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Kansas State Fair Salt Water Taffy Available at Holiday Pop-Up Event

HUTCHINSON, Kan. - A Holiday Taffy Drive-Thru is being hosted by the Kansas Fairgrounds Foundation on the Kansas State Fairgrounds. The Official Kansas State Fair Merchandise and Information Booth, which sits next to the Lair-Steckline Interactive Water Fountain, has been turned into a festive... Read More.

One Dead After UPS Truck, Train Collided Near Burrton

BURRTON, Kan. (Dec. 16, 2025) — One person was killed in a crash Tuesday afternoon involving a BNSF train and a UPS delivery truck west of Burrton. The accident occurred just after 3 PM at Blanchard and Woodberry Roads, on the Reno-Harvey county line.... Read More.

Santa Hat from Christmas Space History Now on Display at the Cosmosphere

HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Cosmosphere is celebrating the holidays with an out-of-this-world artifact: a Santa hat that flew aboard Space Shuttle Discovery during the STS-103 Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission in December 1999.STS-103 holds a unique place in spaceflight history as the only one... Read More.

Eight Displaced in Early Morning Fire in Hutchinson

HUTCHINSON. Kan. -(December 16, 2025) - At 0314 hours, the Hutchinson Fire Department responded to the 700 block of East 3rd Avenue for a report of a structure fire. First arriving units found a 2.5-story, balloon-frame, multi-family residence with fire and smoke showing from... Read More.

Governor Kelly Announces Over $1M for Apprenticeship Programs

TOPEKA, Kan. – Governor Laura Kelly today announced that more than $535,000 has been awarded to 12 businesses across Kansas for projects that will attract and retain workers and continue building the state’s workforce through apprenticeships. The grant awards were matched with more than... Read More.

Beyond Barriers Seeking Community Members to Serve on Board of Directors

HUTCHINSON, Kan.- (December 15, 2025)- Beyond Barriers, a cross-disability independent living organization, is recruiting new members for its Board of Directors. Community members with experience or interest in fund development, finance, marketing, or disability services are encouraged to apply.Beyond Barriers is guided by the... Read More.

Two Area Officers Graduate From KLETC

HUTCHINSON, Kan. — McPherson County Sheriff's Deputy Samuel Schmidt and Great Bend Police officer Casey Starnes graduated on Friday, Dec. 12, from the 350th basic training class of the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) near Yoder. Schmidt and Starnes were among 20 members... Read More.

Ex-USD 309 Substitute Placed on Probation for Sexual Assault Charge

A former substitute teacher in Nickerson-South Hutchinson USD 309 has been placed on least 24 months probation on charges involving sexual contact with a student earlier this year.Whitney Shull, who was sentenced in Reno County District Court Thursday was given an underlying jail sentence... Read More.