A week before the start of Brett Seacat’s murder trial, Kingman County is bracing for the unusually high expense of such a big case. Kingman County Commissioners said it’s probably been at least 10 years since officials tried a case of this magnitude. District Judge Larry Solomon recently informed commissioners about the mounting costs of …
A single call to 911 can have several possible locations. It’s a problem first responders want to fix in one Wichita suburb. “Right now this is Central and Maize,” said Officer Branden Stitt, pointing at a street sign on a corner in the City of Maize. “And, six miles, five and a half miles, south …
Voters in the south-central Kansas town of Nickerson have said no to starting a full-time police department. The Hutchinson News reports that in an advisory election conducted by mail ballot, 129 voters voted yes for setting up a police department, and 181 voters said no. Voting ended Tuesday. The Nickerson City Council isn’t required to …
“Two for one” drinks or “half price”. Customers may not know the difference between the two on their bill, but those words matter when it comes to Kansas liquor laws. One phrase is legal, the other is not. One Wichita bar owner is trying to fight that. Shooters on South Hydraulic is known for attracting …
There are nearly 8,000 private security guards working in Wichita. Tuesday the Wichita City Council discussed changes to the way those security guards look. … Under the proposed rules, security guards must wear their protective vests under their clothing. Wichita Police wear their vest over their clothes. Police like the external vests because they can …
Despite recent rain, the long-term drought leads the city of Abilene to declare a water emergency. The emergency follows 287 days with the city under a water warning. In a press release, Abilene city manager David Dillner says, while recent rain and snow has been good for ground level conditions, it will not affect the …
The insurance check is in. That means the City of winfield can move forward with rebuilding its playground. Last month it burned to the ground for the second time. …. City Manager Warren Porter says police have a few leads in who may have started the fire, but officers have not made any arrests. (Read …
Fertilizer is big business in Kansas and there are many plants around the state. That means, many Kansans live near plants like the people in Hillsboro. But safety is not normally on their minds, even though the dangerous chemical is supplied just down the road. But when Mary Lancaster watched a video of the fertilizer …
Two weeks after a Saline County Commissioner used a racial slur while talking about a roof, citizens are still calling for his resignation. During the county commission meeting Tuesday, people stood up one by one to voice various opinions about commissioner Jim Gile. (Read more: News – kwch.com)
A judge has refused to order the federal government to accept into trust a tract of suburban Wichita land so that an Indian tribe can build a casino there. Wednesday’s ruling means it will be up to the Interior Department to decide the issue of the Park City site. (Read more: News – kwch.com)
The Shockers trip to the Sweet 16 is also bringing attention to the town of Scott City, Kansas. That’s the hometown of Shocker guard Ron Baker. The city’s mayor has proclaimed today as ‘Ron Baker Day’. Festivities include a ‘We love Ron Baker’ rally. The town is getting together to show their support in response …
It faced closure because of federal cuts, but the Garden City airport control tower is staying open. It’s one of 24 across the country removed from a list of towers slated to close next month because of the sequester in Washington. … The towers still set to close in Kansas include towers in Hutchinson, Manhattan …
Valley Center Public Schools are struggling to send home the message to parents that there’s no such thing as a free lunch. Parents have racked up delinquent lunch expenses totaling more $20,000, according to Superintendent Cory Gibson. Most of the money owed dates beyond the start of this school year. (Read more: News – kwch.com)
The state of Kansas continued a push Thursday to block a casino from being built in Park City. The Wyandotte nation wants to build a casino on land it bought near Wild West World. But before that can happen, the federal government has to put the land into a trust. … No decision was made …
Some Wichita neighbors are upset over stacks of mattresses outside a home in the Southwest part of Wichita. Neighbors tell us mattresses arrive at the home at Fern and Merton every day. “They just keep adding more and more and more,” said Tiffany Lyons, who drives past the house everyday. In the last week the …