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Three teens are removed from a home after allegations of child abuse send a Saline County man to jail. Undersheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that 47-year-old Mark Alan Pettijohn was arrested on Saturday after deputies visited a home at 2608 N. Donmyer Road. A family member told authorities that a 16-year-old boy and 15-year-old girl had ...

10 years ago
A southern Kansas teacher is suing after she was terminated without due process. Janet Decker alleges breach of contract in a lawsuit filed last week in Sedgwick County. The suit says she was issued a notice in April that her contract with the Valley Center district wouldn't be renewed. The Valley Center school board later voted ...

10 years ago
Reno County authorities are investigating reports of inappropriate photos being circulated at Reno Valley Middle School and Nickerson High School. Sheriff Capt. Steve Lutz says authorities questioned students and confiscated phones at the schools. He said Friday the investigation is still open. Someone notified law enforcement about the problem Wednesday, and investigators spent Thursday interviewing students and ...

10 years ago
Kansas budget woes haven't touched the state's executive aircraft, which is getting a new paint job, a spruced up interior and upgraded avionics this year. Along with regular operating costs, the improvements will cost taxpayers nearly $900,000. The Kansas Highway Patrol, which oversees aircraft operations, says the work on the 15-year-old plane is needed for aesthetic and ...

10 years ago
Victim advocates are criticizing a Kansas judge's recent reference to the novel "Fifty Shades of Grey" in an alleged rape case. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports (http://j.mp/2cVqna7) that Jacob C. Ewing faces sex crime charges that include rape, criminal sodomy and aggravated indecent liberties with a child under the age of 14. A woman testified Wednesday that Ewing ...

10 years ago
More than a dozen small earthquakes have been recorded in northern Oklahoma, and there have been and two in south-central Kansas. No injuries or damage are reported. The U.S. Geological Survey recorded 13 quakes Oklahoma between 6:55 p.m. Friday and 2:21 a.m. Saturday, including a magnitude 3.5 temblor near Fairview and a 3.2 magnitude quake near Cherokee, ...

10 years ago
A Kansas man whose fighter plane was shot down in North Vietnam in 1965 is finally laid to rest in his native state. Family and friends gathered in Pilsen Saturday to bury Maj. Dean Klenda. The Wichita Eagle reports Klenda's sister, Deanna Klenda, worked relentlessly with The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency until recovery teams from the U.S. ...

10 years ago
The 2016 Fly Kansas Air Tour lifts off from Wellington on Sept. 29 for a three-day, 9-city celebration of Kansas aviation. This year’s tour, presented by the Kansas Commission on Aerospace Education and the Kansas Department of Transportation, will focus on raising awareness of the importance of community airports and promoting aviation to young people. More ...

10 years ago
A juvenile justice community forum will be held in Salina this week. Kansas United for Youth Justice will host the event on Tuesday evening. The forum will consist of a moderated panel that will discuss Senate Bill 367, the new juvenile justice reform which passed this spring and is currently being implemented across Kansas. This reform ...

10 years ago
In May, Kansas became totally drought-free for the first time since April 2011. However, a portion of the state slid back into moderate drought over the summer. Now, K-State Research and Extension climatologist Mary Knapp  reports that the state is once again drought-free. "Northwest Kansas saw some beneficial moisture here in September and that has managed to ...

10 years ago
A senior whose involvement in the community for the betterment of others has been selected as the 2016 Saline County Senior Honoree by the Saline County Commission on Aging (COA) Board of Directors. Salinan George Cardinal will be honored along with Senior Honorees from other counties during the annual Sunflower Fair next week. Organized by the ...