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Hydraulic fracturing in Kansas, or fracking, will be the topic of Kansas State University Salina's Civic Luncheon Lecture at noon Thursday, Nov. 14, in the College Center Conference Room. Rex Buchman, interim director of Kansas Geological Survey, will present "Hydraulic Fracturing in Kansas: The Process and the Challenges." The lecture will be an informative, fact-filled presentation ...

10 years ago
Kansas pheasant hunters aren't likely to see many of the birds when the season begins this weekend. State wildlife experts say drought during most of the nesting and brooding season, combined with an already low breeding populations, will make it difficult to find birds this season, which begins Saturday. Kurt Hudson, Kansas natural resource officer, ...

10 years ago
Westar Energy plans to purchase 200 megawatts of electricity from a northern Oklahoma wind farm expected to begin operating in late 2016. The Topeka-based utility announced Wednesday that it had reached purchase agreement with Virginia-based Apex Clean Energy. Westar already has about 700 megawatts of electricity from renewable resources. Apex plans to start building the 18,000-acre wind farm ...

10 years ago
Hundreds of volunteers from small towns across Kansas have been helping can pork to send to needy people in the U.S. and a dozen countries around the world. A recent two-day meat-canning marathon in Reno County was part of a national Mennonite effort. It started in October in Ohio and will conclude in April in Ontario, ...

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Legislators are getting a lesson in the Kansas school finance formula as they open two days of hearings reviewing how public education is funded. The meetings Wednesday and Thursday by a special education committee started with a primer on how the state's formula distributes more than $3 billion in state aid to 286 school districts. Discussions ...

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Kansas officials have slightly reduced their projections for state revenues during the current fiscal year. But acting Budget Director Jon Hummel said Wednesday the state will still be able to sustain the spending in the budget for both the current fiscal year and the one that begins in July 2014. Fiscal forecasters said the state should collect ...

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The J.E. and L.E. Mabee Foundation has awarded a $750,000 challenge grant to Kansas Wesleyan University toward the construction of its on-campus, multi-faceted Sports Complex. The grant will help the university reach its fundraising goal of $7.5 million for the construction of the facility. The state-of-the-art, fan-friendly complex, scheduled to open in fall 2014, will ...

10 years ago
No charges have been filed against a Saline County man who allegedly threatened to bring guns to the county tag office and begin shooting up the place. According to Sheriff Glen Kochanowski, details of the incident that occurred on October 30th, have been sent to the Saline County Attorney's Office. Sheriff Kochanowski tells KSAL News that the ...

10 years ago
A two-vehicle crash south of Salina Wednesday morning sends three people to the hospital. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 19-year-old Grady Proffitt of Salina was driving a pickup truck east on Mentor Road. He stopped at a stop sign at the intersection with Old 81 Highway, then entered into the intersection and hit a car ...

10 years ago
Salina Police are looking for a known suspect after a rental car is reported stolen. Management at Enterprise Rent a Car, 1605 W. Crawford, contacted police after a rental agreement was broken. Police say a 2013 Nissan Altima, valued at $25,000 was rented on September 24th, but not returned to the lot in Salina by October 28th. Enterprise ...

10 years ago
The Salina Arts & Humanities Foundation awards four Lana Jordan Developing Artist Grants. The grants are for projects occurring in the calendar year beginning January 1, 2014. The projects supported by these grants range in artistic media from filmmaking to ceramics. The dollars awarded will enable grantees to enter into a course of study, promote their work, ...