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4 months ago By News Staff

HILL CITY—A sign posted in a bar in Hill City sparked vandalism at the business, resulting in the local chamber of commerce moving its annual banquet. Someone took a picture of the sign the Cowboy Junction owner posted, which went viral on Facebook .

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4 months ago By News Staff

LYONS—Fire crews and other city employees helped with traffic control following a building collapse Sunday morning, November 12th, in downtown Lyons. According to a release from the City, at 10:00 a.m.

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Kansas Klips

5 months ago By News Staff

NORTON COUNTY—Twenty-seven-year-old Kansas farmer Conor Cox lost his arm working on farming equipment that happened to turn on while his arm was in the way. After unsuccessful attempts to reattach his arm, Conor was discharged home five days before Christmas last year having to rediscover life as an amputee.

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Kansas Klips

5 months ago By News Staff

MITCHELL COUNTY — On Saturday, Oct. 23, the Mitchell County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call from a 78-year-old male who reported that he was forcibly taken at gunpoint and held for around 26 hours by his 59-year-old acquaintance, John Roudybush, of Glen Elder.

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5 months ago By News Staff

HAYS—The lights of the Brass Rail flickered off for the last time on Saturday, October 21st, after more than 70 years in business. Although the number of patrons frequenting the bar had waned recently, the bar was packed on that night, with many customers wanting to say one last goodbye to their old haunt.

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5 months ago By News Staff

MINNEAPOLIS—A man charged in the museum heist of a pair of ruby slippers that Judy Garland wore in “The Wizard of Oz” pleaded guilty on Friday, October 13th, in a deal that could keep him out of prison due to his failing health, but only cleared up some of the mystery that dates back 18 years. Terry Jon Martin, 76, pleaded guilty to a single count of theft of a significant artwork.

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6 months ago By News Staff

Christian band’s semi-truck stolen in Topeka while on its 20th-anniversary tour

TOPEKA—The Topeka Police Department answered a call to help recover a semi-truck around 10:30 p.m. on Friday, October 6th. The truck belonged to the Christian band Casting Crowns, playing at the Topeka Performing Arts Center that evening. Sergeant Joshua Klamm said the TPD found the vehicle on I-70 around 11:00 p.m., where they arrested a 39-year-old woman in connection with the alleged theft. The semi suffered some minor damage during the incident.

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Kansas Klips

6 months ago By News Staff

WICHITA—A Kansas felon is under investigation for a crime involving a laser pointer. According to the United States Attorney, Cletis Ringwald, 68, of Lyons, was indicted on one count of aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft.

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Kansas Klips

6 months ago By News Staff

RENO COUNTY—According to a media release from Reno County Emergency Management, on Monday, September 25th, the Reno County Fire District #4 was dispatched to hay bales on fire at Longview and Herren Road. Approximately 100 square bales were on fire, stacked about 30 feet high.

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6 months ago By News Staff

HARVEY COUNTY—The Harvey County Sheriff’s Office has identified a man whose body was found in a local park on Sunday, September 17th. According to a news release, 31-year-old Tyler Lee Ford was found dead in the Sunset Ridge area of East Park on the lake’s southwest side.