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STREET PAVING WORK

John AndersonOctober 13, 2021

APAC Shears, Inc. along with Bar S Construction, both of Salina, will be performing street construction and paving work for the City of Abilene starting this Friday, October 15. Early stages of this work, over the next 2 weeks, will be primarily at intersections and alley entrances. Areas affected will be the 1200-1600 blocks of West 1st, 500-600 blocks of NW 6th, 400-600 blocks of N. Mulberry, an...

Local Teachers Honored

John AndersonOctober 11, 2021

Music teachers from Chapman Salina and have been named Outstanding Teachers by the North Central Kansas Music Educators Association. Chapman's Angeline McGuffin is the 2021-22 Outstanding High School Teacher and Salina's Jenna Eshleman is the 2021-22 Outstanding Elementary Teacher....

Hit and Run

John AndersonOctober 11, 2021

A 66-year-old Wichita man was killed in a two-vehicle hit and run near Arrowhead Stadium following the Chiefs game against Buffalo Sunday night. The man was attempting to cross Blue Ridge Cutoff on foot from west to east when he was struck by a southbound vehicle, which left the scene without stopping. While the victim was lying in the roadway, he was run over by a second southbound vehicle, which...

Family Dollar / Dollar Tree /Grand Opening

John AndersonOctober 8, 2021

The new combination Family Dollar and Dollar Tree store located at 1709 N. Buckeye Ave. in Abilene is scheduled to have a Grand Opening  Oct. 14. The new combo store is 10,144 square feet and the Family Dollar side of the building will have a frozen and refrigerated food section in addition to other staple items....

OFFICER INVOKED SHOOTING UPDATE

John AndersonOctober 6, 2021

An officer-involved shooting at a Whole Foods grocery store in east Wichita, involved a 31-year-old Saline woman who was wounded by police after firing a gun at officers. After being treated at a local hospital, Danielle Robinson was booked into the Sedgwick County Jail. Court records indicate she had a previous firearm charge. Police said Robinson was recently convicted on a firearm charge from e...

POWERBALL IS HUGE

John AndersonOctober 4, 2021

The Powerball jackpot for Monday night’s drawing will be worth an estimated $670 million, but could climb higher before the lottery drawing at approximately 11 p.m....

FATAILITY SOUTH OF HERINGTON

John AndersonOctober 1, 2021

Kansas Highway Patrol Trooper Ben Gardner said the accident happened on US-77/US-56 about two miles south of Herington shortly before 12:30 p.m. Friday. Gardner said the crash involved two vehicles, a semi-tractor trailer and passenger car. The driver of the car was pronounced dead at the scene. Gardner said the car was heading north when for an unknown reason slid into the southbound lanes. The s...

3 Arrested, one from Enterprise

John AndersonSeptember 30, 2021

Council Grove Police arrested three people including one from Enterprise following two searches and a warrant. The Council Grove Police Department says on Wednesday, , officers executed a search warrant at #43 Pioneer Village in Council Grove. As a result of the warrant, officers said Allison Blankley, of Council Grove, was arrested for possession of meth and possession. That same day, just before...

HOSPITAL HIRING

John AndersonSeptember 30, 2021

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GUNS,DRUGS AND GANGS

John AndersonSeptember 29, 2021

Law enforcement authorities made over 1000 arrests during a 60-day operation to reduce violent crime in the Wichita area. The Wichita Police Department partnered with the Marshals Service for "Operation Triple Beam" a program in July and August that focused on bringing in people with warrants for violent crimes, like aggravated assault, homicide, or drugs.  The effort resulted in 1,072 arrests, t...

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