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Kathy Leiker receives a special pin after donating her 13th gallon of blood.

"Pump Up The Volume" Drive Pumps Up Blood Supply

06/18/2013 10:38:25 PM - Donors from around the area are "pumping up the volume" and pumping out blood.

Regents To Consider Proposed Tuition Hikes

Regents To Consider Proposed Tuition Hikes

Out of state graduate students at Emporia State University would see the biggest increase, 8.8 percent.

Judge Tosses Out Subpoena Of Reporter

Judge Tosses Out Subpoena Of Reporter

The subpoena was filed by an attorney for a former jail guard accused of sexually abusing inmates.

Wichita Approves Delay On Concealed Guns Law

Wichita Approves Delay On Concealed Guns Law

Officials say the delay will allow time to study security needs for city owned buildings and properties.

Prosecutor To Appeal Sentence Of Vet Student

Prosecutor To Appeal Sentence Of Vet Student

The veterinary medicine student pleaded no contest in May to two counts of involuntary manslaughter while driving under the influence of alcohol.

Kansas School Spending Short Of Requirements

Kansas School Spending Short Of Requirements

The report was included as part of the State Board of Education's June meeting agenda.

Junction City Police Seize $828,000 From Driver

Junction City Police Seize $828,000 From Driver

A 78-year-old Arizona man is being held in northeast Kansas after police reported finding $828,000 in cash in his pickup truck.

 
KCC's Performance Not Acceptable
KCC's Performance Not Acceptable

The agency's three commissioners have a habit of ruling on issues that come before them without benefit of public hearings, which is a clear violation of the Kansas Open Meetings Act.

 
 
No Winners in Kansas Budget
No Winners in Kansas Budget

It has been suggested by some that adjournment was the best thing to come out of the 2013 legislative session.

 
 
Don't Make Crisis Worse
Don't Make Crisis Worse

The Kansas Constitution requires the state to finance K-12 education suitably.

 
 
Does Public Care About Higher Education Cuts?
Does Public Care About Higher Education Cuts?

The Kansas Board of Regents has plenty of reason to be disappointed and even angry at Kansas lawmakers who approved budget cuts exceeding 5 percent for the universities under the Regents' purview.

 
 
Secret Seizure of Millions of Telephone Records Wrong
Secret Seizure of Millions of Telephone Records Wrong

The seizure of millions of private telephone records infringes upon the fundamental constitutional rights of tens of millions of unsuspecting, law-abiding Americans.

 
 
More Talk than Action at G-8 Summit's Conclusion

The two-day G-8 Summit in Northern Ireland ended Tuesday with a whisper, not a bang.In the final communiqué, the U.S. and its allies issued a general message on reviving the global economy saying, "Promoting gro...

 
 
Russian Foreign Minister: Iran Ready to Make Deal with the West

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov suggested Tuesday that there's finally a light at the end of the tunnel in the West's standoff with Iran over its rogue nuclear program.According to the Russian official, if the U...

 
 
Suicide Bombers Strike Shiite Mosque in Baghdad

A Shiite mosque in Baghdad was targeted by militants on Tuesday, leaving 29 people dead and dozens more wounded.According to Iraqi officials, it was a coordinated suicide bombing designed to kill as many people as poss...

 
 
Kate Middleton's Baby Will Mean Big Bump for British Economy

Prince William and Kate Middleton are expecting their first child in July and a report by the Centre for Retail Research in Nottingham, England, predicts that the national economy could gain as much as $380 million bec...

 
 
Former Sen. Feingold Will Be Special Envoy for Central Africa

Secretary of State John Kerry announced Tuesday that former Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., will be the Obama administration’s new special envoy to deal with conflict-ridden Central Africa, which covers the Democrati...

 
 
'The Fight Isn't Over' on Gun Control, Says Vice President Biden

Vice President Joe Biden spoke at the White House Tuesday about continued effort to address gun violence, pledging that he and President Obama have not given up the effort to pass legislation expanding background check...

 
 
House Passes Bill Banning Abortion After 20 Weeks

– Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, passed by a vote of 228-196. Six Republicans opposed the measure, while six Democrats crossed the aisle to support it.Republicans contend that a fetus is capable of detec...

 
 
Immigration Reform Would Boost Economy, CBO Report Finds

The immigration reform bill drawn up by the Senate "Gang of Eight" would boost the economy and lower the deficit, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office says in a report out Tuesday.The newly released, and highly...

 
 
Claire McCaskill Joins Effort to Draft Hillary Clinton in 2016

Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill got a more than three-year head start on the 2016 election, lending her support Tuesday to an effort to draw Hillary Clinton into the next presidential race.McCaskill signed on with the g...

 
 
'Over 50' Terror Plots Foiled by Data Dragnets, NSA Director Says

The director of the National Security Administration on Tuesday told Congress that more than 50 potential terrorist attacks have been thwarted by two controversial programs tracking more than a billion phone calls and ...

