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Saline County Contested Races Unofficial Final Results United States Senate Jerry Moran - 5,893 / 83 percent DJ Smith - 1,194 / 16 percent United States Congress Kansas 1st Congressional District Roger Marshall -  4,222 / 60 percent Tim Huelskamp - 2,849  / 40 percent Kansas State Senate District 24 Randall Hardy - Republican - 3,592 / 51 percent ...

8 years ago
As Building Superintendent Duane Grace studied the possibility of resurfacing the walkway across a pedestrian bridge on the North of the City-County Building, he was prompted to remove a tile from the underside of the structure.  Concrete had come down from the suspended ceiling. Grace asked County Engineer Neil Cable to inspect the structure.  Cable said ...

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A Fort Riley Soldier has died at the hospital in Salina. According to the Army, a 1st Infantry Division Soldier died July 30 at the Salina Regional Health Center. Pfc. Luis Ortiz, a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter repairer with Company D, 3rd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Inf. Div., lost consciousness ...

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Police are investigating a deadly shooting in southern Kansas. The Wichita Eagle reports that the shooting happened late Monday night in El Dorado. Police Lt. Maggie Schreiber said in a written statement that the victim was in his mid-50s. He had multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene. Schreiber says two "persons of interest" have ...

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Ready for a red/plaid ribbon on your tomatoes? Kansas State Extension Office agents will be taking your entries at Kenwood Hall on Wednesday. "We're always looking for exhibitors," said Master Gardener Jason Graves with the K-State Extension Office. "If you've got a great flower or if you've done a great job with your vegetables this year, bring them ...

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An early morning call to police prompts the arrest of two Salina men. According to Captain Mike Sweeney, officers were sent to the 700 block of N. 5th Street just before 1:30am Tuesday, after a woman saw someone driving away in her 2000 Subaru. Patricia Harrington told officers that the thief also smashed a window on her ...

8 years ago
Moderate Republicans are making Kansas' primary election a referendum on the state's budget problems and education funding as they try to oust conservative incumbents. More than two dozen GOP legislators face primary opponents Tuesday. Most are allies of Republican Gov. Sam Brownback and continue to support his experiment in cutting state income taxes to stimulate the ...

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Officials with the Dickinson County Sheriff’s office confirm 18-month-old Olivia Ann Engstrom was found dead early Sunday evening in the 2800 block of Lark Road outside of Abilene. Dickinson County Sheriff Gareth Hoffman says the sheriff’s office received the call around 6:15 p.m. and found thephtot child not breathing inside a vehicle outside a home. “The vehicle ...

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A suburban Kansas City man has pleaded guilty to sending fake IRS letters to former girlfriends and business partners telling that they were under investigation for tax evasion. The U.S. attorney's office says that 56-year-old Jeffrey Nickerson, of Lenexa, Kansas, pleaded guilty Monday to one count of impersonating a federal employee. Nickerson sent letters on IRS ...

8 years ago
A 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee was stolen from the 1100 block of Osage sometime between 11:30am Wednesday and 1pm Thursday afternoon. Police say the owner left the keys in the unlocked vehicle which is valued at $1,000. The Jeep is maroon in color and has Kansas tag: 914 HLG. Police are investigating a residential burglary from ...

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Authorities have confirmed that a body found in the Arkansas River is that of a missing theology student. Police said Monday that the body has been identified as that of 24-year-old Brian Bergkamp, a native of Garden Plain. He had been scheduled to enter his third year of theology study at Mount St. Mary's Seminary in ...