Butler County News

“That's a good question, actually”

Barton Solvents officials say a decision on a new home for its solvent distribution plant has been delayed indefinitely. via Kansas.com

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“It may not be five days a week. If someone wants to do four or three that's okay too. That to me would be worth it.”

When you live in one town and work in another, you can't avoid pain at the pump. via Kansas' CW

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“A lot of people will say they're impartial and say they can be fair when they really can't”

Sedgwick County's first capital murder trial in more than three years is almost ready to begin. via KBSL 10

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“It is an evolving, growing project”

Improving Kellogg Avenue into a six-lane freeway has taken twice as long and cost more than twice as much as engineers originally estimated in the 1980s, according to published reports and city documents. via The Wichita Eagle

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“So shocked I couldn't say anything.”

The El Dorado Police Department has launched a program called Buckle Up Butler in an effort to promote safety belt usage among young drivers. via WIBW-TV Topeka

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Jury selection began Monday in the capital murder trial of Ted Burnett, the man accused of killing a pregnant Wichita teenager. via KSNW-TV

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“When (Skov) went down 12th, he saw the reflection of his headlights on the truck's taillights and found that it had struck a tree”

Two Butler County teens are in the hospital following two pursuits early Sunday morning in northern Cowley County, according to reports from the Kansas Highway Patrol and the Cowley County Sheriff's Department. via Arkansas City Traveler

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Travel Headlines Two people remain in critical condition after a major crash in Butler County Saturday. via WIBW-TV Topeka

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“He would have either been in the curve, going into the curve or coming out of a curve”

A Butler County man was killed when his motorcycle crashed near Towanda late Wednesday night, authorities said. via The Wichita Eagle

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Travel Headlines A Kansas man is dead after losing control of his motorcycle just east of Towanda last night. via WIBW-TV Topeka

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