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Severe Winds and Rainstorms Hit Golden Belt Sunday Morning, Causing Damage and Bringing Much-Needed Rainfall

Sunday, May 25

Winds gusting to over 70 miles an hour blasted southern and western areas of the Golden Belt early Sunday morning, those areas seeing beneficial rainfall over the weekend. Hardest hit was Hodgeman County where three limbs and power poles were downed, with a couple of... Read More.

City of Canton Water Outage Planned for Tuesday, May 27 through Friday, May 30

Sunday, May 25

CANTON, Kan. — Residents on the south side of Canton will be without water during the day Tuesday through Friday as the city replaces a fire hydrant on Fairview road. The outage will likely affect all customers south of Railroad Street to US 56 between... Read More.

Garage Heavily Damaged in Sunday Hutch Fire

Sunday, May 25

HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A Sunday afternoon fire heavily damaged a garage in the 700 block of East 6th in Hutchinson. Hutchinson Fire Division Chief Jesse Martin said the fire was reported at 1:40 PM and the first arriving units found a detached garage involved in... Read More.

Six Fatalities from Crashes Reported Over Memorial Day Weekend

Sunday, May 25

As of mid-afternoon Sunday, at least six people have died in crashes on Kansas Highways. The Kansas Highway Patrol said four of the fatalities came from a Saturday afternoon crash on K-4 about four miles west of the K-15 junction south of Abilene where a... Read More.

Six Fatalities from Crashes Reported Over Memorial Day Weekend

Sunday, May 25

Four people were killed and four others injured in a Saturday afternoon crash in southern Dickinson County. It happened just before 3 PM on K-4 about four miles west of the K-15 junction or just east of Carlton. The Kansas Highway Patrol said a vehicle... Read More.

Six Fatalities from Crashes Reported Over Memorial Day Weekend

Sunday, May 25

A Wisconsin man was killed and two others injured in a Saturday morning crash on US 75 about three miles south of Burlington. The Kansas Highway Patrol identified the victim as Dallas Reeves of Janesville. He was southbound on 75 attempting to pass another vehicle... Read More.

Positive Case of Measles Confirmed in Pawnee County

Sunday, May 25

PAWNEE COUNTY, Kan. — The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and the Pawnee County Health Department are reporting a positive case of measles in a Pawnee County resident. It is unknown if this case is associated with the ongoing outbreak of measles... Read More.

Moundridge Boys Track Wins Regionals, 21 Boys & Girls Athletes to State

Sunday, May 25

MARION, Kan. - The Moundridge High School Track & Field team competed in the 2A Marion Regional meet Thursday, May 22. 20 total athletes qualified for state as the boys took home the Regional title and the girls took 3rd. The boys team finished with 99... Read More.

Buhler Track & Field Does It Again: Girls and Boys Sweep Abilene Regional

Sunday, May 25

ABILENE, Kan.— It's been an impressive two-week stretch for Buhler track and field. At the league meet on May 16, the Crusaders stacked up 41 top-three finishes on their way to a convincing sweep. On Friday, the team competed at regionals in Abilene and... Read More.

1A Regional Track & Field: Central Christian Girls Win Waverly Regional

Saturday, May 24

KSHSAA hosted their 1A Regional Track & Field meets on Thursday. Schools across the Ad Astra Radio Sports Network were scattered around parts of the state spanning from Iola to Oberlin. The highlight of the day in 1A saw the Central Christian girls win... Read More.

2A Regional Track & Field: Remington Girls win Eureka Regional

Friday, May 23

The Remington High School girls track and field team took first place at the KSHSAA 2A Regional in Eureka on Thursday. Emily O'Brien highlighted the day with titles in both the 100m and 300m hurdles for the Broncos. Other athletes from Erie and Remington... Read More.

2A Regional Track & Field: Ellinwood Girls 2nd, Boys 3rd at Hill City

Friday, May 23

The Ellinwood track and field teams had a good showing at the KSHSAA 2A Regional in Hill City on Thursday. The day was highlighted by freshman Reagan Wirtz capturing three gold medals, winning the 100m, 200m and long jump on the girls side. Sterling... Read More.