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Cool temperatures and wet fields are stalling corn planting in Kansas and slowing development of the state's winter wheat crop. Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service reported Monday that just 17 percent of the planned corn is now in the ground. That is two weeks behind average. The weather is also slowing wheat development. The reports says just 3 ...

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Advocates are supporting Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback's plan to divert projected savings from the state's Medicaid program to in-home services for the disabled. But advocates for the developmentally disabled said Monday that they'll also push the state to develop a long-term plan for eliminating the state's waiting list for in-home services. Kansas overhauled its Medicaid program, which ...

11 years ago
Authorities in eastern Kansas are investigating the deaths of three people whose bodies were found on a rural property. The bodies of two adult men and one woman were found Monday on the farm west of Ottawa, which is located about 60 miles southwest of Kansas City. Sheriff Jeff Richards said at a news conference Tuesday that ...

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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - A Kansas board has nominated 10 properties around the state for listing on the National Register of Historic Places, including two public school buildings. The Kansas State Historical Society says the state Historic Sites Board of Review nominated the sites during its quarterly meeting earlier this month. The nominees include the historic Belleville ...

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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - A Kansas doctor accused of illegally distributing prescription drugs returns to federal court for a detention hearing. Fifty three year old Michael Schuster of Manhattan was indicted last week on multiple counts alleging he operated a so called pill mill from his clinic. Prosecutors are seeking forfeiture of money and property. Schuster is ...

11 years ago
Salina Mayor Barb Shirley joining a national group of mayors who support gay marriage was a topic of discussion at Monday's city commission meeting. Ten people spoke out on the topic, nine of them supporting the mayor. The only person in opposition was John Miller of Salina, who asked Shirley to resign. She did not. Shirley reaffirmed that ...

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The Country Stampede annual music and camping festival will remain at a northeast Kansas state park through 2017. Officials of the festival announced Monday an extension of their lease with the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism. Country Stampede takes place the last full weekend in June at Tuttle Creek State Park, about four miles north ...

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A northeast Kansas man is in custody after a menagerie of wild cats was seized from private property in northeast Kansas. Atchison County Sheriff Jack Laurie says one tiger, two cougars, three bobcats, two lynx, one serval and two skunks were taken Sunday from land belonging to a relative of the suspect. Laurie says the animals ...

11 years ago
A northwest Kansas county is closer to having its own 70-megawatt wind farm. The Graham County Commission has approved a conditional use permit for the Ringneck Prairie Wind Farm 6 miles south of Hill City. The Hays Daily News reports that details remain to be worked out, but last week's approval of the conditional-use permit, as well ...

11 years ago
Sculpture Tour Salina continues to grow. Days after the removal of the 2012 pieces from their downtown pedestals, organizers are preparing to unveil an expanded lineup of creations on Saturday, May 18th. Mike Hoppock, Chairman of Sculpture Tour Salina - stopped into the KSAL Morning News on Monday with a look at what's ahead. "This year we have ...

11 years ago
Police are investigating after a commercial business is damaged. Police say a burglary may have been prevented by a strong steel door on a building at 1906 S. Broadway. The owner contacted SPD after noticing damage done to the door and frame of the structure. Police say someone tried to pry the door open sometime between April 26th ...