 
 
Patriots' Aaron Hernandez's Home Searched After Killing

Investigators searched the North Attleborough home of New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez on Tuesday following the killing of a man police call an "associate" of Hernandez, ABC News has learned.Massachusetts...

 
 
Zimmerman Trial Jury Selection Moves to Round 2

The jury selection process in the George Zimmerman murder trial will move on to round two on Wednesday, as the prosecution and defense look to whittle down a pool of potential jurors into a final list of jurors and alt...

 
 
Journalist Michael Hastings Dies in Automobile Accident

Journalist Michael Hastings, whose article on Gen. Stanley McChrystal effectively ended his command of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, was killed in a single-car crash early Tuesday, Los Angeles Police confirmed on Tuesday...

 
 
Al Qaeda's Abandoned NY Stock Exchange Plot Revealed

– programs recently revealed by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden. Snowden, who is in hiding in Hong Kong after confessing to the leaks, called the reach of the programs "horrifying." The U.S. officials who test...

 
 
Women in Military Combat: 'The Days of Rambo Are Over'

The military timelines for integrating women into combat units were laid out on Tuesday at a Pentagon press conference by representatives of military services and U.S. Special Operations Command. SOCOM's Major Gen. Ben...

 
 
Danielle Bradbery Wins the Fourth Season of "The Voice"

Danielle Bradbery was named the fourth-season winner of the NBC singing competition The Voice on Tuesday night. The 16-year-old country artist from Texas, who was coached by Blake Shelton, received more votes than ru...

 
 
Lil Wayne: "I Didn't Step on the Flag on Purpose"

Lil Wayne is responding to outrage over a behind-the-scenes clip that shows him stepping on the American flag, during the making of his "God Bless Amerika" music video."I didn't step on the flag on purpose!" Wayn...

 
 
Brad Pitt Responds to Melissa Etheridge's Comments on Angelina

Breast cancer survivor Melissa Etheridge raised some eyebrows with her recent interview in the Washington Blade, in which she stated that Angelina Jolie had made the "most fearful" choice, and not the "brave" choice, b...

 
 
Justin Bieber Cleared in Possible Hit-and-Run

Justin Bieber has been cleared in a possible hit-and-run accident involving a paparazzo Monday night.Bieber is no longer under investigation for the late-night possible hit-and-run in Hollywood, ABC News Los Angeles af...

 
 
Jay-Z & Beyonce Celebrate 10th Anniversary of 40/40 Club

Jay-Z and Beyonce held court Monday night at the 10th anniversary of Jay's 40/40 Club.  It's the same club he rapped about on the Black Album's "Dirt Off Your Shoulder," throwing in a line in the 2003 song that he...

 
 
American Medical Association Declares Obesity a Disease

Obesity is a disease, according to the American Medical Association.The nation’s largest physician organization made the designation on Tuesday in an effort to get more doctors to recognize the health risks assoc...

 
 
Lullaby Medicine for Premature Babies

– and others across the country – the relentless beeping of monitors fades when the music takes over. The effect on preemies is dramatic and physical.Studies conducted by Dr. Jeffery Perlman, chief of newborn...

 
 
Magazine's Suicide-Themed Fashion Spread Causes Uproar

Vice, an online magazine known for its provocative take on the world, just unpublished a fashion photo spread called "Last Words," which had images of models reenacting some of literature's most famous suicides. The po...

 
 
Pay-by-Weight Airline Adds XL Class

The tiny airline that drew international attention for its pay-what-you-weigh policy is making accommodations for passengers of a larger size, introducing XL Class.Samoa Air chief executive Chris Langton told Australia...

 
 
Study: Latinos Learn English Faster than Past Immigrants

Many who oppose high levels of Latino immigration argue that they don't assimilate fast enough because they have failed to learn English like prior waves of immigrants did. However, a new series of studies reveal a dif...

 
 

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Library Offers Cemetery Tour And Dowsing Demonstration

As part of its Adult Summer Reading Program, the Salina Public Library will offer a Gypsum Hill Ceme...

 
Author To Sign Books At Library

Children’s author Stephanie Wallingford will sign copies of her book “A Day at the Lake” from ...

 
Bret Michaels

Friday, August 30, 2013 ~ 8pmStiefel Theatre, 151 S Santa Fe Tickets: $58, $49 Tickets on sale June...

 
‘That’s Entertainment!’ 2013

Thursday Evenings, 8-10pmEric Stein Stage, Oakdale Park Don’t miss the 2013 "That's Entertainment...

 
Join The Rubber Duck Club At The Library

As part of its 6 by 6 Ready to Read program, the Salina Public Library is again offering a summer cl...

 
Library Looks For Festival Readers

The staff of Salina Public Library will be roaming the grounds of the Smoky Hill River Festival to c...

 

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