The 4th Annual Veteran's Day Parade is set to occur this Saturday,&nbsp;November 15th at 9:00 am.

Interim Healthcare and the community is inviting you to join in this parade that is meant to honor the brave men and women who have served this country in the armed forces.&nbsp;This tradition brings together veterans, active-duty military, their families, and the community to celebrate their service, sacrifice, and the freedoms they protect.

This special event is a heartfelt expression of gratitude for their selfless dedication and sacrifice to ensure our freedoms.&nbsp;

The parade will start at Elm Street and Santa Fe, ending at South Street.

Local businesses and organizations are encouraged to participate in the parade by registering a float or group.&nbsp;

Entry to the parade is free, but a $25.00 donation made payable to Ambucs-RE: Wheelchair ramps, American Legion or Kansas Honor Flight is suggested.&nbsp;&nbsp;(Neither Non-profit or schools need to make a donation.)

To get access to an entry form to participate in the parade, contact: Jennifer Gunelson,&nbsp;<a href="mailto:jgunelson@interimhealthcare.com">jgunelson@interimhealthcare.com</a>&nbsp;or Jacque Backhus @&nbsp;<a href="mailto:jbackhus@interimhealthcare.com">jbackhus@interimhealthcare.com</a>&nbsp;

For more information about the parade, contact:

Email: jbackhus@interhimhealthcare.com

Veterans Day parade set to occur for the 4th year in a row in Salina

MITCHELL COUNTY—One person died in an accident just before 11:30a.m.&nbsp; Tuesday in Mitchell County.&nbsp;

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a&nbsp; 1991 Buick Century driven by Brian&nbsp;Christianson, 69, Hunter, was northbound on Kansas 181 just south of Timothy Trail.&nbsp; &nbsp;The driver attempted to pass a 2005 International semi driven by Ronald&nbsp;Dubbert, 52, Hebron, Nebraska, in a no passing zone. The semi failed to&nbsp;maintain its lane and crossed the center line when negotiating a curve. 

The Buick left the roadway and when it reentered, it made impact with the semi. The semi then left the roadway, entered the east ditch and rolled.&nbsp;

A passenger in the semi identified as 84-year-old Mary&nbsp;Dubbert, 84, Tipton, was pronounced dead at the scene and was transported to&nbsp;Roberts Funeral Home.

EMS transported Ronald Dubbert to the Mitchell County Hospital. Christianson was not injured. All three were properly restrained, according to the KHP.

Kan. woman killed after car, semi crash in no passing zone

Another great turnout occurred as around 300 Salina-area community members of all ages gathered in Sunset Park on Tuesday, for Annual Veterans Day Commemoratives service, hosted by VFW Post 1432.

Key organizers, highlights and keynote speaker

The event MC was David Medina, (Adjutant - Army - Post 1432), alongside Dan Pestinger (Sergeant at Arms retired Marine) and Michael Weis (Chaplin - Air Force - Post 1432) also assisting.

A Color Guard Service was provided by the Marine Corps League, Tri-Rivers Detachment, the American Legion Riders Post 62 and the VFW Riders Post 1432.

Students from Cornerstone Classical School recited the Declaration of Independence.

Keynote speaker was retired Colonel Karen Weis, a 29-year Army Combat Veteran who is a native of the Salina area, currently working with KU school of nursing.

🎥 Highlights and recap of 2025 Veterans Day Ceremony at Sunset Park

Nearly $2,000 worth of items were stolen from a storage unit in Salina.

According to the Salina Police Department (SPD) on Monday at around noon, the owner of a mini storage in the 400 block of N. 9th, contacted SPD about a storage unit that had reportedly been broken into.

Lt. Andrew Zeigler stated the storage unit property is currently not fenced off.

Stolen from the unit was nearly $2,000 worth of items.

There are no suspects who have been identified at this time and the investigation is ongoing.

