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Pratt County officials say a worker has died after coming into contact with a 7,200-volt power line. The sheriff's office says he died Tuesday while using a bucket truck near the line in Pratt. The man was taken to the Pratt Regional Medical Center where he later died. His identity has not been released. The sheriff's office is ...

11 years ago
Shawnee County authorities have arrested a man who they say led officers on a chase through two counties using a stolen vehicle. Sheriff's Lt. Danny Lotridge says on Tuesday a Silver Lake officer spotted the 54-year-old man walking at a park. There was an outstanding warrant for his arrest. Lotridge says the man stole a Jeep ...

11 years ago
Kansas will receive $3.8 million in conservation funding to help landowners protect key farmlands, grasslands and wetlands. The grant was announced Tuesday by the Natural Resources Conservation Service. It's part of $328 million the U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing nationwide for conservation easements. The USDA's Kansas conservationist, Eric Banks, said conservation easements will help farmers protect ...

11 years ago
Federal education officials have granted a request from Kansas to not release assessment test results that experts say are invalid because of technical problems and cyber attacks. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports only generalized information about how Kansas students did on certain test items will be made public. The decision means parents, teachers and administrators won't be ...

11 years ago
The University of Kansas is joining 10 other major institutions in an initiative to increase graduation rates for low-income and first-generation college students. The Lawrence Journal-World reports the University Innovation Alliance will develop what the group calls a "playbook" on how to help such students complete their degrees. Kansas chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little was in Washington on Tuesday ...

11 years ago
Students, faculty, and ultimately those in need of dental care in Kansas will all benefit from a generous donation to Salina Area Technical College. Officials gathered at the school in Salina Tuesday afternoon to celebrate an $84,137.45 grant from the Delta Dental of Kansas Foundation. The grant will allow the college to nearly double its dental ...

11 years ago
A missing Salina teen is found safe. Family and friends had been looking for 16-year-old Jake Bostater. He went missing Monday morning. One of the teen's parents reported early Wednesday morning on social media that he has been found alive and safe: "Power of Prayer ANSWERED!!!!!!! Jake is Found, Safe and Alive!!!!!! Thank You FB World!!!!!" --- ORIGINAL: A ...

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The 2014 Sunflower Fair is coming to the Bicentennial Center on Tuesday, September 23rd. Keynote Speaker Dr. Patricia Neuman of the Kaiser Family Foundation joined in on the KSAL Morning News Tuesday with a look at understanding the layers of Medicare in 2014. "I'm going to be talking about some of the challenges and how it has ...

11 years ago
The Salina Area Chamber of Commerce is bringing another high profile speaker to town. 1984 Olympic Gold medalist figure skater, and cancer survivor, Scott Hamilton will speak at the organization's annual banquet and membership meeting February 5th. Hamilton is one of the most recognized male figure skating star in the world. He has won 70 titles, ...

11 years ago
Wichita police say they've charged four teenagers in the armed robbery of a party bus and the beating of its driver. Lt. James Espinoza says the boys are 14-17 years old. He says they robbed four people of cellphones, wallets and money on Sept. 5 and that one boy was armed with a shotgun. The driver was ...

11 years ago
The Bel Aire police chief has called for tougher animal control regulations after a teenager was hospitalized in a bull terrier attack. Chief Darrell Atteberry says the dog bit the 13-year-old boy last week on the arms, stomach and genitals while visiting a friend. He says police previously responded to two separate attacks by the same ...