The Kansas Highway Patrol is responding to multiple blown-over semis across the state due to high winds. Kansas Transportation Secretary Julie Lorenz snapped a photo of a semi blown over on I-70, just of Salina. She was coming back from a transportation announcement with Gov. Laura Kelly where more than $13.5 million was awarded for Kansas public transit projects. Trooper Ben Gardner ...
Multiple districts in Marion County have closed schools Thursday due to a threat. Centre K-12 School, located in Lost Springs, Kan., posted Thursday morning that its school was closed. The post did not elaborate on the threat or who it was made against. Durham-Hillsboro-Lehigh superintendent Max Heinrichs said its schools were also closed Thursday and said school officials were instructed...
Kansas is under a State of Disaster Emergency. Governor Laura Kelly issued the declaration due to a significant threat of wildfires. According to the Kansas Division of Emergency Management, weather conditions for the coming six-day period indicate a significant threat for wildland fires in Kansas. Due to this potential, Governor Laura Kelly has issued a State of Disaster Emergency for the state. ...
A Manhattan man has been banned from doing business in the Sunflower State after he failed to complete projects, a violation of the Kansas Consumer Protection Act. Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt says Douglas L. Bell III, of Manhattan, who operated a concrete company has been banned from doing business in the state for the violation of a 2021 consent judgment. AG Schmidt said the consent jud...
A couple of big shows for rock music fans are coming to the Stiefel Theatre in Salina. George Thorogood and the Destroyers are coming this spring on May 13th, and Joe Satriani is coming this fall on October 6th. Since 1976, George Thorogood & The Destroyers have played more than 8,000 ferocious live shows, and built a catalog of classic hits that includes “Get A Haircut,” “I Drink Alone,...
A federal indictment made public Thursday accuses four men with ties to Russian spy outfits of trying to gain control of U.S. nuclear power plants — including one in Kansas — through cyber sabotage. Prosecutors contend the defendants targeted both software and hardware to cripple critical infrastructure in the U.S., including the Wolf Creek nuclear plant near Burlington, Kansas. The U.S. Justi...
Salina Police are investigating a Wednesday morning shooting. According to the agency, a 27-year-old male was shot in the 2200 block of Wesley. The victim was transported to the hospital and is currently undergoing surgery. Police are actively investigating the crime scene, and several individuals have been brought to the station for interviews. This is an active investigation, and there is no dan...
A 50-year-old Saline County woman found dead in a residence south of Salina died of what appeared to be a gunshot wound. Additionally, two dogs found dead at the residence also suffered apparent gunshot wounds. Deputies were sent to 554 W. Parsons Road for a welfare check on Laurie Likins. When deputies arrived at the residence, they found a broken window and saw blood inside the residence. When t...
State officials say a strain of bird flu has shown up in two more Kansas counties. The Kansas Dept. of Agriculture announced Friday that samples show cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in two non-commercial backyard mixed-species flocks (poultry), one in Dickinson Co. and the other in rural Sedgwick Co. The disease previously was detected in a backyard flock in Franklin Co. and h...
Guardsmen from Nebraska will generate a large amount of noise near Milford Lake on Saturday. The U.S. Army says an airborne training exercise over Fort Riley will have residents in for a noisy weekend from low flying aircraft - particularly near Riley and Milford. The Army said the 2nd Battalion, 134th Infantry Regiment of the Nebraska Army National Guard will hold its annual training at Fort Rile...
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