Search for a suspect prompts after nearly $2,000 of items stolen from storage unit 

OCCK Transportation is pleased to announce the continuation of the Winter Pass to the successful CityGo “Get On &amp; Go” program for Salina area youth ages 7-18.&nbsp;

Youth ages 7-18 will be able to purchase a Get On &amp; Go Winter Youth Bus Pass for $10.&nbsp;

The pass will be good for unlimited rides on Salina CityGo from December 1, 2025 to February 28, 2026.&nbsp;

Youth must show the drivers their “Get On &amp; Go” pass when they board the buses.&nbsp; Face masks and social distancing policies will be followed as needed.

The Get On &amp; Go Fall Bus Pass is available for purchase online on November 15, 2025, at&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="http://www.salinacitygo.com/">www.salinacitygo.com</a>&nbsp;and Buy A Pass, with options for pick up.&nbsp;

They will also be available at OCCK Transportation, 340 N. Santa Fe, starting November 15, 2025.&nbsp;

The Winter Pass will also be available digitally in the Token Transit app.&nbsp; All OCCK Transportation services have a digital fare option.

“We love that we have our Get On &amp; Go program all year round now,” said Trell Grinter, Transportation Director for OCCK, Inc.&nbsp; “The whole program has continued to grow in popularity.&nbsp; We are helping kids navigate around Salina, participate in activities and community events, while using public transit, which means learning important life skills while gaining freedom and independence.”

For more information call OCCK Transportation at 826-1583 or go to&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="http://www.salinacitygo.com/">www.salinacitygo.com</a>.

OCCK Transportation announces Get On & Go winter bus pass for CityGo

Celebrate the magic of the season at the Salina Symphony Christmas Festival Concerts, returning to the Stiefel Theatre on Sat., Dec. 13, at 7 p.m. and Sun., Dec. 14, at 4 p.m.

Guest artist Andrew Lipke, a gifted vocalist and instrumentalist, joins the Symphony to lead this cherished holiday celebration. 

The concerts will showcase festive performances by Iron Street Dance Company, Tamara Howe School of Dance, Salina Chorale, Kansas Wesleyan University Chorale and the Salina Symphony Youth Choir.

Tickets may be purchased at the Stiefel Theatre box office, by calling 785-827-1998 or online at <a href="http://www.salinasymphony.org">www.salinasymphony.org</a>.

Tickets start at $42 with a $25 price for students/children. Children ages 3 and up are welcome to attend. Student tickets must be purchased at the Stiefel Theatre box office.

The Salina Symphony is dedicated to enriching lives through artistic music performance and education. For more information, contact Adrienne Allen at (785) 823-8309 or visit salinasymphony.org

Salina Symphony to present the joyful community tradition of the Christmas Festival concerts Dec. 13 & 14

An undisclosed amount of cash was reportedly stolen from a convenience store in Salina after hours.

According to the Salina Police Department (SPD) at around 2:50 am on Monday, a female employee of Casey's (1100 E. Iron Ave.) arrived to open the store and found the front door unsecure. She then went inside and the store's alarm went off.

Afterwards, she found a safe that had been opened and trash spread out on the floor. The employee then contacted SPD and officers arrived to the scene.

The concern became how the alarm didn't sound off, before the employee arrived and found the store to have appeared to be burglarized.

Upon arrival, officers reported an undisclosed amount of cash was stolen from the safe. Moreover, a large amount of coinage was located outside of the store as well.

Lt. Andrew Zeigler stated they have surveillance footage of the crime and discovered the suspect to be a male, wearing a mask and gloves.

Undisclosed amount of cash stolen from convenience store in Salina, investigation ongoing

ELLSWORTH COUNTY—A series of small earthquake shook portions of central Kansas over the past two days.

A 2.8 magnitude quake struck just before 6p.m. three miles northeast of Wilson, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The Kansas Geological Survey reported a 3.2. magnitude quake in Russell County at approximately the same time.

The Kansas Geological Survey also reported two additional quakes measuring 2.6 and 2.1 in Russell County on Sunday morning and Monday morning.

The Ellsworth County Sheriff's office has not received any calls about the quakes.

