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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...

STATE MAP OF COVID CASES

John AndersonSeptember 29, 2021

The state health department reported Wednesday afternoon that the  number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Kansas increased by 2,481 to a total of 408,934. The state reported 27 new COVID-19 deaths for a total of 6,051....

Dickinson County Virus Count

John AndersonSeptember 27, 2021

62 new COVID-19 cases...

H.S. Football Coach facing charges

John AndersonSeptember 24, 2021

An assistant football coach is facing battery charges after one of his players reported that the coach pushed him during practice. The Council Grove Police Department said the incident happened on September 9th at the high school football practice field, but that it wasn’t reported to authorities until a few days later. An 11-year-old boy told police his assistant coach, Adam Dirks, pushed him t...

Student dies form COVID-19

John AndersonSeptember 22, 2021

A state education official said Wednesday that a Kansas middle school student has died of COVID-19. The child’s death would be the first reported COVID-19 death of someone aged 10 to 17 in Kansas and only the third reported for someone under 18. Meanwhile, the health department reported 11 new COVID-19 clusters at schools. The department’s data showed 72 active school outbreaks across Kansas, ...

Parker Carousel

John AndersonSeptember 22, 2021

Today marks the first day of fall, and there are many reasons to "fall in love with Abilene"! Reason #1: The Dickinson County Historical Society and Museum's 1901 C.W. Parker Carousel is fun for all ages!...

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