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About 10,000 years ago, a weedy grass growing in Mexico possessed a strange trait known as a “jumping gene” and transformed itself into a larger and more useful grass, the cereal grass that we would come to know as maize and then corn. The Smoky Hill Museum this Thursday will host Cynthia Clampitt for a Zoom-only ...

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A Senior Airman at McConnell Air Force Base is convicted on charges including child pornography and obstruction of justice. Senior Airman Randall Moore was court martialed and sentenced by a military judge to 40 months of confinement, a dishonorable discharge and a reduction in rank to Airman Basic. Moore will be incarcerated at a military confinement facility.

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No injuries are reported after a small airplane flipped over at a Butler County airport. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the single-engine plane flipped over after veering off the runway during takeoff attempts at Augusta Municipal Airport on Saturday morning. The crash is under investigation.

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A forum to provide information about the looming special election which will decide whether or not the pit bull dog ban in Salina will be rescinded is planned for Tuesday evening. The purpose of the event it to educate about the breed-specific dog law, and detail how to participate in the mail-in ballot election. Ann Zimmerman with ...

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A Central Kansas Mental Health Center major expansion project to create a Youth Campus branch is making progress. According the organization, construction began in November and continues to move forward. The facility is at 124 Iowa Avenue in Salina, formerly home to the Columbia Insurance Group. Construction began in November and continues to move forward. On the ...

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A forum to provide information about the looming special election which will decide whether or not the pit bull dog ban in Salina will be rescinded is planned for this week. This Tuesday evening the Salina League of Women Voters is partnering with the Salina Area Technical College Student Government Association to host a forum about ...

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The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) is assisting the McPherson County Sheriff's Office in investigating a homicide that occurred early Saturday morning following a house party near Inman. The McPherson County Sheriff's Office requested KBI assistance around 2 a.m. Saturday. KBI agents and the Crime Scene Response Team responded. According to the KBI, agents and investigators determined that ...

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A fund has been established to help a Dickinson County family who lost their two-year-old son in a fire that destroyed their home. On January 26th at approximately 5:48 in the evening,, first responders were dispatched to a structure fire in the 1500 block of 1400 Avenue in rural Dickinson County.  The residence was fully engulfed ...

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With the start of tax season, the Salina Area United Way’s popular free tax preparation is set to begin. Free tax service begins on Monday. According to the agency, they again are offering free tax preparation services through their VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) program. VITA provides confidential, no-cost tax help from IRS-certified volunteers for individuals ...

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A Tescott man who rescued a teen from drowning over the summer has been honored again. According to the Ellsworth County Sheriff's Office, Daryl Lee was selected for the Kansas Sheriff's Association 2025 Citizen of the Year Award. Back on July 3rd, Lee swam out to rescue 14-year-old Reagan Dalke from the wind driven waters of Kanopolis ...

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Kansas Wesleyan University is preparing to host a national Declaration of Independence exhibit. According to the school, “Declaration 1776: The Big Bang of Modern Democracy,” a traveling exhibition from the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, from Feb. 7–March 8 in KWU’s Student Activities Center. The Kansas tour of “Declaration 1776” is presented by Humanities Kansas. “Declaration ...