Series of small earthquakes reported in central Kansas

HUTCHINSON, Kan. — As Veterans Day is celebrated across the country, one Kansas-based organization continues to honor those who served by giving them a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see the memorials built in their honor.

Mike Van Campen, president of Kansas Honor Flight, joined us to share the mission behind the program — a mission that has brought nearly 5,000 Kansas veterans to Washington, D.C., since 2012.

“We started Kansas Honor Flight in 2012 after a previous hub in Great Bend closed,” Van Campen said. “Several of us wanted to continue the mission — and 105 flights later, we’ve now taken just under 5,000 veterans to see their memorials.”

The flights — entirely free for veterans — are made possible through donations from individuals, community groups, and schools across Kansas. The organization operates without any state or federal funding.

“The money simply comes from a grateful public,” Van Campen said. “Churches, American Legion posts, schools — it’s incredible how many students and organizations step up to help our veterans make this trip.”

Each flight follows a carefully organized three-day itinerary. Veterans and their guardians depart Wichita on a Monday and fly to Baltimore, where they visit Fort McHenry before touring the nation’s capital.

Tuesday is a full day of remembrance, visiting the World War II, Korean, Vietnam, Air Force, and Navy memorials, as well as the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery for the Changing of the Guard ceremony.

“We apply for permission to hold a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington for each bus,” Van Campen said. “Twelve veterans per flight get to take part in that very special moment — it’s something they’ll never forget.”

The wreaths, he noted, are handmade by one of his high school classmates who crafts them from grapevines grown on his vineyard near Baltimore.

For many veterans — particularly from World War II and Korea — the Honor Flight experience opens the door to conversations their families have never heard before.

“Their kids tell us, ‘Dad never talked about his service until this trip,’” Van Campen shared. “These men and women came home, took off their uniforms, and went back to work. But on these flights, surrounded by fellow veterans, they finally start to share their stories.”

Guardians and Volunteers Make It Possible

Veterans who need assistance are paired with a guardian, someone who ensures their comfort and safety throughout the trip. Guardians — often a child, grandchild, or volunteer — pay their own way, contributing $900 to cover airfare, lodging, and meals. Veterans travel completely free.

“We’ve even had volunteers who’ve gone seven or eight times,” Van Campen said. “They’ll take off work, pay their way, and help a total stranger — just because they want to give back.”

Kansas Honor Flight operates four flights per year — typically in May, June, August, September, and October — carrying around 95 veterans per trip. The waiting list is currently about a year, meaning those who apply now will likely travel in 2026.

Applications for veterans and guardians are available at <a href="http://www.kansashonorflight.org">www.kansashonorflight.org</a>.

“All a veteran has to do is decide they want to go,” Van Campen said. “We’ll take care of the rest.”

For those looking to support the mission, tax-deductible donations can also be made through the organization’s <a href="http://www.kansashonorflight.org">website</a>.

As Van Campen put it, “Every flight is a reminder of what service and sacrifice truly mean — and what it means for a grateful Kansas to say, thank you.”

Kansas Honor Flight marks 105 journeys honoring 5K veterans

Following is recent booking activity for the Saline County Jail, as provided by law enforcement. Photos, if provided, are courtesy of Saline County Jail. All persons are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

REQUESTED CHARGE:&nbsp;Probation Violation

REQUESTED CHARGES:&nbsp;Taxation; Drugs; No drug tax stamp for marijuana or cont substance; Distribute marijuana; 25 - &lt; 450 gram; Use/poss drug paraphernalian/human body; Driving While Suspended; Poss para w/intent to manuf contr subst; Poss of opiate, narcotic, or certain stimulant; Taxation; Drugs; No drug tax stamp for marijuana or cont substance

REQUESTED CHARGE:&nbsp;Viol protection order; Abuse order

REQUESTED CHARGES:&nbsp;Probation Violation; Domestic Battery: rude physical contact 2nd; Driving under influence of alcohol or drugs; Misdemeanor

Saline County Jail Bookings, November 11

"Let us have our dogs," said a member from the community at the City Commission meeting on Monday.

