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A new government report shows a surge in the use by authorities of wiretaps last year in Kansas for drug investigations. The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts issued its annual report to Congress Wednesday. It reports that the number of wiretaps nationwide decreased slightly in 2014 compared to the previous year. But in Kansas, federal ...

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A Salina man received nine consecutive life sentences under "Jessica's Law" sentencing guidelines Wednesday morning. Each life sentence includes with it no possibility of parole for a minimum of 25 years. Judge Jared Johnson imposed the sentence on 41-year-old Glenn Lippard, who back in March was convicted of of eight counts of aggravated indecent liberties with ...

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An emergency overnight shelter in Hutchinson has closed with little warning because it didn't receive a federal grant. Officials with NOEL Lodge, a shelter operated by New Beginnings Inc., said they are trying to find a way to reopen with private donations. The shelter closed Tuesday and five shelter staff members were let go. The Hutchinson News ...

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Kansas residents are paying higher taxes on cigarettes, groceries and other consumer goods but no longer have to obtain a state permit to carry a concealed gun. The tax increases and concealed carry change are among a raft of new state laws that took effect Wednesday. Other new laws help veterans, tighten rules for state cash assistance ...

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Kansas residents are being warned to be cautious around skunks during an uptick in rabies cases. Kansas State University's veterinary diagnostic laboratory says 70 rabies cases have been reported this year - the same number as all of last year. Skunks accounted for almost 75 percent of the rabies cases. A Kansas State lab diagnostician says most ...

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Salina County Jail Bookings 7-1-2015. Photos and information are gathered from the Saline County Sheriff's Office. All individuals are innocent of crimes unless they have been convicted in a court of law. No representation is made as to the guilt or innocence of said persons. [gallery columns="4" ids="15217,15216,15215,15214,15213,15212,15211,15210,15209,15202,15203,15204,15205,15206,15207,15208"]  

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