UPDATE: Law enforcement authorities investigating a drive-by shooting in Herington have made an arrest. On Wednesday, police were dispatched to a reported shooting at the intersection of S. B Street and Day Street in Herington, according to a media release. The suspect has been identified as 26-year-old Travis Richardson of Abilene, confronted another subject that was walking at the intersect...
Abilene Native Dwight D. Eisenhower is considered one of the top 5 presidents in U.S. History. The five highest rated presidents, according to the C-SPAN survey, are Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt and Dwight D. Eisenhower. Since 2000, C-SPAN has conducted a historians survey each time there has been a change in administrations. This cycle, 142 histori...
‘Liquor by the individual drink’ will be on November ballot Dickinson County voters will have the opportunity to change a long-standing liquor law that would allow an establishment like a tap house or brewery to operate in the county. County Commissioners approved a resolution Thursday that will put the question of “liquor by the individual drink” on the November general election ballot...
A stretch of Dickinson Co. highway had to be completely shut down Wednesday following a collision between a semi tanker and farm equipment. According to the Kansas Department of Transportation, K-4 between K-43 and K-218 was closed just before noon, however the accident took place earlier in the morning. The highway is located between the communities of Herington and Hope. The Kansas Highway Patro...
The Midwest Travel Network named Abilene, Kansas, as its 2022 Destination of the Year and the recent Midwest Travel Network Conference in St. Cloud, Minnesota. “This Kansas destination continuously shows up in our news feeds on social media. They promote the work of content creators and showcase all that they have to offer to the world. You can visit a Presidential Library and Museum, as well a...
TWO FROM ABILENE ARRESTED ON DRUG CHARGES MEDIA RELEASE FROM DICKINSON COUNTY SHERIFF JERRY DAVIS On June 22 after a two-month investigation into the sale of meth, the Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office Drug Enforcement Unit have made two arrests. At approximately 6:00 p.m., deputies assigned to the Drug Enforcement Unit with the assistance of the Abilene Police Department took into cus...
Storm Clean-Up In efforts to assist in clean-up after the severe weather last night, the Dickinson County Transfer Station will allow residents of Dickinson County to dispose of tree limbs free of charge through , July 2, 2022. Limbs will be accepted from 9am – 4:45pm through Friday and 9am – 12:45pm on Saturday. Disposal fees for tree limbs will become effective again on Tuesday July ...
SATURDAY EVENING POST LISTS ABILENE AND SMOKEY VALLEY STEAM TRAIN AS ONE OF NATION'S TOP SEVEN EXCURSIONS CONTRIBUTED BY J. Steven Smethers Professor Emeritus Kansas State University Manhattan, Kansas If you ride the Abilene and Smoky Valley Railroad’s steam powered excursion trains over the upcoming Independence Day weekend, you will be enjoying one of the best steam tr...
A teenager is in custody after an adult was rushed to the hospital following a shooting in Abilene on Sunday afternoon. Around 4 p.m on Sunday, June 19, the Abilene Police Department says officers were called to the 400 block of NE 14th St. with reports of a shooting. As a result of the alleged incident, officers said a 43-year-old victim was rushed to an area hospital and as of Monday afternoon i...
According to a media release from the agency. On Wednesday the Kansas Bureau of Investigation executed search warrants at the Junction City Police Department and other police department facilities in Geary County. KBI says the employees involved in the case have been placed on administrative leave. The agency also confirmed no arrests have been made. ...
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According to a Media release by the Abilene Polic department on Thursday April 18 the Abilene Police...
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