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Area hospital has added a new four-legged staffer. Clay County Medical Center (CCMC) newest team member is Bray, a specially trained facility dog dedicated to enhancing the care experience for patients, visitors, and team members. According to the hospital, Bray officially joined CCMC this past weekend and will work alongside Activities Director Kristin Pedigo. Provided through KSDS Assistance ...

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Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly granted a pardon to a man convicted of aggravated battery more than three decades ago in Lyon County and sentenced to serve 32 months in prison. Kelly, who is the final year of her second term as Kansas governor, has relied on executive authority outlined in the Kansas Constitution to pardon or commute sentences ...

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The body of a missing man is pulled from Clinton Lake near Lawrence. The Douglas County Underwater Search and Recovery Team was called to the lake on Sunday after a 20-year-old Olathe man disappeared while kayaking. The victim's body was recovered from the lake early yesterday morning.

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A man experiencing a mental health crisis is dead following an officer-involved shooting in Wichita. Police and mental health responders were called to the 14-hundred-block of West Haskell yesterday afternoon on the report of a 27-year-old threatening suicide. Officers approached the man, who was inside a vehicle in the driveway of a home, and a gunshot was ...

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Bethany College has been awarded funding to transform how students explore questions of vocation and purpose across the institution. According to the school, a prestigious NetVUE (Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education) Program Development Grant will fund the effort. This comprehensive initiative addresses a critical need on campus by fostering sustained, campus-wide conversations about calling and purpose. Through ...

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Credit Union of America, a newly opened financial institution in Hays, is partnering with Fort Hays State University’s College of Education through a $90,000, three-year commitment designed to support future educators and strengthen teacher preparation programs. The four-part gift will fund key initiatives within the College of Education, including a cooperating teacher fund, a teacher pinning ceremony, new ...

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Students, families, school officials and community leaders from over 50 schools across Kansas and nearly 2,000 schools across the country will celebrate Bike to School Day this Wednesday,May 6th. According to the Kansas Department of Transportation, this event helps to promote biking as a fun, healthy and sustainable way to travel in communities. It also highlights ...

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A formal arraignment for a woman charged with Murder in the 2nd degree has ended with a plea of no contest in Saline County District Court. Thirty-three year old Kayla Errebo was advised on Monday by Judge Amy Norton of the charges and constitutional rights before accepting a plea of "no contest" from Errebo and her ...

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Uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) are transforming agriculture a field at a time. Hunter Allison, a UAS instructor at K-State Salina joined in on the KSAL Morning News Extra with a look at how aerial applications are helping save Kansas producers time and money. Allison says generations are beginning to see the benefits of how drones can ...

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Another arrest has been made in connection to a fight in the parking lot of a Salina restaurant. According to Salina Police, Friday night at about 9:00 an officer observed 21-year-old Jesus A. Banda Jr. driving in the area of Sycamore and W. Cloud and was aware he was wanted in reference to this incident. The ...

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A man from Solomon had his truck broken into and tools stolen while it was parked in Salina. According to Salina Police, on Friday between 2:30 AM and 8:00 AM, a truck broken belonging the 44-year-old man was broken into while it was parked in the 1100 block of W. Crawford. The passenger window was broken out, ...