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Over 3,000 Westar customers lost power early Friday morning, including a large portion of the Salina downtown area. Multiple homes and businesses lost power at around 8:00 in the morning. Westar told KSAL News that a problem at the substation at 2nd and North Street was the cause of the problem. The problem was not ...

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Gone are the screaming shells, seasick soldiers and bloodied waters of 1944. On Friday, a sun-splattered Normandy celebrated peace, with silent salutes, tears and international friendship marking 70 years since the D-Day invasion helped change the course of World War II and modern history. Not many of the 150,000 Allied soldiers who slogged onto storm-torn beaches ...

12 years ago
Westar Energy says some residents around Salina and Topeka who lost power after storms moved through early Thursday might have to spend another day without electricity. The utility said in a news release that the storms knocked down 24 power poles in Salina, and it could be about 7 p.m. Friday before power is restored to ...

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Neighbors of Fort Riley can expect more noise than usual as the northeast Kansas post observes the 70th anniversary of D-Day and marks the founding of the Army's 1st Infantry Division. Events were scheduled to start with cannon fire between 6:30 and 7 a.m. Friday to honor soldiers who died in the Allied invasion of Normandy, ...

12 years ago
The Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum in Abilene is going back in time Friday and Saturday to celebrate and remember the 70th anniversary of the Normandy invasion, or D-Day. On June 6th, 1944, 160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France. General ...

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Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback says unauthorized waiting lists for health care at U.S. Veterans Administration facilities like the one in Wichita are "unacceptable" after joining other governors in seeking authority for states to inspect VA facilities. Brownback on Thursday offered his first public statement about the uproar over veterans' health care. It came a day after ...

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Former U.S. Sen. Bob Dole returns to Kansas next week for the fourth of several trips planned this year to his home state. The 90-year-old Russell native lives in Washington, D.C., and is making the homecoming tour to greet longtime friends and supporters throughout the state. Dole spends an hour at each stop, chatting with fans and ...

12 years ago
Severe storms moved through Kansas early Thursday caused wide spread power outages. Westar and contractor crews have been working on restoration. According to Westar they have reached out to Iowa, Missouri and Oklahoma for assistance. The company says that the storms caused outages for more than 12,000 customers. Many were caused by damage that affected ...

12 years ago
A group of Kansas Highway Patrol recruits had their badges pinned on Thursday afternoon in Salina and officially became troopers. The 11 new state troopers were part of KHP Recruit Class #53, the latest graduates from the Kansas Highway Patrol Training Academy. Kansas State University Head Football Coach Bill Snyder spoke. Coach Snyder focused on ...

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Salina was a small trading post during the U.S. Civil War. Tonight Salinan, Dr. Merle "Boo" Hodges will be trading stories about how the War Between the States impacted Kansas. Civil War reenactor, researcher and speaker Dr. Hodges joined in on the KSAL Morning News Thursday with a look at his upcoming program at the Smoky ...

12 years ago
A McPherson man wins a $50,000 lottery prize. According to the Kansas Lottery, Afton Gabriel had a great start to his week after purchasing a Kansas Lottery $5 Super Red Hot Crossword instant scratch ticket Monday morning. The 23-year-old McPherson resident revealed six red words on his ticket to win a $50,000 top prize. "I've only ...