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...
The Kansas City Police Department’s Drug Enforcement Unit intercepted a fentanyl brick that they say “could have killed thousands.” They say it arrived in KC from California and was on its way to Alabama. The suspects are facing charges. They posted a picture of the brick on social media. It’s a very light green or blue color and appears to have a “6 X 6″ embossed onto it. They think t...
Central Kansas counties showed a slight uptick in unemployment in January, although the majority remain below 2 percent. Saline and Dickinson Counties saw an increase from 2.2 percent in December to 2.7 in January. Kansas Department of Labor and the Bureau of Labor Statistics show a seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 2.6% in January. This was a decrease from 2.8% in December and a decrease f...
Neal Gugler of Chapman is Dickinson County’s new Magistrate Judge, according to information from the Kansas Judicial Branch Office of Judicial Administration. The 8 th Judicial District Nominating Commission made the selection Friday in Junction City following public interviews for the position. Eight people had applied for the position. Gugler’s new position will be effective on his swearing-...
A Friday morning shooting at Olathe East High School injured the school resource officer and a school administrator. Officers and emergency crews responded at 10:41 a.m. to a call of a shooting at the school at 127th Street and Black Bob Road. The campus was locked down, and police took a suspect into custody shortly afterward. The suspect is a student at the school, who was also shot in ...
Kansas Supreme court denies AG’s request to dismiss 3 redistricting map lawsuits. The Kansas Supreme Court has denied Attorney General Derek Schmidt’s request to dismiss three lawsuits challenging the states newly passed congressional redistricting map. The high court announced the ruling Friday morning. The lawsuits, two of which were filed in Wyandotte County, the other in Douglas County ...
Dr. William Short will serve as Memorial Hospital Chief of Staff for 2022-23. Dr. William Short has been elected to serve as Memorial Hospital’s Chief of Medical Staff of the Full Medical Staff for 2022-2023. Dr. Short is a family medicine physician at Heartland Health Care Clinic. He also serves as the physician for Memorial Hospital Wound Center. The Chief of Medical Staff serves as the Presid...
pictured is Abilene Sophomore, Tucker Cell picture courtesy of Lyndsey Buechman Abilene Cowboys 120 #4 Christopher McClanahan, Junior 25-6 (Abilene Regional Champion) First Round - Chris McClanahan (Abilene) 26-6 WBF 1:46 over Robert Crooks, Sr. (Ottawa) 14-12 Quarterfinals - Chris McClanahan (Abilene) 27-6 WBF 3:46 Cason Wyrick, Fr. (Labette County) 34-6 Semifin...
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picture courtesy of Brad Anderson The Abilene High School basketball teams swept an opponent fo...
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