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The 1st Infantry Division and Fort Riley will host a 9/11 commemoration ceremony on Monday. The ceremony will be held at the Global War on Terrorism monument, which is located on the east side of Cavalry Parade Field, beginning at 10am. The monument is a small replica of the World Trade Center Twin Towers on a Pentagon-shaped ...

8 years ago
A Kansas City man wanted for questioning in connection with a murder has been captured in Republic County. KNCK Radio in Concordia reports that Zachary Barnes was taken into custody without incident Friday by officers with the Republic County Sheriff's Department. Barnes was found south of Cuba, in Republic County at 11:10 am Friday. A female ...

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A couple of earthquakes were felt across parts of Kansas late Thursday night. The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 3.9 earthquake was centered in the area of Medford, Oklahoma. It struck just before 9:30 Thursday night, not far south of the Kansas border. The tremor hit just hours after a magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck near Wichita. There ...

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Soldiers of the Kansas National Guard’s 35th Military Police Company posted a message on their Facebook page to let family and friends know they are safe and well, despite being in the path of Hurricane Irma as it approaches Cuba, where the unit is deployed. “Right now, the current trajectory of Hurricane Irma has her passing ...

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Westar Energy crews are responding to a call for help as Hurricane Irma moves toward Florida. About 40 Westar line crews and support staff hit the road on Thursday, headed to Florida. According to Westar, Florida Power & Light reached out to other utilities in anticipation of the storm. Gathered from all over the Westar service ...

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A man and woman wanted in connection to a beating at a Salina motel last month were found driving the victim's car in Wichita. Deputies with the Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office arrested 36-year-old Robert Roberts and 21-year-old Angel Adams on Wednesday in east Wichita after investigators in Salina shared surveillance photos of the two. Police Captain Paul ...

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An argument between two women drivers ends with an arrest after death threats were made and a full can of soda was thrown through a window. Salina Police arrested 26-year-old Karen Luna on Wednesday evening after an incident in 600 block of N. 7th around 7pm. Police say Luna drove past a parked car where 34-year-old Tina ...

8 years ago
U.S. Senator Jerry Moran has a busy Labor Day Weekend, traveling to multiple countries to meet with Kansas soldiers. According to Moran's Office, the Senator traveled with Acting Secretary of the Army Ryan McCarthy to Poland, Germany and Afghanistan to meet with U.S. Army soldiers, to assess their efforts in the European Deterrence Initiative, and to ...

8 years ago
Fort Riley will hosts the Fallen Hero Run this weekend. The run is to honor and remember military members who’ve made the ultimate sacrifice in support and defense of the United States. The run, which starts and ends at Riley’s Conference Center, is this Saturday morning at 9. It is open to the public. Registration starts ...

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Three Kansas Wing, Civil Air Patrol volunteers returned home to Kansas this week after spending about a week in Texas. According to the organization, Lieutenant Colonel Eric Davis, 1st Lieutenant Brad Hawthorne, and 1st Lieutenant Tom Page, all from the Wichita area, flew to Texas on August 31st and supported a mission which has exceeded 291 ...

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An Army veteran from Reno County was sentenced Wednesday to three years on probation and ordered to pay back $70,000 in benefits he received by pretending to be blind. The man’s ex-wife was sentenced to a year on probation for helping with the scheme. According to U.S. Attorney Tom Beall, 62-year-old Billy J. Alumbaugh of Turon, ...