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New businesses are making their way to downtown Florence. An ice cream shop, a restaurant, a shipping business and an independent bookstore are set to move in.

A trucker reported seeing the victim around 9 a.m. Monday

The Newton man was arrested Friday and his wife was taken to Wesley Medical Center with life-threatening injuries. She later died.

The roundabout at Broadway and I-135 in Newton will be closed off for the next few hours as authorities investigate the crash.

The fire started after a minivan hit a semi that left the road and struck a storage facility.

A Fort Myers mom put the pedal to the metal after she said a truck hit her and sped off so she could catch the license plate, but it wasn't enough.

The two murals painted in the Franklin Avenue underpass are either gone or heavily graffitied, just a couple years after they were painted

Newton Parade of Lights set for Thursday

The Kansan In August, the City of Newton will begin a new program to keep roadsides clear of old furniture and other junk, a program approved by the Newton City Commission earlier this year.  Call it a last chance for property owners to clean up the curb, or to call for a bulky item pickup. Call it a sticker program. No matter what it is called, the city will begin notifying property owners of the need to either remove items left at the curb or call for a bulky item pickup.   It has always b...

A project announced last year by Harvey County Emergency Management, hampered by COVID-19, has come to fruition.  The county announced July 6 the launch of an emergency notification system by Everbridge — an online system that can send weather and other alerts to cell phones and other devices.  “Today we make our decisions based on just-in-time information. We live in a world where current, accurate information is vital for work, home and recreation,” said Harvey County Emergency Manage...