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Kansas Senate panel delays vote on judicial impeachment bill
A Kansas Senate committee has delayed its debate on a bill expanding the legal grounds for impeaching and removing judges and state Supreme Court justices from office. Chairman Jeff King postponed the...
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Senate committee approves diverting family planning funds
A Kansas Senate committee has voted to permanently divert federal family planning funding from abortion providers like Planned Parenthood. The Senate Ways and Means Committee on Tuesday approved a bill...
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Kansas House panel’s leader has new proposal on school bonds
A House committee's leader has outlined a new proposal for giving the state more oversight of local public school construction projects. Education Committee Chairman Ron Highland said Tuesday that his...
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GOP Kansas lawmakers push bill to reverse key income tax cut
Three Republicans in the Kansas Senate have introduced a proposal to reverse an income tax cut for business owners championed by GOP Gov. Sam Brownback. Senate Vice President Jeff King of Independence...
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County Ponders Howison Heights Water Issues
County Commission Chairman Monte Shadwick asked County Counselor Mike Montoya to look into concerns with water at Howison Heights, located north of Salina. On February 16, the Kansas Department of...
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KHP Continues Tattoo Policy Evaluation
As the Kansas Highway Patrol reviews its tattoo policy, the agency has released the results of a recent survey on the topic. According to the agency, in January the Kansas Highway Patrol conducted an...
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Salina Man Stops Would-Be Burglar
A Salina man wrestled with a would-be burglar in his backyard Tuesday evening. Officers were called to the 100 block of Florida after an attempted garage burglary was interrupted by the homeowner....
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Truck Stolen from Storage Building
A truck and tools were stolen from a storage building on a rural property. The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating a burglary in the 2400 block of S. Lightville Road that took place...
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Salina Police Log 3-9-16
Salina Police are investigating a theft from a vehicle that occurred on Sunday morning in the 2100 block of E. Crawford. Police say someone entered a 2006 Ford Freestar van sometime between 10am and...
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Over 500 Ready to Crawl
Momentum is growing for The 3rd Annual St. Paddy's Day Pub Crawl this Saturday. "We have over 530 registrations and we're on pace for a record year," said Penny Bettles, Salina Downtown Inc.'s Managing...
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Arrested Hutch Teens Accused of Threatening Staff, School
Police have arrested two teens who are accused of plotting to attack a Kansas high school. The Hutchinson News reports that the 15- and 14-year-old Hutchinson boys were taken into custody Tuesday....
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Kansas Senate Leader Working on Plan to Shift Schools’ Aid
The chairman of the Kansas Senate's budget committee says he's working on an education funding plan that will shift existing dollars among school districts to help the poorer ones. Ways and Means...
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Kansas Minors Could be Barred From Using Tanning Beds
Kansas minors could be barred from using tanning beds and sunlamps under a measure that won first round approval Wednesday in the House. A salon owner who allowed a person younger than 18 to use one of...
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Health Advisory Council to Serve Dual Role
Members of the Saline County Health Advisory Council will also serve as a family planning committee, as required by a family planning grant administered through the Health Department. County Medical...
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Top Kansas Lawmakers Hire Lawyer for School Funding Lawsuit
Top Kansas lawmakers have hired a Kansas City-area attorney to represent the Legislature in a school funding lawsuit. The Republican-dominated Legislature's top seven leaders voted Thursday to hire...
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Man On Salina’s Most Wanted Caught
One person on the new list of Salina's Most Wanted has been caught. The new list went online over the weekend. Since then, 21-year-old Zachary Packard has been caught. He was on the list for possession...
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Man Accused of Multiple Burglaries
A Salina man has been arrested in connection with multiple burglaries of a downtown business. Police Sgt. James Feldman says that 35-year-old Brian W. Luebbert was arrested Wednesday. Luebbert is...
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Salina Police Log 3-10-16
A residential burglary and the theft of a bicycle highlight Thursday's police log. Salina Police say that on Wednesday between 8:00 in the morning and 6:15 in the evening thieves entered an apartment...
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Salina Students Earn Journalism Awards
Journalism students from Salina Central and Salina South High School brought home multiple awards from a recent Kansas Scholastic Press Association event. According to USD 305, in the Regional Contest,...
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Time for LLC’s to Pitch In
Discussions continue in Topeka on how to revamp the tax structure in Kansas to help generate funds to balance future budgets and bolster school funding needs. Republican Representative Diana...
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