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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - A credit rating agency says a restriction that lawmakers placed on the University of Kansas could affect the university's credit. The Legislature placed a provision in the budget, signed by Governor Sam Brownback last week, restricting the university from spending beyond its approved budget without permission from lawmakers. The Wichita Eagle reports ...

10 years ago
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - A law enforcement officer shot and killed a man after he got out of a vehicle and raised a firearm along an interstate in Kansas. Butler County Sheriff Kelly Herzet says officers received a report Friday afternoon of a man sitting in a pickup with a gun sticking out the window. Herzet told ...

10 years ago
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A Kansas prosecutor says a man accused of killing four people in that state likely will be tried in Missouri first for killing a fifth person because that's where he's in custody. Wyandotte County District Attorney Jerome Gorman says as long as Missouri prosecutors are actively pursuing charges against Pablo Serrano-Vitorino, ...

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Generous donors turned out to support Greater Salina Community Foundation’s Match Madness 2016 in an impactful way. The event set record numbers for participating charities: 67, donors: 623, and contributions: $202,313. A total of 1,204 gifts were made in support of the 67 charities. From 7a.m. to 7p.m. on March 8, GSCF hosted nonprofit representatives and ...

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Students from Salina South High School recently toured the cadaver lab and biology department at Cloud County Community College. The college offers these cadaver visits as a way to get high school students more interested in studying biology and other sciences at the college level. The students get the opportunity to meet and interact with college ...

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Kansas State Fair officials have announced the first round of main stage acts for the 2016 event. The Wichita Eagle reports that the acts announced Tuesday include Suzy Bogguss, Lynryd Skynyrd and Jake Owen. The first of the concerts will have several classic country acts, including Bogguss, Billy Dean, Restless Heart, Richie McDonald of Lonestar. That show ...

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Mild weather has helped keep thirteen construction projects on schedule around USD 305 buildings. Superintendent Bill Hall joined in on the KSAL Morning News Friday with look from around the district, "We have four of those that will actually be completed this spring," he said. "We already have ribbon cuttings scheduled for Coronado on April 18th, Oakdale ...

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A Lincoln, Kansas man was arrested and returned to Saline County to face charges of assault and kidnapping. According to Salina Police Captain Mike Sweeney, 31-year-old Clinton G. Cheney was arrested in Lincoln County Thursday night after being sought by authorities in Salina for holding a female acquaintance against her will. A woman in her 30's told ...

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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - State health officials say an adult from southwest Kansas has the state' first confirmed case of the Zika virus. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment said in announcing the case Friday that the person had traveled to a county with "local Zika virus transmission." The department said confirmation came from the ...

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On February 21st, 2016 an unknown suspect or suspects stole a bumper pull camper from Lorenson Industries at 461 E Ave A in Saline County. The camper is described as a white and black 32ft 2015 Solaire Palomino travel trailer with Kansas license plate 261JGM. The suspect’s vehicle appears to be a silver and black crew ...

10 years ago
Salina Police are again responding to complaints regarding panhandlers in the community. Local authorities recommend that in lieu of giving money to panhandlers, instead donate to programs such as Catholic Charities, the Emergency Aid Food Bank, the Salina Area United Way, or the Salvation Army. Salina Police issued a statement on the issue via social media ...