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Chase Ends South of Salina
A high speed pursuit on Interstate 135 that started in McPherson County ended peacefully in rural Saline County Wednesday afternoon. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a trooper attempted to stop...
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Fundraising Opportunity Available at River Festival
The 41st annual Smoky Hill River Festival is fast approaching. The Artyopolis children’s area, a thriving metropolis of arts and entertainment, is looking for Game Street sponsors. Non-profit and...
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Bogus $50 Used for Snacks
A counterfeit bill was used to buy food at the Bicentennial Center. Salina Police are investigating after someone used a fake $50 bill to make a purchase at the concession stand during last weekend's...
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Kansas Leaders Want no Change to Bird Species’ Status
Three top Kansas officials are asking the federal government not to list the lesser prairie chicken as a threatened or endangered species. Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback, Attorney General Derek Schmidt and...
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Official Says Kansas Will Explore Building New State Prison
Kansas' corrections secretary says the state is exploring the possibility of building a new state prison on the site of its largest lockup for adult inmates. Corrections Secretary Joe Norwood said...
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Registration Open For 43rd Annual Kansas Bike Tour
Registration is open for the 43rd annual bicycle trek across the State of Kansas, the Biking Across Kansas Tour. Biking Across Kansas is an annual, eight-day, bicycle tour across the state of Kansas....
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Ike Likes the National Spotlight
The Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum in Abilene was in the national spotlight Thursday evening. Fox News Channel's Chief Political Anchor Brett Baier hosted a live nationwide broadcast from...
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Coach Accused of Child Sex Crime
A former Great Bend High School track coach is charged with one count of sexual exploitation of a child. Barton County prosecutors charged 55-year-old Todd Kaiser on Thursday. Kaiser was arrested June...
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Washburn Delays Gun Vote
The Washburn University Board of Regents is delaying a vote on a concealed weapons policy, which is scheduled to take effect July 1. At a meeting Thursday, Regent Brent Boles suggested the vote be...
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Thief Sniffed Out by K-9 Cop
Salina Police used a K-9 team to track down a vehicle burglar early Friday morning. According to Captain Paul Forrester, officers found 23-year-old Josiah Hadnot hiding in a backyard at 907 E. Jewell...
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Gas Stolen from Firehouse
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating after 250 gallons of fuel was stolen from a rural firehouse sometime between Wednesday night and Thursday afternoon. Deputies were called to Rural...
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Kansas Health System Seeks Exemption from Concealed Carry
The Kansas Health System is seeking an exemption from a state law that that would allow adults to carry concealed handguns in its medical school and attached hospital in Kansas City, Kansas. Officials...
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Kansas Lawmakers Consider Strengthening Open Government Law
Two bills before a Kansas Senate committee would make government meetings and records more accessible to the public. The Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee heard the bills Tuesday. One bill,...
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Salina’s Most Wanted February 2017
UPDATED 2/4/17 The new list of Salina’s Most Wanted is online. The first weekend of each month a new list of Salina’s Most Wanted is released. Those on the February list are wanted for crimes that...
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Troopers Mobilizing For Super Bowl Sunday Enforcement
Kansas Highway Patrol Troopers will be out in force on Super Bowl Sunday, putting an extra emphasis on looking for impaired drivers. According to the agency, troopers will be working a statewide CARE...
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Kansas woman gets prison term for sex trafficking plot
A federal judge has ordered a Kansas woman to spend two years and 10 months in prison for her role in sex trafficking. The Topeka Capital-Journal (http://bit.ly/2kEfeNl) reports that 23-year-old Tiara...
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Kansas man accused in deadly apartment shooting
A Kansas man is accused of fatally shooting a man and wounding a woman in an apartment. KMBC-TV (http://bit.ly/2k7Yqel) reports that Johnson County prosecutors charged 47-year-old Michael Collins Smith...
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Man convicted of misconduct with Kansas girl at youth center
A former worker at a youth center on Kansas' Fort Leavenworth faces sentencing next month after being convicted of sexual misconduct with a 13-year-old girl. A Leavenworth County jury on Friday found...
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Cowley College accepts $15,000 degree program challenge
A community college has accepted Gov. Sam Brownback's challenge to develop a degree that costs only $15,000. Brownback and Cowley County Community College officials announced Friday that the Arkansas...
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Kansas’ regents chief presses for restored education funding
Restoring state funding for higher education is a structural way to keep college costs down for students, the head of Kansas' governing board of education said after a community college announced plans...
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