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MEDICINE LODGE, Kan. (AP) — Two people have been injured in a single-engine plane crash in Barber County. Barber County Sheriff Justin Rugg says the plane went down east of Medicine Lodge on Wednesday around 4:55 p.m. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the crash occurred as the pilot was trying to land the plane. The pilot attempted ...

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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - A Kansas lawmaker plans to ask for an audit to determine whether the Kansas Department for Children and Families discriminates against same-sex couples in foster care and adoption cases. Rep. Jim Ward, a Democrat from Wichita, said he will ask the audit Dec. 10 when the Legislative Post-Audit Committee meets. The Wichita Eagle ...

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SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) - The latest on a shooting at a social services facility in San Bernardino, California (all times local): 4:20 p.m. Gov. Jerry Brown says the shooting at a social services facility in Southern California is a brutal attack. He said in a statement that "California will spare no effort in bringing these killers to ...

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An investigation is underway following the death of a Fort Riley soldier. According to the Army, a 1st Infantry Division Soldier was found dead in his Junction City residence on Monday. First Sgt. Patrick E. Centamore, 46, was assigned as the senior non-commissioned officer of Company G, 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat ...

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A familiar face in Saline County politics plans to run for the Kansas Senate. Long-time Saline County Clerk Don Merriman tells KSAL News that he will run for the 24th Senate District Seat. Republican Tom Arpke currently holds the seat.  Merriman will run as a Democrat. Merriman is a lifelong resident of Salina. He has been the ...

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Questions still abound from the war in southeast Asia where over 58,000 American soldiers lost their lives over forty years ago. Dr. Adrian Lewis is coming to the Smoky Hill Museum on Thursday with a presentation that hopes to answer nagging questions that are still rooted in the 1960's about the Vietnam War. Dr. Lewis, a retired ...

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A teen already facing charges in connection with the shooting death of a Salina high school student will face another, new charge.  18-year-old Andrew Woodring is one of multiple people facing murder charges in connection with the shooting death of Allie Saum. Woodring was back in court Wednesday morning for a preliminary hearing to face a ...

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An audit at O'Reilly Auto Parts, 523 S. Broadway led to the arrest of an employee - who police say was giving an unauthorized discount rate on parts to a business in Junction City. Neal Barta, 50 of Salina was arrested on Tuesday after investigators looked at transactions dating back to January of this year. Police Captain ...

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The latest on a case where police discovered human remains at a Kansas barn while investigating a domestic distrubance (all times local): 6:15 p.m. A Kansas man says his daughter told him that a 7-year-old boy she lived with in Wyandotte County had been killed and his body was fed to pigs. Jeff Coon, of central Kansas, told ...

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UPDATE: Authorities have found two missing children in a stolen vehicle in suburban Kansas City. Olathe police said in a news release that the children disappeared Tuesday night after the suspect attempted to steal a vehicle from a car dealership. After a witness confronted him, the suspect abandoned the stolen vehicle. Police said he then walked ...

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The University of Kansas says a $7.2 million gift will be used to create a new center within the university's School of Business. The university on Tuesday announced that Roger and Julie Davis of Chicago donated $250,000 plus committed $7 million from their estate for a Center for Figure Sense, which will teach students how to ...