The City Commission on Monday voted to move the Pitbull ban petition to a special election, that would be voted by the community to either repeal or keep the City ordained ban.

The special election will cost the City upwards of $60,000.

Before the meeting, the petition presented to the City had over 1,000 signatures from the public to repeal the ban.

<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/salinaresidentsrepealbsl/">Salinans Against BSL</a>&nbsp;is the Facebook group and frontrunners to repeal the ban. The group is for people whose goal is to end the Breed Specific Legislation (BSL) in Salina.

The original ordinance set by the City in 2004 is <a href="https://library.municode.com/ks/salina/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CH7AN_ARTIXBRSPRE_DIV1PIBUDO">Salina Code Chapter 7, Article IX, Division 1</a>.

 The city's ban is often attributed to a specific dog attack that occurred in 2004, where a young child was attacked by pit bulls.

According to City Manager Jacob Wood, it is yet to be determined if the vote will be a mail-in ballot or a vote at the polls.

Several cities in Kansas such as Overland Park, Hiawatha, Independence, Clay Center, Bonner Springs and Garden City have repealed the BSL ban in the past.

Pitbull ban petition in Salina moves to special election costing City upwards of $60,000

<a href="https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=Salina&amp;state=KS&amp;site=ICT&amp;lat=38.8158&amp;lon=-97.6178">For a full look at the weather forecast, click here.</a>

Monitor local weather updates frequently in multiple ways by listening to the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.weather.gov/nwr/">NOAA Weather Radio</a>, checking local news and emergency notifications. You can also stay informed by following Saline County and the National Weather Service on social media.

For the latest forecast updates, visit the National Weather Service Wichita office at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.weather.gov/ict/">https://www.weather.gov/ict/</a>. To check forecasts frequently, go to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.weather.gov/">weather.gov</a>.

Four day weather forecast Salina, November 10 - November 12

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The US National Weather Service has announced events of showers and thunderstorms are expected to return this weekend in Salina and throughout Central Kansas.

Accordingly, showers and thunderstorms will overspread the area starting Thursday night, with the greatest coverage in southern Kansas. Temperatures will drop into the upper 40s and 50s throughout the area.

Forecast depicts that showers and thunderstorms are likely to occur throughout the span of this weekend, and into Monday, October 27.

Showers and thunderstorms expected to return to Salina this weekend

Three day weather forecast Salina, October 22 - October 24

NEW YORK (AP) — Space weather forecasters issued an alert on Tuesday for incoming severe&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/northern-lights-auroras-solar-storm-915a2364b24679c63a07066f55c53ffa">solar storms</a>&nbsp;that could produce&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/video/how-to-catch-auroras-with-noaas-prediction-tool-5c20d61840754b8e81070c87160ef6ff">colorful northern lights</a>&nbsp;and temporarily disrupt communications.

In the past few days, the sun has burped out&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/solar-storms-auroras-northern-lights-ea7dea56d466cf199837b5e266c5d9c6">several bursts of energy</a>&nbsp;called coronal mass ejections that could reach Earth Tuesday night and early Wednesday. The potential severe geomagnetic storms could disrupt radio and GPS communications, according to forecasters with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

How bright the auroras are and&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/auroras-northern-lights-solar-storm-9a3399d88ec0e14293f06e77d61099c4">how far south they are visible</a>&nbsp;will depend on when the solar bursts get here and how they interact with Earth's atmosphere. The vibrant displays could be visible across much of the northern U.S., and as far south as Alabama and Northern California.

The sun is at the maximum phase of its&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/sun-solar-flare-earth-ed204eef352560f09b8366bee05e2381">11-year activity cycle</a>, making the light displays more common and widespread. Colorful northern lights have decorated night skies in unexpected places and space weather experts say there are more auroras still to come.

Aurora displays known as the northern and southern lights are commonly visible near the poles, where charged particles from the sun interact with Earth’s atmosphere.

