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US-75 open after crash involving semi-trucks
Update 6:33 p.m.: The Nemaha County Sheriff’s Office posted on Facebook saying the highway is back open. SABETHA (KSNT) – The Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) is warning motorists that traffic on US-75 is being diverted after a crash. The KHP says the crash happened overnight on Wednesday. They say US-75 near Sabetha may be closed […]
Woman Killed In Sarpy County, NE Crash
(Sarpy County, NE) -- A woman is dead after a Sarpy County crash. The Sarpy County Sheriff's Office says deputies were called to a crash near 180th and Platteview around 5:30 this (Tuesday) morning. Rescue personnel from Springfield Volunteer Fire, Papillion Fire, and LifeNet arrived. The driver, 33 year-old Brittany...
Horton Chamber of Commerce hosts several events to kick-off the Summer season
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The Horton Chamber of Commerce is hosting several events to kick-off the summer season. Mission Lake Music Fest is happening Saturday May 25, 5-9pm at Hickory Point Park in Horton. In the event of inclement weather, the festival will move to the Civic Center at the Fairgrounds.
Motorcycle rider dies in Jefferson Co. crash
JEFFERSON COUNTY (KSNT) – A 59-year-old motorcycle rider from Horton died after a crash in Jefferson County on Wednesday. At 4:15 p.m., the 59-year-old was driving a 2009 Harley Davidson north on U59. The 59-year-old was following a GMC Savanna van. The driver of the van slowed to turn left into a private driveway. The […]
Fiery crash involving 2 semitrailers closes US-75 highway near Kansas-Nebraska state line
SABETHA, Kan. (WIBW) - A fiery crash early Thursday involving two semitrailers has closed a portion of US-75 highway about 3 miles south of the Kansas-Nebraska state line, authorities said. The crash was reported around 3 a.m. Thursday about 2 miles north of Sabetha on US-75. Kansas Highway Patrol officials...
Deputies seize drugs capture Kan. felon wanted in 2 states
BROWN COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect on multiple allegations. On May 18, Sheriff's deputies went to a residence in Hiawatha, Kansas, attempting to locate Kansas felon who was wanted on multiple warrants in Kansas and Missouri, according to Sheriff John Merchant. Deputies were allowed to look...
Hawks qualify four individuals and a relay for State track
Regional track meets are always a very big test, as every athlete brings their utmost effort in an attempt to qualify for the State meet. Thursday’s Kansas Class 3A Regional at St Marys was no different, and the Hiawatha Red Hawks were in prime mode to compete, as the team saw four individual competitors and one relay team qualify to compete in this weekend’s State meet at Wichita State University.
About 90 square miles being added to Jackson Heights district
The transfer of about 90 square miles of land from Prairie Hills USD 113 to Jackson Heights USD 335 is expected to receive the Kansas State Board of Education’s final approval this week, bringing to a close more than a year of negotiations resulting from the Prairie Hills school board’s decision in February 2023 to close Wetmore Attendance Center, an action that sent most students from that school to Jackson Heights.
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