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Live entertainment, stunt dogs and a new butter sculptor are luring visitors to the Kansas State Fair. The event started Friday and runs through Sept. 18 on the Kansas State Fairgrounds in Hutchinson. The fair draws a crowd of about 350,000 people each year. Performers will include pop artists Andy Grammer and Rachel Platten, along with the ...

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A teen who participated in events surrounding the shooting death of a Salina South High School student back in May of 2015 received a life sentence Friday afternoon in Saline County District Court. Judge Rene Young sentenced 18-year-old Andrew Woodring to life in prison without the possibility of parole for 25 years. He was also sentenced ...

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Volunteers will gather next Tuesday to give area kids a boost with books. Salina Area United Way is meeting for a breakfast kickoff event at Vortex Corporation with a mission to stamp books that will ultimately end up in the hands of students to take home and read. "The McCune Foundation has a program called the Eager ...

10 years ago
Tonight, the Friday Night Live free concert featuring Salina band Quadraphonic will be delayed one hour, to begin at 8 p.m. to avoid pending weather. The free-admission concert will be from 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Campbell Plaza on Friday, September 9.. Quadraphonic is a rock band that plays a mixture of blues, funk, and classic ...

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Police are looking for a known female suspect who pushed her way into a an apartment at 500 E. Crawford and stole some cash and clothing. Police say the suspect allegedly knocked on the door at 12:30pm Thursday and when a female occupant opened up - the woman charged through pushing her aside. Police report the suspect ...

10 years ago
A Salina man contacted police after being scammed for over $15,000. According to Captain Chris Trocheck, in late August a 68-year-old man thought he had called a Microsoft 24-hour support line to get help regarding a software issue. He was then directed to call another number and a web of deception began. The manager at that number convinced ...

10 years ago
The Kansas Highway Patrol is converging on Hutchinson. According to the agency, Kansas Highway Patrol troopers from across the state, as well as some of the Patrol’s dispatchers, will be working at the Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson throughout the duration of the fair to provide security and law enforcement duties on the fairgrounds. Other personnel ...

10 years ago
The professional education and outreach department on Kansas State University's Polytechnic Campus is officially home. The Outreach Center, a new facility dedicated to the department's community and professional development services, opened its doors Sept. 8 following a ribbon-cutting ceremony on the north corridor of the Polytechnic Campus. Built more than 50 years ago and original to ...

10 years ago
During the early morning hours of August 26, 2016, an Aggravated Robbery occurred at Burger King, 316 E. Iron. An employee was closing the business when an unknown man and woman approached him. He was hit in the head and forced into the office and was told to put money from the cash drawers in a backpack. ...

10 years ago
Flooding is closing roads and schools in southern Kansas after the area was inundated with rain. The National Weather Service says the heaviest rainfall was in south-central Kansas, where 6 to 10 inches fell in a deluge that started Thursday night. Parts of southeast Kansas have received 6 to 8 inches of rain. Several creeks and rivers, ...

10 years ago
Referencing an article that encouraged farmers to participate in discussions, Kansas State University professor Timothy Shaffer encouraged K-State Polytechnic students to consider the role public discussions have had in addressing public problems.  He spoke at the monthly civic luncheon forum that is open to the public. Shaffer asked those in attendance, “How do we think through ...