info2019-08-11T19:28:53-05:00August 11th, 2019|
Thursday night, the Hutchinson Police Department completed their first selective enforcement operation, resulting in multiple drug arrests, warrant arrests and citations. It was a combined effort with the department’s Repeat Offender Unit, two K9 teams, detectives and members of the traffic bureau. Teams of two conducted multiple traffic stops, subject stops and warrant checks. (Read more: KSN-TV)
info2019-08-11T19:25:08-05:00August 11th, 2019|
Three people were arrested Friday afternoon after a chaotic car chase across Wichita that started at the Sedgwick County Jail. Victor Walker, 28, was at the jail to pick up property from an inmate Friday afternoon when Sedgwick County Sheriff’s deputies realized he had an active warrant for his arrest, Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Lt. Tim Myers said. Deputies had Walker cuffed behind his back and were processing his property when he took off, Myers said. (Read more: Local News |)
info2019-08-11T19:21:54-05:00August 11th, 2019|
Visitors to one of the state’s newest parks can hike or bike over rocky streams and travel through hills, wetlands, tallgrass prairie and hardwood forests. But the Flint Hills Trail - the longest nature trail in Kansas- also serves as an artery to rural Kansas that pumps economic development into towns left behind when the railroads stopped coming through. Now several towns along the trail in east central Kansas are planning music festivals, opening breweries and bike shops, and converting old buildings to Airbnbs to serve visitors. (Read more: Wichita Eagle)
info2019-08-11T19:18:49-05:00August 11th, 2019|
The ordinance regulating truck traffic through Arkansas City was brought under fire Tuesday during a city commission meeting. Jim Sybrant, owner of Ark City Warehouse on West Madison Avenue, brought his concerns and asked the commission to consider several revisions. Sybrant, who operates a trucking firm, said he was informed by a local officer that on Wednesday officers would be stopping all trucks going through Arkansas City. He said the move was intended to encourage drivers to make use of the U.S. 77 Bypass instead of entering the city. (Read more: The Arkansas City Traveler)
info2019-08-11T19:12:49-05:00August 11th, 2019|
The Augusta Historic Theatre is celebrating the 80th anniversary of “The Wizard of Oz” movie this weekend with three screenings of the 3D version of the musical film based on L. Frank Baum’s fantastical book about a Kansas farm girl. “We are the only theater in Kansas showing ‘Wizard of Oz’ in 3D,” said Gwyn Birk, a board member on the Augusta Arts Council, which operates the theater. Organizers hope that fact, along with the opportunity to see a classic movie in a classic venue, will attract fans of the film. The movie is being shown at 7:30 p.m. on Friday [...]
info2019-08-11T19:10:22-05:00August 11th, 2019|
A former employee has sued the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas, not quite two weeks after a jury convicted her boss of misdemeanor battery against her. Madeline Waldeck sued the UG on Friday for discrimination, harassment and retaliation stemming from its handling of her complaints that former director of general services, Dennis “Tib” Laughlin, created a hostile work environment toward her, culminating in a 2018 incident in which he grabbed and pushed her. (Read more: KC Star Local News)
info2019-08-11T19:09:00-05:00August 11th, 2019|
State officials are reminding Reno County residents of the ongoing appeal period for a proposed new federal flood plain map. The proposed map updating the 100-year flood plain for certain portions of Reno County — including the cities of Hutchinson, Nickerson, South Hutchinson and Willowbrook — was released for public review in April 2018. FEMA and the Kansas Department of Agriculture’s Division of Water Resources developed the maps using data produced as a result of recent local efforts to re-certify flood levees along the Arkansas River. (Read more: Local - The Hutchinson News)
info2019-08-11T19:07:19-05:00August 11th, 2019|
With no small amount of angst, the Johnson County Commission approved a $1.25 billion budget Thursday. Commissioners repeated their concerns about upcoming court cases involving the property valuations of commercial properties that are under appeal, but ultimately gave a final okay for a budget that keeps the taxing rate steady at 26.013 mills as property values have increased. (Read more: Prairie Village Post - Neighborhood news and events for Prairie Village, Fairway, Mission Hills)
info2019-08-11T19:03:00-05:00August 11th, 2019|
First responders fought and a community rallied this weekend in the wake of a fire that for hours burned through Finney County’s largest employer, Tyson Fresh Meats. As the flames were fought and extinguished in the dead of night and following morning, the governor took notice, Tyson promised to support its employees and local nonprofits and businesses showed up with supplies and support. The Finney County Communication Center received a 911 call from an operations manager at 8:35 p.m. Friday reporting a fire in the west end of the Holcomb meatpacking plant, the portion of the building used for harvest, where [...]
info2019-08-11T19:00:22-05:00August 11th, 2019|
It's costing more to get rid of household hazardous waste so Pratt City Commissioners have decided to end any acceptance of out-of-county HHW. A combination of low prices for recyclables and high costs for handling household hazardous waste has resulted in the Pratt Recycle Center to stop taking out-of-county recyclables and HHW material from individuals. The decision was made at the Pratt County Commission meeting Aug. 5. (Read more: Pratt, KS - Pratt Tribune)
