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“Hooch” Found at Saline County Jail
A couple of inmates at the Saline County Jail are facing disciplinary action after a couple of containers of "hooch", or homemade alcohol, were discovered. Saline County Sheriff Captain Brent Melander...
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600 Franklin County Residents to be Summoned For Trial
Hundreds of Franklin County residents are expected to receive jury summonses for the capital murder trial of a man accused of killing four people. Kyle Trevor Flack's trial is scheduled to begin Feb....
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KCP&L Appeals Rate Increase Ruling by Kansas Regulators
Kansas City Power & Light is appealing a September ruling by Kansas regulators reducing the percentage of annual profit the utility is allowed to return to its stockholders. KCP&L filed a rate...
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Kansas Urges Court to Let Governor, Lawmakers Decide Funding
Kansas is urging the Kansas Supreme Court to let the governor and lawmakers decide whether schools are getting enough money. Lawyers for the state argued in a brief Tuesday that if the court wants to...
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Thanksgiving Wintry Mix Anticipated
Mother Nature could pose a challenge for those going over the river and through the woods to grandmother's house on Thanksgiving Day. Traveling to a Thanksgiving destination early in the day Thursday...
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Community-Wide Thanksgiving Dinner A Salina Tradition
The Salina Salvation Army is planning a Thanksgiving dinner for several thousand of their closest friends. The organization will again host a free community-wide Thanksgiving dinner. The event this...
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University of Kansas Creates Diversity Task Force
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) - The University of Kansas has created a task force on diversity efforts. Incoming interim provost Sara Rosen announced the new Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Advisory Group on...
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Halstead Police Department Under Investigation
The Halstead Police Department is under investigation by state officials. Harvey County Attorney David Yoder made the request for the Kansas Bureau of Investigation to examine the police department....
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Kansas urges high court to look at judiciary in other states
The attorney general's office wants the Kansas Supreme Court to look at how the judiciary in surrounding states works when it decides the validity of a law stripping the high court of its power to...
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What You Didn’t Know About Thanksgiving
When it comes to interesting facts about the Thanksgiving holiday, it's a virtual horn of plenty. What some of us call Turkey Day didn't become a national holiday until 1863. Just weeks before...
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The Salina Spirit of Thanksgiving
It was "organized chaos" at Applebee's in Salina Thursday, and organizers of the Salina Salvation Army Community Thanksgiving Dinner wouldn't have it any other way. The only thing on the menu was...
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Number of Homeless Rising
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — More homeless people are without a place to sleep in Wichita. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development data shows that the number and percentage of homeless in Sedgwick...
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Campus Gun Law Prompts Debate
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — University students in Kansas are starting to talk about a day in the not-too-distant future when anyone over 21 who legally owns a gun will be allowed to carry it onto campuses...
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Governor’s Christmas Tree Arrives
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The governor's Christmas tree has arrived at Cedar Crest on a horse-drawn coach. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that Governor Sam Brownback hopped on the high-wheel hitch wagon...
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A White Black Friday
A winter storm will continue to impact most of Kansas through at least Saturday. Rain that fell on Thanksgiving began to freeze late in the day. According to the National Weather Service, the winter...
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Over 600 Children Depending On Angel Tree
The Salina Salvation Army's Angel Tree Project begins this weekend, seeking help for over 600 area children in need. This year there are over 600 angels on the tree. Each angel represents an area child...
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Icy roads blamed in 2 western Kansas deaths
Freezing rain and high winds have hit Kansas, causing several accidents, including two fatalities. The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning for sections of central and southern Kansas...
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Hays Soldier Killed in Crash
FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — The Army has released the identities of four crew members who were killed when their helicopter crashed during a routine training exercise at Fort Hood in Texas. The Black Hawk...
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Annual Lawrence Santa Rescue Rescheduled Because of Weather
An annual Lawrence holiday tradition will be rescheduled because of a winter storm. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that firefighters had been scheduled to rescue Santa Claus on Friday night from a...
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Judge, State Differ on Judicial Selection
Attorneys for a Kansas judge contend recent legislation changing judicial selection in Kansas is unconstitutional. But the state argues the law is a proper exercise of longstanding legislative...
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