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Kansas Congressman Tim Huelskamp was presented with a prestigious award on Tuesday.  The 1st District Congressman was awarded the NAM Award for Manufacturing Legislative Excellence by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM). NAM member, Hillenbrand Inc., hosted the event at their Coperion K-Tron facilities in Salina, Kansas. The event included a round table discussion where the ...

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U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will be headlining the National Farmers Union convention meeting in Wichita. Kansas is hosting the group's national conventional for the first time since 1946. The four-day event begins Saturday at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Wichita. Its theme is "Driving the Future of Agriculture." Vilsack will be speaking Monday to the group. ...

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An Olathe school isn't taking any chances and is testing about 350 students and staff for tuberculosis after they came into contact with an infected student. The director of the Johnson County Department of Health and Environment says there's a very low chance the student spread the disease to others at Olathe Northwest High School. The screenings ...

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The Salina Area Chamber of Commerce and League of Women Voters will sponsor a Candidates Forum for Salina City Commission and USD 305 School Board Candidates tonight. The event is from  6-9pm, at the Chamber’s Visit Salina Annex, 120 W. Ash. Two sessions will be held. The first session will run from 6-7:25pm and will feature ...

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Firefighters in western Kansas were surprised by a barrage of fireworks as they battled a blaze at a storage unit early Tuesday. Goodland Police Chief Clifton Couch says it took several hours for crews to contain the fire after they were alerted shortly after midnight. Residents at a nearby mobile home park were under voluntary evacuation orders ...

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A Republican lawmaker in Kansas is criticizing GOP leaders for trying to push a plan quickly through the Legislature to overhaul how the state distributes aid to public schools. Rep. Don Hill of Emporia said Tuesday that GOP leaders are ramming through a plan they drafted and moving too hastily. Hill serves on the House Appropriations ...

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A vandal damages nearly a dozen vehicles parked at a Salina hotel. Salina Police tell KSAL News that 11 vehicles parked at the Hampton Inn at 401 W. Schilling Road were damaged late Sunday night into early Monday morning. On each vehicle one or more tires were slashed or punctured. Total damage is estimated at $5,300. Police say ...

10 years ago
A homeless man has been arrested for allegedly damaging a Salina convenience store. Salina Police Captain Chris Trochek tells KSAL News that 46-year-old Clinton Camp was arrested on Monday. Camp is accused of damaging the electric meter on the back of the Kwik Shop convenience store at 305 W. Schilling. He allegedly broke the back portion off ...

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Republican leaders in the GOP-dominated Kansas Legislature are ready to move quickly to enact a plan for overhauling the distribution of state aid to public schools. The House Appropriations Committee expected to debate the plan Tuesday. That's a day after it had a hearing and five days after GOP leaders unveiled the plan publicly. The Senate Ways ...

10 years ago
A Kansas House panel is reviewing a bill to significantly increase penalties for scrap metal theft. The House Judiciary Committee had a hearing Monday on a bill to make damaging a building or other structure to steal scrap a felony punishable by up to 19 months in jail for a first offense. Farm and law enforcement groups ...

10 years ago
Gun rights advocates in Kansas are divided on a bill that would allow people to carry a concealed gun without a permit. If the bill passes, people will also be able to carry a concealed gun without the training that a permit requires. The bill will not extend to anyone under 21, unless they are on ...