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Kansas State University's Kansas Energy Program has received more than $600,000 in grant funding from the Kansas Corporation Commission to help Kansans achieve energy efficiency. According to KSU, the Kansas Energy Program, or KEP, will use the funding for a one-year project that includes offering free energy assessments for agricultural producers and rural small businesses, conducting technical reviews ...

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A proposed wind farm in Dickinson County could be on-hold. Following a second public hearing Thursday in Herington the Dickinson County Planning and Zoning Board voted 6-1 in putting a 2 year moratorium on wind farm projects. The planning commission’s vote is non-binding, it is a recommendation which will go before the Dickinson County Commission for ...

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Textron Aviation is presenting an updated contract offer to the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. The contract offer includes a lump-sum payment of $15,000 over five years per employee, an increased cost-of-living maximum, new longevity pay, and caps on increases to health insurance premiums. The company says the union is expected to have the opportunity ...

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A homeless man was taken into custody after allegedly breaking a window at a residence in the 1000 block of North 10th Street. Thirty-six-year-old Eric Ehster was booked into the Saline County Jail after an incident that began at 10:30pm Thursday night. Police say the resident contacted authorities after Ehster walked onto the porch, broke a ...

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Salina Police are seeking tips in a case involving a jewelry theft. The case is the latest Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. Police say back on Saturday, October 12th, between 9:00 AM and 7 PM, someone forced entry into a residence in the 1200 block of E. Magnolia. Jewelry was then stolen from the ...

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The Kansas Department of Health and Environment is giving millions of dollars to people impacted by a chemical spill in Wichita. State lawmakers presented a check worth two-point-five-million dollars to medical professionals yesterday to help people cover medical costs related to the 29th and Grove contamination site. The spill took place between the 1970s and 1980s at ...

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Salina Police are looking for a driver who ran a stop sign and then proceeded to lead cops on a car chase. Police Captain Mike Miller tells News that around 1:15pm on Thursday, an officer observed a purple, Mitsubishi Lancer run a stop sign at the intersection of Elm and Oakdale. The driver then sped away. Police ...

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A historic Union Pacific Railroad steam locomotive which periodically tours across the country is out on an eight-week trek, and it chugged into Salina Thursday night. To the delight of a crowd which gathered at the Union Pacific Depot at 400 N 13th Street, Big Boy No. 4014 arrived under a full moon. Big Boy No. ...

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Kansas Wesleyan University is ready for its biggest weekend of the year.  Homecoming at KWU is this Friday through Sunday. According to the school, homecoming 2024 at Kansas Wesleyan promises to be one of the best yet, filled with events designed to bring Coyotes of all interests together. The weekend is set for Oct. 18-20 and ...

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A man instrumental in making the Salina Fieldhouse a reality will be honored with a statue at the facility. The Brian Richardson sculpture will be installed in the near future. This week Salina City Commission approved and accepted the bronze statue to be placed on the east side of the Fieldhouse. Art Services Coordinator for Salina ...

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A suspect charged in the deaths of two Kansas women in Oklahoma is waiving her right to a preliminary hearing. Cora Twombly waived her right to a preliminary hearing and right to a speedy trial this week. Twombly faces charges including first-degree murder in the deaths of Veronica Butler and Jillian Kelly. The women disappeared in March while ...