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A multi-agency scientific project that includes NASA began flying in and out of Salina this week. According to the Salina Airport Authority, NASA has joined a multi-agency field campaign studying summer storm systems in the U.S. Great Plains to find out why they often form after the sun goes down instead of during the heat of ...

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Federal, state and local authorities are investigating the manufacture of illegal explosives in the Topeka area. The Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is working with Topeka authorities and the Office of the Kansas Fire Marshal in the investigation into homemade explosive devices and equipment to make illegal explosives. Kevin Doel, a spokesman for the ...

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Republican Gov. Sam Brownback says he's considering proposing a new religious objections law for Kansas following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision legalizing gay marriage across the nation. Brownback on Thursday also defended the state's refusal so far to allow gay and lesbian spouses to change their last names on driver's licenses or to file joint income ...

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A deluge of donations is raising hope that an emergency overnight shelter in Hutchinson could reopen. The NOEL Lodge, a shelter operated by New Beginnings Inc., closed without warning Tuesday after a federal grant that helped fund it was not renewed. Shelter director Juan Gonzeles says nearly $21,000 in donations has already been pledged, about half the ...

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Salina Police are planning to crack down on drunk drivers around the city Thursday evening into early Friday morning. City wide DUI checklanes are planned for tonight with five officers and one supervisor participating. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News the program will operate from 10:30pm Thursday night through 2:30am Friday morning. The effort is funded through a ...

10 years ago
Another person on the latest list of of Salina's Most Wanted has been arrested. According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office, James Hay has been caught. He was wanted for drug crimes, and theft. Those on the June list are wanted for crimes that include aggravated battery, conspiracy to commit robbery, interference with a law enforcement officer, ...

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Wichita hospitals are reporting an increase in patients being treated after smoking synthetic marijuana, often called K2. Wesley Medical Center said Wednesday it had treated 15 patients since Sunday with reactions to the drug. Via Christi also reported recent cases but did not have a specific number. Ashley Lunkenheimer, emergency department manager at Wesley, says the patients this ...

10 years ago
Saline County Jail Bookings 7-2-2015. 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. The Salina Media Group assumes no legal liability or responsibility ...

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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 ...

10 years ago
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 ...