Ark City, KS
70
Light Rain
Feels like 71°.
Humidity: 88% Dew Point: 67°
Clouds: 64% Pressure: 29.96 in
Wind: E 5 mph Visability: 10 mi Conditions as of 4:40am
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Today
79 63
Rain in the morning.
82%   81%
7:16   7:28
Sat
73 52
Partly cloudy starting in the afternoon, continuing until evening.
7%   31%
7:17   7:26
Sun
76 55
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
3%   41%
7:18   7:25

Here's What's Happening

CONVICTED SEX OFFENDER ORDERED RELEASED ON TECHNICALITY

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A convicted sex offender has been released from a Kansas Dept. of Corrections facility after his most recent conviction was overturned by the state’s Supreme Court. On Monday, 41-year-old Loarn Fitzgerald II was released by court order from Ellsworth Correctional Facility. Now, because... Read More.

Kansas Man To Do Life Behind Bars For Child Sex Crimes

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A Kansas man was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility for parole for 25 years on Tuesday, for child sex crimes. Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt says 28 year old Timothy Frobish was found guilty by a Cherokee County jury in January... Read More.

Sumner County Wreck Results In Severe Injuries

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A one-vehicle wreck Saturday afternoon on Kansas 15 in Sumner County, just west of the Sumner-Cowley County line, leaves one area man with severe injuries. The Sumner County Sheriff’s Office says the man in his 20’s, whose name is not yet being released, was... Read More.

Sedgwick Deputy Shot

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A sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed in the line of duty on Sunday. 41 year old Sedgwick County Deputy Robert Kunze III died Sunday after he responded to reports of a black vehicle around 1:18 p.m.. When Deputy Kunze arrived, he found the... Read More.

CONVICTED COWLEY PERVERT COULD BE SET FREE

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A Cowley County man who was charged wtih criminal sodomy, but whose conviction has since been overturned, is soon going to go free. But… according to the local paper, the county attorney and the Kansas Department of Corrections both have said they don’t yet... Read More.

COWLEY LOOKEING FOR FOSTER FAMILIES

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Adjusting to college life can be a challenge for any student. Add on the stress of competing for a nationally ranked athletic team and moving to a new community far away from family and friends, and you have a student who needs a foster... Read More.

FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES

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The National Weather Service sasy the flash flood watch in Cowley County will remain in effect through this afternoon. The weather service in Wichita, says the flash flood watch was expanded on Tuesday, and now includes all of Cowley County, after intense rainfall yesterday…... Read More.

Lots Of Upcoming Action In Ark City

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There will be no regular meeting of the Historic Preservation Board in September, but there is a lot of other activity this month in Arkansas City. While all city hall offices and other facilities throughout Ark City were closed yesterday for Labor Day, activities... Read More.

winfield Commissioners Meet Today

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Winfield City Commissioners meet today, to consider a $6,700 contract to demolish a fire-damaged house on 14th Avenue. Environmental inspector John Adams tells the Courier Traveler that the property owner has requested 10 days to remove belongings from the house, and then is interested... Read More.

ARK CITY CRASH LEAVES ONE MAN INJURED

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A crash Thursday afternoon in Arkansas City, resulted in one man being taken by ambulance to South Central Kansas Medical Center. The name of that driver… along with the extent of his injuries… remains undisclosed. Ark City Police say it happened in the 1300... Read More.