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Dyllon Alan Tucker was sentenced Friday for the April 14 incident. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports (http://bit.ly/2kF3I57 ) police found Tucker asleep in his car with music playing loudly. When they woke Taylor up, he drove off in his car with officer Cassandra Caviness hanging from the driver's ...

8 years ago
NEW YORK (AP) - Police departments are relaxing traditional grooming standards and getting away from rules that used to require a uniformly clean-shaven, 1950s look. That's because there's a national hiring crisis and departments are seeking a more diverse applicant pool. That means more officers are on the job with tattoos inked on their forearms, beards on ...

8 years ago
Thanks to the nearly 1,430 volunteer hunter education instructors who serve Kansas, zero hunting-related fatalities were reported in 2016 – a stark contrast to statistics from just 50 years ago when the state saw seven lives lost, two years in a row. Kansas Hunter Education instructors certified 7,692 students in 2016, bringing the total number ...

8 years ago
Kansas health officials say the flu is spreading across the state. The state health department says Kansas is now experiencing widespread influenza activity, with increased influenza cases seen in most regions of the state. Six outbreaks have been confirmed so far during the 2016-17 flu season - two in Leavenworth County and one each in Osage, ...

8 years ago
One of the the most popular folk rock bands in the the country is coming to Salina. The Avett Brothers are coming to the Stiefel Theatre. The Avett Brothers are an American folk rock band fronted by brothers Scott and Seth Avett. The brothers formed the band in 2001, and immersed themselves in their musician dad's ...

8 years ago
Promotions are underway at the Saline County Sheriff's Office following the swearing in of Sheriff Roger Soldan January 9, 2017. Soldan tells KSAL News that Friday, deputies will be officially promoted during a pinning ceremony inside the training room at 4pm. According to Sheriff Soldan, Jim Hughes is being promoted to Operations Captain, and will oversee patrols ...

8 years ago
A Manhattan man wanted in Saline County on a warrant for his role in a fatal head-on crash is now in jail. According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office, 29-year-old Aaron M. Finch is facing charges of involuntary manslaughter and reckless driving in connection to a July 20, 2016 crash that killed 46-year-old David Widner of ...

8 years ago
A Kansas prosecutor plans to seek the death penalty against one of two people accused of killing three people before fleeing to Mexico. Harvey County Attorney David Yoder announced the plans to seek the death penalty against 35-year-old Jereme Nelson in a news release Friday. Yoder said he is still considering whether to seek the death ...

8 years ago
A Kansas lawmaker has introduced a bill to prevent transgender students in public schools from using facilities associated with their current gender identities. Republican state Rep. John Whitmer of Wichita introduced the bill Thursday in the House. He argues the measure would protect students. Under the bill, schools could not allow transgender students to use bathrooms or ...

8 years ago
U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts says the first hearing on the 2018 farm bill will be held in Manhattan in February. Roberts, a Republican from Kansas, is chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture Nutrition and Forestry. He announced Wednesday that the first hearing in the country on the farm bill will be Feb. 23 on ...

8 years ago
Wichita police say 27 children suffered minor injuries and one was taken to a hospital for treatment after two school buses collided. Police Sgt. Kelly O'Brien says about 60 students were aboard the buses Thursday morning when one hit the other from behind as they slowed for traffic. Further details on the student taken to the hospital ...