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The Kansas Highway Patrol says blowing dust caused an 11-vehicle pileup that left three people dead in northwest Kansas. The crash happened Thursday afternoon on Highway 83 near Rexford, in Thomas County. The patrol says seven tractor-trailer trucks and four passenger vehicles collided. The patrol says high winds and blowing dust reduced visibility to almost zero ...

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Democrats don't believe Kansas can sustain new spending proposed by Republican Gov. Sam Brownback because of massive personal income tax cuts previously enacted at his urging. Brownback on Thursday outlined proposed changes in the state's budget for its current fiscal year and the fiscal year beginning July 1. Most of the spending for those two years ...

11 years ago
A Kansas Department of Corrections inmate was found guilty Thursday of aggravated escape from custody while being housed in the Ottawa County Jail in 2012. According to Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt, 24-year-old Santos M. Carrera-Morales was found guilty by an Ottawa County jury of aggravated escape from custody and battery on a corrections officer. Chief ...

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High wind and low visibility prompted the closings of some highways in northwest Kansas Thursday afternoon. The Kansas Department of Transportation shut down Interstate 70 from Colby to the Colorado border at mid-afternoon Thursday. Sections of Kansas 27 and U.S. Highways 36 and 83 in Sherman, Cheyenne, Rawlins, Thomas and Sheridan counties were also closed. ...

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Salina is preparing to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. A series of events begin on Friday. According to organizers, the theme for the 2014 weekend and holiday is Remember! Celebrate!! Act!!! A variety of events including an open-mic presentation, a literacy program, two celebration services, and a potluck dinner are available for ...

11 years ago
Federal election regulators face a court-imposed deadline this week to decide whether to modify the national voter registration form so Kansas and Arizona can fully enforce proof-of-citizenship requirements for their residents. U.S. District Judge Eric Melgren has given the U.S. Election Assistance Commission until Friday to make a final decision. The judge has kept control of ...

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Gov. Sam Brownback is proposing minor funding changes in the current fiscal year, including restoration of salary cuts for state university employees imposed last year by Kansas legislators. Details of the $6 billion budget are being shared Thursday with members of the House and Senate budget committees. Interim budget director Jon Hummell describes the increases for higher ...

11 years ago
Salina Police issued multiple citations on Wednesday night for seat belt violations. Lt. Russ Lamer tells KSAL News that officers focused on occupants who were not buckled up in vehicles moving through two intersections on 9th Street; at 9th Claflin and 9th and Crawford. Police say they made 19 vehicle stops and issued 18 citations to adults. Lt. ...

11 years ago
The chairman of the Kansas Board of Regents says the board is unlikely to suspend a controversial new policy on social media use by university faculty and staff. Chairman Fred Logan said Wednesday the policy likely would stay in place while a group of university representatives study its implications. The regents received a resolution from faculty senate ...

11 years ago
Great Bend police say a woman was critically injured and two others suffered less serious injuries in a shooting in the central Kansas town. Police said in a news release that the shooting happened Wednesday night, and it is being investigated as an attempted homicide. The woman was flown to Wesley Medical Center. Another woman and a ...

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Madame President, Members of the Legislature, the Cabinet, the Judiciary. My Fellow Kansans, Welcome. As had been foretold and promised to us: God is in Heaven, the Legislature is back and the crane is gone! The Capitol, like Kansas itself, is open for business. So friends, welcome back. Welcome back to the fellowship of this assembly. Welcome ...