McPherson News

The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is investigating a case of possible child abuse in McPherson.

Officers were called to an address in the town Thursday afternoon after the report of an unresponsible child.

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State Sen. Jay Scott Emler filed Friday for re-election to the Kansas Senate. Emler, a Republican, has represented the 35th District since 2001.

The map, pitched by Sen. John Vratil, R-Leawood, is aimed at keeping rural Pratt, Barber, Comanche, Kiowa, Edward and Stafford counties in the 1st District, now represented by Congressman Tim Huelskamp.

On Saturday at Florence High School, Huppe signed her letter of intent to play volleyball at McPherson College in McPherson, Kan.

Robert Litan of Fairway is an economist and vice president of research and policy at Kauffman Foundation.

Saline County authorities released Scott Paul Cordell, 43, last Friday morning to attend his mother's funeral in McPherson, but he never returned.

Three members of a family were killed and three other family members were hurt in a one-vehicle crash in McPherson County Saturday morning.

It happened just after 11:00am on Saturday about four miles north of McPherson. Authorities say the driver of the SUV was going southbound on I-135 when he possibly fell asleep.

Three residents of Schuyler, Neb., were killed and four others were injured Saturday in a one-vehicle crash on I-135 four miles north of McPherson.