THOMAS COUNTY—Two people were injured in an accident just before 8a.m. Tuesday in Thomas County.

MCPHERSON COUNTY —A dangerous storm with very large hail up to baseball size and damaging winds up 70 mph moved through portions of central and southeastern Kansas Wednesday evening. Baseball-sized hail was reported in portions of Saline County northwest of Smolan; Marion County near Lost Springs; McPherson County near Moundridge; Harvey County near Halstead, and in portions of Wichita, according to the National Weather Service.

CLOUD COUNTY—One person died in a small plane crash just before 7:30p.m. Sunday in Cloud County.

PLAINVILLE—Brant's Market, with locations in Lucas and Plainville, has earned national recognition at the 2025 American Culinary Meat Championships in Kansas City. On July 26th, the owner, Adam Comeau, was awarded Reserve Grand Champion in the highly competitive Meat Snack Sticks category for the store's Original Beef Sticks, an original recipe developed by Comeau since purchasing Brant's Market in 2018.

HAYS—A Hays man was arraigned on August 4th in Ellis County District Court on charges of alleged aggravated kidnapping, aggravated robbery, and interference with a law enforcement officer. About 12:26 p.m. on March 1st, Hays Police responded to a report of possible aggravated battery in the 500 block of West Seventh Street in the back alley of Chuck's Bar, according to Hays Police. A Hays man was allegedly accosted at gunpoint by two male suspects and taken to an area between houses, where he was physically assaulted and pistol-whipped, according to Hays Police. The victim was allegedly stripped of his clothing, except for his underwear, and robbed of his wallet and phone. Isaiah Tai Simpson was arrested and charged with alleged aggravated kidnapping, aggravated robbery, and interference with a law enforcement officer. Simpson's bond was initially set at $350,000.00. Simpson's defense attorney, Cheryl Ann Stewart, requested a reduction in bond on August 4th, but District Judge Curtis Brown denied the motion. At the same hearing, Simpson also waived his right to a speedy trial. Simpson's jury trial has been set for January 20th, with pre-trial motions to start at 9:00 a.m. on December 2nd. (Hays Post)

COLBY—Colby Community College proudly announced the hiring of Sandra Glover as the new head coach for the Trojan Track and Field Program. Glover is a former Olympian, world medalist, and decorated collegiate coach who brings a wealth of experience, leadership, and championship pedigree to Colby’s athletics department.

OBERLIN—Audrey Sayles and S. Beauford of “Two Girls and a Mural” painted a mural on the north side of the Plumer-Gotter Funeral Home this summer.

WILSON—In the shadow of the world's largest hand-painted Czech egg stands the Wilson Czech Opera House, a more than 120-year-old building that has been a member of the Wilson community since the town's beginning. It has recently been announced that the grand reopening of the facility, following the 2009 fire that engulfed the century-old structure, is set for late August.

TOPEKA—The group behind the black mass in March at the Kansas statehouse—which drew thousands of counter-protests and ended in multiple arrests—was denied a permit to hold another protest this summer. Michael Stewart, the Satanic Grotto leader, says the denial is religious discrimination.

WICHITA (KSNW)—A sign honoring Nicodemus, the oldest and only remaining historic Black settlement west of the Mississippi River, which was founded in 1877, was damaged in the town of Ellis. The sign placed in Memorial Park honors settlers, primarily freed slaves, who arrived in Ellis by train before they continued to Nicodemus, 35 miles away.