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A U.S. Air Force officer from Kansas has died in a non-combat related incident while serving in Qatar. The Department of Defense says 42-year-old Maj. John D. Gerrie died Saturday in Al Udeid Air Base. The cause of death was not immediately released. DOD says Gerrie was supporting Operation Freedom's Sentinel. He was assigned to 453rd Electronic ...

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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma and Kansas changed their drilling regulations amid a rise in the number of earthquakes last year, but only Kansas has seen a marked drop in the number of temblors. An Associated Press analysis shows that between late 2014 and late 2015, the number of Kansas quakes fell by 60 percent. Oklahoma's ...

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The state will begin accepting applications this week for the energy assistance program. The Kansas Department for Children and Families says it will start accepting applications Tuesday for its annual Low Income Energy Assistance Program to help qualifying households pay winter heating bills. The agency says the primary groups assisted are people with disabilities, older adults and ...

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Salinans gathered to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through words and song Sunday afternoon. The interfaith community-wide celebration at the Christ Cathedral included performances by a community choir, and by jazz musician Galen Abdur-Razzaq. The Very Rev. Robert Smith, the Dean and President / CEO of Saint Francis Community Services was ...

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A man charged with child sex crimes was hired as a Wichita teacher last fall after a background check failed to uncover that he resigned from a southwest Kansas community college amid a child pornography investigation. Sixty-two-year-old Steven Thompson, of Wichita, was charged this month with three counts of sexual exploitation of a child in Finney ...

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Repeated misses in Kansas' monthly revenue projections has clouded the state's ability to balance budgets, and some lawmakers are thinking the process could use reform. Republican Gov. Sam Brownback's latest spending plan unveiled days ago for the fiscal year that begins in July projects a $190 million hole. He believes that can be patched by such ...

10 years ago
The commercial air carrier that currently flies in and out of Salina is discontinuing all scheduled service immediately.  Seaport Airlines is discontinuing all scheduled service in Kansas and Missouri as of 11:59pm Saturday. It stopped service to destinations in California and Mexico as of 11:59pm on Friday. Locations will be closed and service is to be ceased ...

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KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) - A man and a woman have died in a fiery crash in Kansas City, Kansas. Police said in a news release that the crash happened early Friday. The release says that the preliminary investigation indicates that the victims were in a speeding vehicle that left the roadway, hit a tree stump ...

10 years ago
The Salina Animal Shelter will be getting a much-needed makeover this month. Animal Services Supervisor Vanessa Cowie tells KSAL News that resurfacing and sealing of the floor, and replacement of the aged aluminum kennels will begin next week. The resurfaced, sealed floor will be more comfortable for the animals. It will be easier to clean, making it ...

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A Kansas City woman whose daughter was 10 years old and weighed just 32 pounds when she was rescued from a closet has been sentenced to 34 years in prison. The Kansas City Star reports that the mother screamed after she was sentenced Friday for endangering, abusing and assaulting the girl. ...

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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - The Kansas House will vote next week whether to allow changes to the petition process that allows citizens to convene grand juries. The House debated the bill Thursday and advanced it to final action on a voice vote. The final vote is scheduled for Tuesday. If approved, it would go to the ...