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A woman is dead and a male victim is in the hospital after a trailer fire in the early morning hours Friday. Joe Kvacik, Fire Investigator with the Salina Fire Department tells KSAL News dispatch received a call about the fire in a trailer park at 2:51 a.m. Friday. The fire was at 917 N. 13th ...

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After a mild beginning to the weekend, a storm system will bring winter weather to the region on Sunday into Monday. According to the National Weather Service , the better chances for accumulating snowfall will impact central Kansas with lower chances across parts of south central and southeast Kansas. Hazardous travel conditions are likely due to ...

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Two incidents over the past week are highlighting the need for safe hunting practices. Officials say the first happened Monday in Graham County when a hunter was critically injured. The second happened a day later in Greenwood County. The local sheriff's office says a Park City man was wounded in a shooting accident. Authorities say 71-year-old Eldon ...

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A suspect linked to a Barton County drug bust is in custody. According to the local sheriff's office, 26-year-old Kortnie Nowak was arrested following the Wednesday-afternoon search of a home Northeast 30th Avenue. The Kansas resident, who authorities say also had two outstanding warrants in Russell County, was charged with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. A ...

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A Missouri semi driver was sent to the hospital in Junction City after a Geary County crash on Interstate-70. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, Matthias E. Smith, 34, Grandview, MO, was traveling westbound on I-70 in a 2015 International Power Unit semi and was passing another semi truck when Smith's truck went over the fog ...

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A two car crash on Interstate-70 in Lincoln County causes one of the vehicles involved to roll over multiple times on Thursday afternoon. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, the two cars were traveling eastbound on I-70 when a 2005 Ford Ranger being driven by Fred M. Ross, 62, Junction, Ill., sideswiped a 2018 Ford F150 ...

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A stop on Interstate-70 leads to drug charges for a couple from Kentucky. According to Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan around 1:30am Thursday, a deputy on patrol stopped a driver just west of the Niles Road exit on I-70 for failure to maintain a lane. The deputy noticed drug paraphernalia in the 2010 Nissan Cube and a ...

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Police have identified a Kansas State University student found dead Thursday morning. According to the school, at approximately 12:38 a.m. on Thursday the Kansas State University Police Department responded to a call from the Riley County Police Department concerning an unconscious male in a vehicle at the Washington Marlatt Memorial Park . Upon arriving, officers found Jerrad ...

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A unique holiday event is scheduled for this weekend in Salina. The Central Kansas Flywheels Yesteryear Museum is planning a Christmas party, and everyone is invited. According to the organization, it will be an evening of fun for the entire family.  Events and activities include: Hayrack rides Fun holiday crafts Christmas cookies Hot chocolate Apple cider ...

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Do you remember the sound of snapping trees and neighborhoods without power for days as an ice storm settled over Kansas 12-years ago this week? The ice coated everything on December 10th and December 11th 2007, turning the weather event into the worst ice storm in the history of Kansas. According to the National Weather Service, this ...

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The Kansas Supreme Court later this month will hear an appeal in a Saline County case involving  a former middle school counselor serving nearly 14 years in prison in a sex case involving a student. In June of 2014 Brooke Dinkel was found guilty of sex crimes involving a 13-year-old student. A jury found the now ...