Skygazers are spotting the lights deeper into the United States and Europe because the sun is going through a major face-lift. Every 11 years, its poles swap places, causing magnetic twists and tangles along the way.

Last year, the strongest geomagnetic storm in two decades slammed Earth, producing light displays across the Northern Hemisphere. And soon afterward, a powerful solar storm dazzled skygazers far from the Arctic Circle when dancing lights appeared in unexpected places including Germany, the United Kingdom, New England and New York City.

The sun’s active spurt is expected to last at least through the end of this year, though when solar activity will peak won’t be known until months after the fact, according to NASA and NOAA.

Solar storms can bring more than colorful lights to Earth.

When fast-moving particles and plasma slam into Earth’s magnetic field, they can temporarily disrupt the power grid. Space weather can also interfere with air traffic control radio and satellites in orbit. Severe storms are capable of scrambling other radio and GPS communications.

In 1859, a severe solar storm triggered auroras as far south as Hawaii and set telegraph lines on fire in a rare event. And a 1972 solar storm may have detonated magnetic U.S. sea mines off the coast of Vietnam.

Space weather experts aren’t able to predict a solar storm months in advance. Instead, they alert relevant parties to prepare in the days before a solar outburst hits Earth.

Northern lights forecasts can be found on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/communities/aurora-dashboard-experimental">NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center website</a>&nbsp;or an aurora forecasting app.

Consider aurora-watching in a quiet, dark area away from city lights. Experts recommend skygazing from a local or national park. And check the weather forecast because clouds can cover up the spectacle entirely.

Taking a picture with a smartphone camera may also reveal hints of the aurora that aren’t visible to the naked eye.

Severe solar storms bring view of northern lights to Kansas

JOHNSON COUNTY —Law enforcement are investigating a suspect on multiple allegations following a rollover crash that injured a juvenile passenger.

Just after noon Nov. 2, deputies responded to a single-vehicle rollover crash in the 9700 block of Sunflower Road in De Soto, Kansas, according to a media release. The driver, Jeyson Carabantes-Deras, 25, overcorrected, causing the vehicle to roll over. A 6-year-old female passenger was seriously injured and taken to a hospital for treatment.

Deputies determined Carabantes-Deras appeared intoxicated, and DUI testing was conducted. He was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.

Carabantes-Deras remains jailed charges on a $500,000 bond on requested aggravated child endangerment, aggravated battery, leaving the scene of an injury accident, driving while suspended and other traffic violations.

Man arrested after Kan. rollover crash injured 6-year-old

WASHINGTON (AP) —The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended an order blocking full SNAP payments, amid signals that the government shutdown could soon end and food aid payments resume.

The order keeps in place at least for a few more days a chaotic situation. People who depend on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to feed their families in some states have received their full monthly allocations, while others have received nothing.

The order will expire just before midnight Thursday.

The Senate has approved a bill to end the shutdown and the House of Representatives could vote on it as early as Wednesday. Reopening the government would restart the program that&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/government-shutdown-congress-trump-641e7e2324f261da72395b604d9540e8">helps 42 million Americans</a>&nbsp;buy groceries, but it’s not clear how quickly full payments would resume.

The justices chose what is effectively the path of least resistance, anticipating the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/government-shutdown-update-80ef7cada7b3c0559aca38886efd8f90">federal government shutdown</a>&nbsp;will end soon while avoiding any substantive legal ruling about whether lower court orders to keep full payments flowing during the shutdown are correct.

Beneficiaries in some states have received their full monthly allocations while in others they have received nothing. Some states have issued partial payments.

How quickly SNAP benefits could reach recipients if the government reopens would vary by state. But states and advocates say that it's easier to make full payments quickly than partial ones.

Carolyn Vega, a policy analyst at the advocacy group Share Our Strength, also said there could be some technical challenges for states that have issued partial benefits to send out the remaining amount.

In Pennsylvania, full November benefits went out to some people on Friday. But Jim Malliard, 41, of Franklin, said he had not received anything by Monday.

