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Kansas is no stranger to howling winds, but blowing soil has caused serious problems in northwest Kansas this winter, creating concern for the remainder of the winter and spring, said DeAnn Presley, K-State Research and Extension soil management specialist. The blowing soil problem this year stems largely from high winds coupled with a lack of ...

13 years ago
Former Kansas Senate Majority Leader Jay Emler has taken a seat on the state commission that regulates utilities. Emler was sworn in as a member of the Kansas Corporation Commission on Friday, one day after the Senate voted 38-0 to confirm his appointment by Gov. Sam Brownback. Emler abstained from that vote, and another senator ...

13 years ago
Salina Police are looking for a group of people who may have been rifling through vehicles in the 2000 block of Shalimar. Officers responded to the neighborhood around 4:30am Friday morning after a homeowner saw someone rummaging through his next door neighbor's car. He also saw three other people in the street that jumped into ...

13 years ago
Thieves hit a Salina business, damaging multiple vehicles and stealing another off the lot. According to Police Captain Mike Sweeney, burglars cut a chain link fence at Salina Power Sports, 632 S. Broadway, then proceeded to wreck the ignition switches on four ATV's, causing $1,000 in damages. Police say sometime between Wednesday at 7:30pm and 8:45am Thursday ...

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Kansas State University has received a patent for a substance that helps convert straw and other grasses into a cleaner-burning fuel. The patent was issued to the university's research foundation, which helps faculty, staff and students commercialize and protect their discoveries. Kansas State says two former faculty members developed a substance that can be used in the ...

13 years ago
A northeast Kansas man died when he was hit by a tree at a logging job site. Riley County police say 47-year-old David Teske of Onaga died Thursday at the job site south of Manhattan. Police say Teske was dead at the scene after being hit by a falling tree. ___ Associated Press information from: KMAN ...

13 years ago
The Kansas Highway Patrol says blowing dust caused an 11-vehicle pileup that left three people dead in northwest Kansas. The crash happened Thursday afternoon on Highway 83 near Rexford, in Thomas County. The patrol says seven tractor-trailer trucks and four passenger vehicles collided. The patrol says high winds and blowing dust reduced visibility to almost zero ...

13 years ago
Democrats don't believe Kansas can sustain new spending proposed by Republican Gov. Sam Brownback because of massive personal income tax cuts previously enacted at his urging. Brownback on Thursday outlined proposed changes in the state's budget for its current fiscal year and the fiscal year beginning July 1. Most of the spending for those two years ...

13 years ago
A Kansas Department of Corrections inmate was found guilty Thursday of aggravated escape from custody while being housed in the Ottawa County Jail in 2012. According to Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt, 24-year-old Santos M. Carrera-Morales was found guilty by an Ottawa County jury of aggravated escape from custody and battery on a corrections officer. Chief ...

13 years ago
High wind and low visibility prompted the closings of some highways in northwest Kansas Thursday afternoon. The Kansas Department of Transportation shut down Interstate 70 from Colby to the Colorado border at mid-afternoon Thursday. Sections of Kansas 27 and U.S. Highways 36 and 83 in Sherman, Cheyenne, Rawlins, Thomas and Sheridan counties were also closed. ...

13 years ago
Salina is preparing to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. A series of events begin on Friday. According to organizers, the theme for the 2014 weekend and holiday is Remember! Celebrate!! Act!!! A variety of events including an open-mic presentation, a literacy program, two celebration services, and a potluck dinner are available for ...