely with Senate staff on behalf of the state of Kansas. Interns will gain a better understanding of the [...]
Story by Rod Zook The 4th of July Fireworks are a go thanks in part to Eagle Communications and the city of Hutchinson. During Tuesday’s Hutchinson City Council meeting, it was announced that Eagle Communications, the parent company of KWBW, KHUT, KHMY, and Hutchpost.com will help with the 15-thousand dollar cost for the city fireworks [...]
(AP) – Cattle feeders in the U.S. are coping with smaller herds and high corn costs in part by using more growth-inducing drugs designed to bulk up animals and get more beef from each carcass. Accelerated use of the drugs, known as “beta-agonists,” is defended by producers who say they are essential to withstanding the [...]
(AP) – A federal appeals court has scathingly brushed off the claims of a former Kansas doctor as “bitter whining.” The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Monday that Lawrence Simons’ appeal of his sentence for illegally distributing prescription drugs was nothing more than a “conclusory diatribe.” The appeals panel says the 57-year-old Wichita [...]
