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Police say officers have shot and wounded a man in Kansas City, Kansas, after he pointed a shotgun at the officers. Police said in a news release that the shooting happened early Sunday when a man called about a disturbance and told officers his brother was breaking things inside a home. The release says officers talked to ...

10 years ago
SkillsUSA has teamed up with the Ryder Charitable Foundation to help educate the next generation of commercial vehicle technicians. Ryder is providing grants to enhance diesel technology classrooms nationwide, including a diesel lab at Salina Area Technical College. Local instructor Mac Loucks plans to use the grant to update equipment and technology resources. “Updates on ...

10 years ago
A ceremony to honor Salina and Saline County law enforcement officers, and state troopers who have died in the line of duty will be held Monday. The Congress and President of the United States have designated May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day, and the Week in which May 15 falls as National Police week. The City ...

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From an early age Will Jones, 43, was told, “You will be a college graduate.” Some may have taken that for granted, but for somebody like Jones who grew up in Kensee Hollow, Kentucky, the son of parents who dropped out of school, his mother in the eighth grade and father in the ninth grade, ...

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PITTSBURG, Kan. (AP) - A suspect being pursued by police in southeast Kansas died after the vehicle he was in crashed. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the chase began early Saturday in Pittsburg. The patrol says the vehicle being pursued was fleeing police officers when his SUV left the roadway and struck a utility pole and ...

10 years ago
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) - A 39-year-old Kansas City, Kansas, detective fatally shot this week has been remembered by friends and colleagues as a hero. Detective Brad Lancaster died Monday after he was shot when he responded to a call. Hundreds attended Lancaster's Saturday funeral service, which included remarks by Mayor Mark Holland and Police Chief Terry ...

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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Secretary of State Kris Kobach, State Treasurer Ron Estes and an anti-abortion leader will be part of the Kansas delegation to the Republican National Convention this summer. The GOP State Committee on Saturday selected the last 25 of the state's 40 delegates to the convention in July in Cleveland. Kobach was the most ...

10 years ago
A small SUV careened down an embankment in a dramatic three-vehicle crash in South Salina Saturday evening. The crash happened in the 1200 block of E. Cloud Street, in front of the east entrance to the Dillons grocery store parking lot. Witnesses told KSAL News at the scene that a small SUV was headed west on Cloud ...

10 years ago
The University of Kansas Senate is organizing a committee to research and propose a policy to uphold freedom of speech at the school. The Lawrence Journal-World reports (http://j.mp/1X1LhCA) the committee, which was recently approved, will form this summer and work through the next academic year. The committee was proposed by outgoing University Senate President Mike Williams, an ...

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LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) - A 20-year-old caregiver faces state charges accusing her of hitting and confining two mentally challenged men in her care. The Lawrence Journal-World reported Friday that Brooke Tiara Shinn of Topeka was arrested last month and faces felony charges of mistreatment of a dependent adult and aggravated battery, as well as a misdemeanor ...

10 years ago
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Public defenders have withdrawn from representing a Topeka man who pleaded guilty to federal criminal charges and admitted to plotting to bomb a northeast Kansas military installation. Defense attorney Melody Brannon said Friday during a brief federal court hearing that a potential conflict of interest had developed with 21-year-old John T. Booker ...