Hamilton County News

While unemployment rates continue to fluctuate across Kansas, they have remained fairly steady over the last year in this corner of the state, according to the latest statistics released by the state department of labor.

The freezing drizzle over the weekend caused headaches for both drivers and area producers in the middle of fall harvest, but no more freezing drizzle is expected this week, the National Weather Service said this morning.

A Syracuse man dies after an accident Monday afternoon in Hamilton County. The accident happened just after 2:45 p.m. along K-27 about 12 miles north of U.S. 50.

A man is dead after an accident in Hamilton County Monday afternoon. The crash happened just before 3:00 p.m. Monday.

It's been a rainy, cool week in southwest Kansas, and residents could need their umbrellas again for the weekend.

An 11-year-old boy has been accused of trying to hijack two boys' scooters with a toy gun in an Ohio park.

Seven people have been arrested on more than 50 drug crimes in Syracuse after a joint investigation.Hamilton County Sheriff Richard Garza says his department and 15 other law enforcement agencies worked on the case for two months.Garza said the counts against the suspects include conspiracy, possession and distribution and sale of cocaine; ...

The wheat harvest so far has been diverse across southwest Kansas. Spring storms that moved east of Syracuse to Deerfield earlier this month wreaked havoc on wheat fields, while fields north and east of Garden City are doing well, according to area grain elevator managers.