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- Three killed in southwest Kansas accidents
Three people were killed in accidents on southwest Kansas roads Tuesday, including 4-year-old boy who was hit by a tractor-trailer truck as he tried to cross a street on his bicycle.
- Accident On Ulysses Highway Kills Child
The Grant County Sheriff's Department responded to an accident on Highway 25 in Ulysses around 6 p.m. Tuesday.
- New McDonald's opens to big crowd
It was a sight that hadn't been seen for awhile at the McDonald's restaurant at 1613 E. Kansas Plaza.
- Maxwell Wildlife Refuge holds buffalo auction
Cliff Peterson, area manager for Maxwell Wildlife Refuge, said the number of head for this year's auction is down a little as a fourth of the herd was killed in 2006 because of disease.
- Moving target means schools get creative
School districts around southwest Kansas are busy preparing students for spring 2009 state assessments, with methods including aligning their curricula to state standards, focusing on small-group instruction, ...
- Person of interest sought in Ulysses double homicide
The Grant County sheriff and KBI are asking for the public's help in locating a person of interest in the city's double homicide on August 30th.
- Ulysses man dies in accident
A Ulysses man has died after a weekend motorcycle accident. Howard Pickens, 69, died at the Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital after he lost control of his 1999 Honda motorcycle while traveling south on Grant County ...
- Some districts seeing more students
School districts counting up their student enrollments this week didn't see any consistent, area-wide trends, with some seeing growth and others seeing decline.
- Lakin man dies in crash
" A Lakin man was killed Monday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash about 12 miles northwest of Sublette.
- Fatal Semi-Truck Accident In Haskell County
A truck driver is dead after accident involving two semis in Haskell County Monday afternoon.
- Banner walk puts art on display
You can't blame people for not being into art when there's nothing to see, according to local artist Armando Minjarez.
- Officials in Stevens County optimistic about the future
And unlike many communities, houses aren't going to sit waiting for buyers or renters.
- Meal straight from the homes, fields of Grant County
Grant County residents and out-of-towners had no trouble cleaning off more than 1,260 plates Tuesday night at the 46th annual Grant County Home Products dinner in Ulysses.
- KU and Hutchinson Community College announce educational partnership
Continuing its commitment to statewide educational outreach, the University of Kansas has partnered with Hutchinson Community College to extend its popular Osher Lifelong Learning Institute to Kansans in Reno ...
- Ulysses Update: Victims Identified In Double Homicide
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation, along with the Grant County Sheriff's Department and Ulysses Police Department, are investigating a double homicide that occurred at Bedrock Trailer Park near Ulysses, Kans., ...
- 11-Year-Old Driver Leads Authorities On Chase
An 11-year-old Ulysses boy is in trouble after leading authorities on a chase. The chase ended early this morning in Grant County.
- 11-year-old involved in Grant Co. high-speed chase
The Kansas Highway Patrol says an 11-year-old boy was involved in a high-speed chase that ended in a crash early Friday morning.
- Pedestrians injured in accident
KSN has learned of an injury accident involving pedestrians in south Wichita. So far, it appears the accident involves a tractor-trailer and pedestrians at I-235 south and West St.
- Authorities continue probing deaths
' Local and state law enforcement officials continued their investigation today into the deaths of two Ulysses residents, whose bodies were found early Saturday morning in a mobile home.
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City DescriptionUlysses is a city in Grant County, Kansas, United States. The population was 5,960 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Grant County.
Ulysses is located at 37°34′48″N 101°21′27″W / 37.58, -101.3575 (37.580055, -101.357532).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.9 square miles (7.6 km²), of which, 2.9 square miles (7.5 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (1.37%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,960 people, 2,086 households, and 1,577 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,059.8 people per square mile (796.3/km²). There were 2,269 housing units at an average density of 784.2/sq mi (303.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 75.12% White, 0.29% African American, 0.96% Native American, 0.45% Asian, 21.19% from other races, and 2.00% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 37.52% of the population.
There were 2,086 households out of which 43.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.0% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.4% were non-families. 22.0% of all households were made up of ... Read MoreCity Contained By:Timezones:Size:
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