Rose Hill

When you think of animal ordinances, leash laws and barking dogs usually come to mind, not chickens. But that's the case in one Kansas town. His neighbors call him "Chicken Man. "  Robert Schulte has 12 chickens in his backyard. He says he was surprised to hear about the complaints to the city council in Park City about chickens. He doesn't know if his chickens are the problem. "I mean it doesn't matter anyway, it's not like I'm harboring wild horses, lions and tigers and bears in the backyard," he says.

By Denise Hnytka (BUTLER COUNTY, Kan.) The ground search for Adam Herrman will re-start this weekend near the banks of the Whitewater River just west of the boy's home near Towanda. Butler County authorities say they'll bring cadaver dogs and foot searchers, but right now they don't have any plans to search the waters as they look for any sign of a boy who's been missing since 1999. It started on December 15th when investigators searched the current home of Adam's adoptive parents Doug and Valerie Herrman.

In the past two weeks, kansas storms have damaged homes and businesses with strong winds. But those winds are also displacing and injuring Mississippi Kites. The Kites hatch late in the year, so a lot of young birds are just learning to fly. In just ten days the Eagle Valley Raptor Center, Near Cheney has taken in 31 of these birds after they were blown from their nests or injured. "We try to put them back up in the nest if possible, that's always the first choice, but in the event they cannot, then we will take them in," explains Ken Lockwood, Program Director for the center.

By Cliff Judy (WICHITA, Kan.) With all the negative news about layoffs, crime, and a struggling economy, Eyewitness News thinks every once in awhile, it's time for a positive story.  That's what you can expect from us every week in our series, "The Brighter Side" with Eyewitness News Reporter Cliff Judy. This week, we took a look at several positive things happening in Wichita and Kansas.  They include the following: --The Woydziak family from Rose Hill was out of work and several months behind on bills when we talked to them a few weeks ago.  They're out of the woods for now.  See how in Cliff's story.

A Butler County man and his teenage son were arrested, accused of growing marijuana. The Butler County Sheriff's Office says the father and son were arrested after a search warrant found drugs and paraphernalia in the home.     “It finally it got to a point where we served a search warrant,” says Sheriff Kelly Herzet. Once inside they found James L. Price and his 17-year-old son.  They also found what they describe as marijuana grow operation.

Nine-hundred and two votes each.  But in the end, the District Five race was decided by 25 -- cents. Most of us know who won our local elections, since Primary Day was almost a week ago. But one race had just four votes separating it -- until Monday morning. By noon, a race for Butler County Commissioner was tied - 902 for the incumbent, and 902 for the challenger.  In Butler County, some things are still done the old fashioned way.  The votes are still officially recorded by hand, and a tie ends with a game of old-fashioned chance.

by Michael Schwanke (WICHITA, Kan.) What happened to Adam Herrman?  How can an 11-year-old boy disappear for 10 years and nobody notice?  Many of his family members have the same questions. "An 11 year old kid disappears and no one does anything about it.  It's sad.  It's very sad-breaks your heart," says Adam's adoptive brother who wants his identity concealed. He lived in the home with Adam and wants to be a voice for his brother a boy who hasn't had one for a decade.

By Michael Schwanke and Chris Durden (ROSE HILL, Kan.) He disappeared 10 years ago but no one reported him missing. Adam Herrman lived in Towanda with his adoptive parents and other siblings. The last time anyone remembers seeing 11-year-old Adam was in 1999. Fast-forward to this week when Butler County investigators began searching the lot where the Herrman's home one stood. Authorities broke up concrete inside a storage shed and used search dogs to look for clues as to what happened.

What caused a propane explosion near Rose Hill Tuesday is still under investigation.  While the fire marshal tries to figure out what happened, residents look at the damage left behind.  The explosion started when two workers were filling propane tanks inside a building at Global Propane.  One of the men died and the other is still in the hospital.   Authorities evacuated people living within a mile of the explosion site Tuesday.  They started to let people back in early Wednesday morning.

"I would never say I was hurt unless it physcially could be seen," Brandon Streeter says. Streeter suffered his fifth concussion in six years during a 2010 football game between his Rose Hill Rockets and Circle High.  He caught a pass and suffered head trauma as he was tackled.  That ended his career and could have ended his life. "It was a total process of trying to restart my life from the normal me to the post-concussion me," Streeter says. Streeter is continuing that process two years later.  Before his final injury, he was suffering from headaches and memory loss due to his previous injuries.  But he never told anyone.  The last injury left him with more severe headaches and impaired memory and learning abililty.