Editing Hesston, Kansas (section)

===21st century===
On February 25, 2016, Hesston became the scene of [[Hesston shootings|a mass shooting]] in which three people were killed and twelve others injured at an [[Excel Industries]] building. Prior to that shooting, other shooting incidents occurred at the nearby city of [[Newton, Kansas|Newton]] and also Old [[U.S. Route 81]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hesstonrecord.com/current-news/update-9-pm-press-conference-on-hesston-shooting/|title=Update: 9 PM Press Conference On Hesston Shooting|work=The Hesston Record|date=February 25, 2016|access-date=February 26, 2016|first=Blake|last=Spurney|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160302180140/http://www.hesstonrecord.com/current-news/update-9-pm-press-conference-on-hesston-shooting/|archive-date=March 2, 2016}}</ref> in which two people were wounded.<ref name="fox">{{cite news |title=4 killed, 14 injured in Hesston, Kansas shooting spree |url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/kansas-gunman-kills-3-injures-14-before-dying-in-shootout-with-police |publisher=FOX News |date=February 25, 2016 |access-date=February 25, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2016/02/25/kansas-gunman-kills-as-many-as-four-people-injures-up-to-20-others-sheriff-says/|title=Kansas gunman kills three people and injures 14 people, sheriff says|work=The Washington Post|date=February 25, 2016|access-date=February 25, 2016|first=Mark|last=Berman|first2=Michael E.|last2=Miller}}</ref> The shooter was identified as Excel employee Cedric Larry Ford, who was killed by responding police officers.<ref name="nbc">{{cite news |title=Gunman Among 4 Dead, 14 Hurt in Kansas Workplace Shooting |url=http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/Hesston-Kansas-Active-Shooter-Shelter-in-Place-370193601.html?_osource=SocialFlowTwt_NYBrand |work=NBC New York |date=February 25, 2016 |access-date=February 25, 2016}}</ref><ref name="usatoday">{{cite news |title=Multiple dead plus shooter after Kansas shootings; up to 20 injured |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/02/25/reports-2-dead-hesston-kansas-workplace-shooting/80954886/ |newspaper=[[USA Today]] |date=February 25, 2016 |access-date=February 25, 2016|first=Melanie|last=Eversley}}</ref>

In 2021, [[Stanley Black & Decker]] acquired Excel Industries.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Decker |first=Stanley Black & |title=Stanley Black & Decker To Acquire Excel Industries, A Leading Manufacturer Of Premier Turf-Care Equipment |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/stanley-black--decker-to-acquire-excel-industries-a-leading-manufacturer-of-premier-turf-care-equipment-301374904.html |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=www.prnewswire.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Hustler |url=https://www.stanleyblackanddecker.com/brands/outdoor/hustler |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=Stanley Black & Decker |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2021-09-13 |title=Excel Industries to be sold |url=https://harveycountynow.com/all-news/excel-industries-sold |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=Harvey County Now |language=en-US}}</ref>