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Critics of multi-state, Common Core reading and math standards are pushing Kansas legislators to block their use in the state's public schools. House Speaker Ray Merrick said Thursday that some fellow Republicans want an up-or-down vote on an anti-Common Core measure. They were vocal enough that GOP House members were holding up action on a proposed ...

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Gov. Sam Brownback is urging Kansas residents to remain on guard as severe weather continues in much of the state. The governor said Thursday that residents should seek cover immediately when tornado warnings are issued. Numerous tornadoes have touched down in Kansas this week. Most have caused little to no damage, but two businesses and about 20 ...

11 years ago
Officials Thursday celebrated Salina's summer effort to feed hungry children, and a statewide effort to provide a millions meals for hungry children. A ceremonial ribbon cutting at Schilling Elementary School signified the beginning of the free summer lunch program. The free lunches are for all children ages one through eighteen. USD 305 Director of Food and Nutrition Services ...

11 years ago
The National Weather Service rates a tornado that touched down this week in Ottawa County as an EF4. According to the NWS Topeka office, a tornado touched down around 5:40 Tuesday evening in southern Ottawa county. It proceeded to become very large as it moved slowly southeastward to a point just west of U.S. Highway 81. ...

11 years ago
The winner of a $214,777 Super Kansas Cash jackpot is a 30-year-old pipefitter from Junction City. The winner, who asked the Lottery not to disclose his identity, claimed his prize this morning at Lottery headquarters in Topeka. He matched all numbers in last night's drawing with a $5 Quick Pick ticket. The winning numbers were 3-12-25-28-31 ...

11 years ago
A Salina woman is injured after leaping from a moving car. Police are searching for a known male suspect, after a woman jumped out of his 2006 Ford Fusion early Thursday morning. The 27-year-old female contacted police from her home, and was later transported to the Emergency Room to be treated for scrapes on her hand, arms ...

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An 11-year-old Salina girl is hospitalized after suffering an electrical shock in Downtown Salina Wednesday evening. Police Lt. Scott Siemsen tells KSAL News that she was found on top of electrical junction boxes near Campbell Plaza. "There are two electrical junction boxes that are in the ground and they are covered by a metal plate that is ...

11 years ago
A central Kansas co-op is planning a $42 million grain storage and loading facility that it hopes will create 18 permanent jobs. The plant will be built in McPherson County, just outside Canton. Officials with Mid Kansas Co-op say the project will take about 10 years, with more than 150 construction jobs. The co-op says on its ...

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The Kansas Highway Patrol says four people who died Tuesday in an accident in Ellsworth County were from Colorado. The patrol identified the victims Wednesday as 54-year-old Kevin J. Dorrell; 51-year-old Debra M. Dorrell; 15-year-old Justin Turner; and 11-year-old Joe Turner, all of Aurora, Colo. Nine-year-old Jonah Turner survived the crash when an Ellsworth man pulled him ...

11 years ago
UPDATED 7:45 AM 5-30-13 A 10-year-old girl was transported to a Wichita hospital after she suffered an electrical shock Wednesday evening in Salina. The girl and three other children were playing outside, in the Campbell Plaza area, downtown in the 100 Block of South Santa Fe as a thunderstorm over Salina. After receiving the shock the girl was ...

11 years ago
Gov. Sam Brownback believes Kansas lawmakers are making progress in resolving tax issues even though the House and Senate have suspended negotiations for now. Brownback told reporters Wednesday that legislators are starting to work through their differences. He said, "It's going to happen." The biggest disagreement among Brownback's fellow Republicans is over the 6.3 percent state sales tax, ...