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Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt says the state has received 100,000 applications for its concealed carry program. Schmidt says there are currently 89,399 active licenses issued in Kansas. Gov. Sam Brownback signed a bill earlier this year eliminating the licensing requirement for citizens who want to carry a concealed firearm. That law takes affect July 1. Although a ...

10 years ago
A Kansas State University researcher has found that fast-walking or a light jogging on a regular basis can improve cancer treatments. The university announced Monday that Associate Professor of Exercise Physiology Brad Behnke found a link between moderate exercise and better recoveries in cancer patients. Behnke and his co-researchers had a $750,000 American Cancer Society grant and ...

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The Kansas Department of Revenue says it has yet to process from 70,000 to 80,000 state income tax returns after bringing in workers from another agency last week to help open envelopes. Department of Revenue spokeswoman Jeannine Koranda said Monday that the processing of the remaining returns should be completed by the end of the week. Employees ...

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Heavy rain is blamed for a crash that left a car upside down in a ditch, with a trapped driver and rising water, Monday evening. The single-vehicle crash happened at around 6:15, on New 81 Highway, north of Interstate 70 near the junction with K 143 Highway. Kansas Highway Patrol troopers told KSAL News at the scene ...

10 years ago
A couple of suspected graffiti vandals are caught on video, and police are asking for help in identifying them. According to Salina Police, over the past few days they have received several reports of graffiti being painted on public and private property. The suspects were caught on video on Sunday in the 100 block of South ...

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The Stiefel Theatre Monday afternoon announced four new upcoming shows, including a country music legend and a cutting edge comedian. According to the Stiefel, legendary country artist Ronnie Milsap, comedian Lewis Black, Led Zeppelin tribute band "Get the Led Out", and novelist / activist Anne Lamott are all coming. RONNIE MILSAP - AUGUST 21@ 8PM Ronnie Milsap ranks ...

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Republican Gov. Sam Brownback and groups on both sides are preparing to announce a new proposal for rewriting a renewable energy mandate for the state's utilities. Brownback was having a news conference Monday afternoon to outline the measure. Representatives of the wind energy industry and groups opposed to the mandate planned to participate. A 2010 law requires ...

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Salina Police are investigating the theft of a 200 cc motorcycle from Tractor Supply Company, 3120 Riffel Drive. Police say someone cut the lock on the fence sometime between 8:30pm Saturday and 8:30am Sunday morning and stole the red, Baja Warrior bike. Loss and damage is listed at $725. A car is vandalized in the 800 ...

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A Salina man is facing charges of burglary and damage to property after officers responded to an alarm at the water well station near Indian Rock Park at 1500 Gypsum Sunday morning around 1am. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that 20-year-old Daniel C. Puckett was arrested early Sunday after police found him nearby wearing a ...

10 years ago
A four-wheeler is stolen from a rural home east of Salina. The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating the theft of a 2006 Polaris all terrain vehicle from a property in the 200 block of South Simpson Road. Deputies say the vehicle was chained to another ATV in a side yard and someone cut the lock and ...

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The secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Jeh Johnson, will deliver a Landon Lecture on May 27 at Kansas State University. Before becoming the fourth secretary of homeland security, Johnson was general counsel of the Department of Defense. He also has extensive service in national security, law enforcement and as a private attorney. Kansas State ...