Malliard is a full-time caretaker for his wife, who is blind and has had several strokes this year, and his teenage daughter, who suffered severe medical complications from surgery last year.

That stress has only been compounded by the pause in the $350 monthly SNAP payment he previously received for himself, his wife and daughter. He said he is down to $10 in his account and is relying on what’s left in the pantry — mostly rice and ramen.

“It’s kind of been a lot of late nights, making sure I had everything down to the penny to make sure I was right,” Malliard said. “To say anxiety has been my issue for the past two weeks is putting it mildly.”

The political wrangling in Washington has shocked many Americans, and&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-shutdown-snap-volunteer-efd96724c418e31f6cc96c974ba5d215">some have been moved to help</a>.

“I figure that I’ve spent money on dumber stuff than trying to feed other people during a manufactured famine,” said Ashley Oxenford, a teacher who set out a “little food pantry” in her front yard this week for vulnerable neighbors in Carthage, New York.

SNAP has been the center of an intense fight in court

The Trump administration chose to cut off SNAP funding after October due to the shutdown. That decision sparked lawsuits and a string of swift and contradictory judicial rulings that deal with government power — and impact food access for some 42 million Americans.

The administration went along with two rulings on Oct. 31 by judges who said the government must provide&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/snap-shutdown-lawsuits-deadline-4af8b0dec6cd31cddd023cc99c131b73">at least partial funding</a>&nbsp;for SNAP. It eventually said recipients would get up to 65% of their regular benefits. But it balked last week when one of the judges said it must&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/snap-benefit-november-shutdown-086c15b0818e0cafae85090b34f44ba3">fund the program fully</a>&nbsp;for November, even if that means digging into funds the government said need to be maintained in case of emergencies elsewhere.

The&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/snap-food-government-shutdown-trump-a807e9f0c0a7213e203c074553dc1f9b">U.S. Supreme Court</a>&nbsp;agreed to pause that order.

An appeals court said Monday that&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/snap-benefits-trump-administration-demands-undo-states-d433f20df4d461db506e0d327a58d3c1">full funding should resume</a>, and that requirement was set to kick in Tuesday night before the top court extended the order blocking full SNAP payments.

Congressional talks about reopening government

The U.S. Senate on Monday passed legislation to reopen the federal government with a plan that would include replenishing SNAP funds. Speaker Mike Johnson told members of the House to return to Washington to&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/government-shutdown-8-democrats-e83180c0b69642a00a234c244d9ea76e">consider the deal</a>&nbsp;a small group of Senate Democrats made with Republicans.

President Donald Trump has not said whether he would sign it if it reaches his desk, but told reporters at the White House on Sunday that it “looks like we're getting close to the shutdown ending.”

Still, the Trump administration said in a Supreme Court filing Monday that it shouldn’t be up to the courts.

“The answer to this crisis is not for federal courts to reallocate resources without lawful authority,” Solicitor General D. John Sauer said in the papers. “The only way to end this crisis — which the Executive is adamant to end — is for Congress to reopen the government.”

The coalition of cities and nonprofit groups who challenged the SNAP pause said in a court filing Tuesday that the Department of Agriculture, which administers SNAP, is to blame for the confusion.

“The chaos was sown by USDA’s delays and intransigence," they said, "not by the district court’s efforts to mitigate that chaos and the harm it has inflicted on families who need food.”

Associated Press reporter Cara Anna in Carthage, New York, contributed.

Read the order: Supreme Court extends block on full SNAP payments

SEDGWICK COUNTY —A man charged in a deadly shooting in Wichita attended a plea hearing on Monday.

James Standefer, 37,&nbsp; pled guilty to murder in the 2nd degree (reckless), for the death of&nbsp; 43-year-old Jesse Dean Rau, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office.

Law enforcement investigating one of several weekend homicides in Wichita have made an arrest after a standoff.

In September, the Sedgwick County Fugitive Warrant Section deputies located Standefer at an apartment complex in the 7100 block of W. Shade Lane in Wichita, according to a social media report from the sheriff's office.

