Tim Unruh
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Fleming found not guilty in Beloit murder trial
BELOIT — Jurors announced just before 2 p.m. Tuesday that Charles “Chuckie” Fleming was found not guilty of the murder of his mother, Carol Fleming.The Beloit businesswoman was gunned down as she slept in her Beloit home on Aug. 16, 2003. She was shot in the head and killed instantly.Chuckie Fleming, 46, the oldest of her four sons, was arrested last July, nearly 15 years after the murder… → Read More
Gaining momentum
Part of a big idea hatched decades ago at The Land Institute continues a slow-but-significant evolution. Leaders are far from shouting their discoveries → Read More
Heifers fetch big bucks for Tammy Walker Cancer Center
A good cause and a pair of critters was all it took for the cattle community to shine Tuesday afternoon. → Read More
Big changes underway at Clay Center Zoo
CLAY CENTER — A stroll — or a roll — through Utility Park shows dramatic changes, particularly at the zoo, where a major upgrade is ongoing. → Read More
GT Manufacturing honored as Exporter of the Year
CLAY CENTER — Jim Sampson stood with his GT Manufacturing managers Thursday to accept the 2016 Governor’s Exporter of the Year award. → Read More
Sales tax will soon revive Salina's Smoky Hill channel
When the call came May 10 from Saline County Clerk Don Merriman, reporting the Salina sales tax initiative had passed, some Friends of the River Foundation members became emotional. → Read More
Cattleman rewarded for role in busting cattle thief
LINCOLN — A partner in a Washington cattle company has received a $2,500 reward from the Kansas Livestock Association for his role in breaking up a cattle rustling operation in → Read More
Planning for dry times, city purchases storage in Kanopolis Reservoir
With bone-dry 2006 nestled firmly in her memory, Salina Utilities Director Martha Tasker made a case Monday to city commissioners to bank water in Kanopolis Reservoir for the next time → Read More
Occupants escape fire at mobile home park
HEDVILLE — An undetermined number of humans and one dog escaped a burning mobile home Sunday night in Sundowner West park north of Hedville. → Read More
Santa stars in big show at Salina Regional Airport
Balancing a work of sugary art, Quinn Kuhlman sat down at a table in the foyer of a large airplane hangar, and within seconds, the cookie with more than a → Read More
Possible EPA chief has Salina connection
If President-elect Donald Trump opts to make Kathleen Hartnett White his chief of the Environmental Protection Agency, Salina can add another name to its list of very famous persons. → Read More
Salina city grows by 15 acres
Salina’s land mass officially grew by a smidgeon Monday when city commissioners annexed the Riverwoods Natural Area and brought it inside of the city limits. → Read More
Could election fallout wreck Thanksgiving? It's possible
Consider this outcome for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday. → Read More
Encouragement apparent at governor's water conference
MANHATTAN — With a Nov. 24, 1988, photo of Kansas State Football Coach Bill Snyder on several large screens, Susan Metzger drew a parallel with the state’s water challenges. → Read More
Hunter safety paramount in Kansas
Here’s what you need to get ready to hunt: • Pheasant and quail season runs Nov. 12 through Jan. 31 • Bag limit: four rooster pheasants and eight quail; pheasants → Read More
Generous community, dedicated students raise money for band trip
BELLEVILLE — Locals stopped and stared as youngsters marched in unison through eastern Belleville neighborhoods, bouncing their familiar sounds off of buildings and yellowing trees. → Read More
Teacher, students hospitalized after chemical explosion at St. John's Catholic High School
BELOIT — A teacher and a number of students were taken to a local hospital Wednesday morning following a chemical explosion outside of St. John’s Catholic High School, in Beloit. → Read More
McPherson Police officer on paid leave while alleged election violation probed
McPHERSON — Lt. Jerry Montagne has been placed on paid administrative leave from the McPherson Police Department while the Kansas Bureau of Investigation looks into allegations that he violated election → Read More
Man arrested after shots fired at Salina business
An angry customer began throwing things at the LoanMax Title Loans building, 600 S. Broadway, on Wednesday morning. Then he pulled out a pistol. → Read More
Mental health services improving Honberg said, but there is much work to do
Like medical maladies, mental illness has various levels of severity, Ron Honberg said, and those with the latter should not be shunned. → Read More