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YMCA Receives $2 million Mabee Challenge Grant

Monday, December 9

By Greater Wichita YMCA WICHITA, Kan. — The Greater Wichita YMCA today announced an exciting new phase of the Hutchinson YMCA capital campaign with the receipt of a generous $2 million challenge grant from the J. E. and L....

Jeff Dunham to Perform at the 2025 Kansas State Fair

Monday, December 9

Comedian and Ventriloquist Extraordinaire Set to Take the Stage on Saturday, September 6, 2025 By the Kansas State Fair HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Kansas State Fair is excited to announce that world-renowned comedian and ventriloquist Jeff Dunham will bring...

Evergy Reminds Customers to Use Space Heaters and Electric Blankets Safely as Winter Approaches

Monday, December 9

By Evergy, Inc. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Winter is coming, and cold nights are here. Many Evergy customers will turn to portable space heaters and electric blankets to help stay warm. If not used correctly, space heaters and electric blankets can...

Hutchinson Fire Department Responds to Two Separate Fires Over 24-Hour Period

Monday, December 9

By Fire Chief Steven R. Beer, Hutchinson Fire Department HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Hutchinson Fire Department responded to 18 emergency incidents yesterday that included two significant fires. Just after noon yesterday, the department was called for a car...

Deshaun Durham Released from Kansas Prison After Governor Laura Kelly Commuted His Cannabis Sentence

Friday, December 6

Last Prisoner Project’s Donte West, Barry Grissom, and ambassador Melissa Etheridge successfully advocated for cannabis clemency to bring Deshaun home for the holidays By the Last Prisoner Project HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Today,

Boil Water Advisory Rescinded for City of Florence

Friday, December 6

By the Kansas Department of Health and Environment FLORENCE, Kan. — The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Florence - public water supply system located in Marion County....

Traffic Stop Leads to Capture of Rice County Jail Escapee

Friday, December 6

By Lucky Kidd RICE COUNTY, Kan. — A traffic stop near Claflin Thursday led to two arrests, one involving an escape warrant from Rice County.According to Barton County Sheriff Brian Bellindir, deputies stopped a car on K-156...

Fatal Wreck on US 56, East of Little River Friday Morning

Friday, December 6

By Lucky Kidd RICE COUNTY, Kan. — A Kansas City, Kansas man was killed this morning in a single vehicle wreck on US 56 east of Little River.According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, Gabriel Herron was westbound...

Kansas Farmers Union Convention Features Grassroots Policy, Elections, & Awards

Thursday, December 5

By Kansas Farmers Union LAWRENCE, Kan. — Kansas Farmers Union (KFU) members gathered November 20-21 to elect leadership, advance key policy priorities for the upcoming legislative session and new Congress, and present awards to family farm agriculture supporters.