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An experiment devised by Valley Center high school students has been launched into space. The Wichita Eagle reports the space flight launched Thursday included an experiment that five Valley Center high school students submitted to the Student Spaceflights Experiments Program. The experiment looks at the effect of microgravity on bacterial growth and its resistance to antibiotics. For ...

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Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence has named a longtime university employee to the school's top position. The federal Bureau of Indian Education announced Friday that Venida Chenault, Haskell's vice president of academic affairs since 2004, will become the school's president effective Sunday. The Lawrence Journal-World reports Chenault also attended Haskell as a student and has held ...

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A 58-year-old Garden City surgeon has died in a rollover traffic accident. The Garden City Telegram reports Dr. Michael J. Baughman died Friday after the one-vehicle accident south of Garden City. Baughman opened Sandhill Orthopaedic and Sportsmedicine in Garden City in 1993. He was also team physician for Garden City Community College and Garden City High School. The ...

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A thief suspected of shoplifting an iPad  is caught on video. According to Salina Police, on January 7th a white female in a yellow sweatshirt allegedly stole an IPad from Walmart,  at 2900 S. 9th Street. The suspect left in a white Chevrolet pickup.  If you can identify the woman in the video, or if you have ...

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Kansas State University Salina will open its campus to junior high and high school students next week on Wednesday when it hosts the Kansas Science Olympiad. K-State Salina is one of five regional locations and play will begin at 8 a.m. for the high school level and 9 a.m. for junior high participants. The nationally recognized ...

11 years ago
The Agriculture Department says it's making permanent rules that allow schools to serve larger portions of lean meat and whole grains in school lunches and other meals. Guidelines restricting portion size were originally intended to combat childhood obesity, but many parents complained their kids weren't getting enough to eat. School administrators say that rules establishing maximums ...

11 years ago
Flu season is ramping up, with illness widespread in at least 35 states including Kansas. That's up from 25 in the previous week. A flu expert with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the agency's weekly report released Friday shows "We're in the thick of flu season." The CDC's Lyn Finelli says the season likely ...

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The Kansas Supreme Court has ordered a new trial for a former police chief convicted of 15 counts of sexually molesting three girls. Forty-two-year-old Michael Akins Jr. was convicted in 2011 and sentenced to two life terms. He was police chief in the central Kansas town of Inman when he was charged. The Supreme Court reversed the ...

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The first government forecast of the growing season shows U.S. farmers planted fewer acres of winter wheat for harvest this year. The National Agricultural Statistics Service reported Friday that the 41.9 million planted acres are down 2 percent from last year. Seeding for the 2014 winter wheat crop began in August. Plantings of hard red winter wheat, ...

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Two Salina teens are arrested for arson after an investigation that dates back to November of 2013. Salina Police on Thursday, arrested 17-year-old Micah Wylie on 1 count of arson. On Friday, police arrested 19-year-old Zachary Gordon on the same charge. Both arrests are in connection to a fire that was intentionally set on the exterior of ...

11 years ago
Two suspects have pleaded not guilty to charges arising from the death of a 27-year-old Salina mother of four. The Salina Journal reports 25-year-old Joel Heil and 33-year-old Dane C. DeWeese, of Abilene, entered their pleas Friday and had dates set for their trials in Saline County District Court. The men are charged with first-degree murder and ...