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Police Log 11-2-15 A vehicle was stolen from Brian's Paint Shop at 421 North Chicago sometime between October 16-30. The 2008 gold Chevrolet Trailblazer is valued at $8,000. The keys were not in the vehicle. A residential burglary was reported this morning on the 900 block of West Republic. The burglar broke out a back window to ...

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The state's corrections secretary has outlined a proposed $27 million expansion of a maximum-security prison outside El Dorado as an option for dealing with crowded prisons in Kansas. Corrections Secretary Ray Roberts told a joint legislative committee Monday that by mid-2018, the state expects to have 9,400 male inmates in ...

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A Salina man was arrested yesterday for a drunk driving joyride in a stolen vehicle in the 900 block of North 13th Street. Joseph Matson, 43 of Salina, was taken into custody after a neighbor called police that a reckless driver ran into their 1964 Chevrolet pickup that was parked in their driveway. When police arrived, ...

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A bonfire lit the way for the Saline County Sheriff's Office to the thirteen cited underage drinkers and one adult charged with social hosting in North Salina on Halloween night. The Sheriff's Office was contacted by neighbors who thought there was an underage party in the 200 block of West Robson Road. When deputies arrived, they ...

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A routine traffic stop in Salina led to the arrest of five people and a huge drug bust for Salina police. Michelle Logue, 45 of Salina, was pulled over for a traffic violation when a officer smelled marijuana in the vehicle. Upon further searching of the car, police found methamphetamine and paraphernalia. This prompted the officers to ...

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LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Next semester the Lawrence Public Schools will introduce a pilot course that relies on free, openly licensed educational resources rather than textbooks. The Lawrence Journal-World reports the district's plan is part of a new U.S. Department of Education campaign called #GoOpen, which encourages states, school districts and educators to use openly licensed ...

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Sunday night belonged to Matt Harvey. Monday morning - and now a World Series title - belongs to the Kansas City Royals. After Harvey dominated the first eight innings of Game 5, the Royals broke through to tie the game in the ninth, then scored five runs in the 12th to beat the New York Mets ...

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After a thrilling, comeback win Saturday night in New York, the Kansas City Royals find themselves on the brink of their first World Series Championship in 30 years. KC  rallied for three runs in the eighth inning after an error by second baseman Daniel Murphy and stunned the New York Mets 5-3 Saturday night for a ...

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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Texas man whose identity was stolen decades ago by a convicted child sex offender can't keep a job, pay his bills or support his children. But a case unfolding in Kansas is offering Marcus Calvillo hope of finally clearing his name, after federal prosecutors charged a Kansas inmate with assuming Calvillo's ...

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Kansas City-area woman who was a victim of "revenge porn" is working to persuade Kansas and Missouri legislators to make the practice illegal. Alecia Clemmons says that after someone posted naked pictures of her taken by a former husband several years ago, she had to move, change her job and ...

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A member of a panel discussing renovations of a Wichita State University chapel says she agrees that the chapel should be open to all races and faiths but only if those using the chapel are encouraged to become Christians. Lisa Ritchie was the only opponent of the renovations on the panel, which held a public hearing ...