As a precaution, deputies briefly evacuated or sheltered residents in the complex.&nbsp; The SWAT team was called to the complex. After a short standoff, Standefer surrendered peacefully and was taken into custody at 5:40 p.m.

Just before 3 a.m., the day before his arrest, Sedgwick County Emergency Communications received an automated crash detection alert from a mobile device in the area in the 7700 Block of South Broadway near Haysville, according to Sheriff's Department spokesman Branden Stitt.

Haysville Police officers, along with Sedgwick County EMS and Fire District 1, responded and located an SUV that had crashed into a tree.

Inside the vehicle, first responders found 43-year-old Jesse Dean Rau of Haysville suffering from a gunshot wound. He was transported to a local hospital in critical condition, where he later died. A female passenger sustained minor injuries from the crash.

Based on the preliminary investigation, detectives believe at least three individuals were inside the SUV when a disturbance occurred, during which Rau was shot by another occupant.&nbsp;

The SUV then left the roadway and struck a tree. The suspected shooter, believed to be Stadefer ran from the scene. He is scheduled for sentencing on January 7, according to district attorney's office.

Plea deal: Kan. man killed victim during fight in SUV

NEW YORK&nbsp;–Kansas U.S. Senator Jerry Moran– chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs – rang the Nasdaq Exchange Opening Bell today in honor of Veterans Day with members of the U.S. Marine Corps and veterans on board the USS Intrepid in New York City. During the ceremony, Sen. Moran paid tribute to his father, Raymond Edwin Moran, a World War II veteran who served in the Army in North Africa and Italy.

“Across America, from the prairies of my home state of Kansas to the skyline of New York City, people are expressing their gratitude and respect for those who serve our country today and for those who served our country in the past,”&nbsp;said Sen. Moran.&nbsp;“I think sometimes we think we have no heroes. But we look to the basketball courts and the amphitheaters of musicians, whenever the person that we work with, or down the hall, or across the street, served our nation in uniform.”

“It wasn’t too long ago that I was at the World War II Memorial, and I went to the Kansas pillar, and I thought of my dad back home in small-town western Kansas who was a World War II veteran, so I called him on my flip phone,”&nbsp;continued Sen. Moran.&nbsp;“Fortunately, I got the answering machine, and I said, ‘Dad, I’m at the World War II Memorial, built in your honor, and I want you to know that I respect you, I thank you for your service, Dad, and I love you.’ ”“We stand together as Americans, and say to those who serve in uniform, and those who served us in the past, we respect you, we thank you for your service, and we love you,”&nbsp;concluded Sen. Moran.

🎥Sen. Moran rings Nasdaq opening bell in honor of Veterans Day 

By JOHN D. HANNA and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH&nbsp;

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A rural Kansas county has agreed to pay a little more than $3 million and apologize over&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/marion-kansas-newspaper-raid-aca057365ea3925328a69acd615c9893">a law enforcement raid on a small-town weekly newspaper</a>&nbsp;in August 2023 that sparked an outcry over press freedom, the paper's editor said Tuesday.

Marion County was among multiple defendants in five federal lawsuits filed by the company that publishes the Marion County Record, its publisher, the estate of his late mother Joan Meyer, the paper’s co-owner, employees of the paper and a former Marion City Council member whose home also was raided.

Eric Meyer, the paper's editor and publisher, told The Associated Press he is hoping the size of the payment is large enough to discourage similar actions against news organizations in the future.

“The goal isn’t to get the money. The money is symbolic,” Meyer said. “The press has basically been under assault.”

Sheriff Jeff Soyez issued an apology that mentioned the publisher and his late mother Joan Meyer by name, along with former council member Ruth Herbel and her husband.

“The Sheriff’s Office wishes to express its sincere regrets to Eric and Joan Meyer and Ruth and Ronald Herbel for its participation in the drafting and execution of the Marion County Police Department’s search warrants on their homes and the Marion County Record," the sheriff's statement said.

The Marion County Commission approved the agreement Monday after discussing it in private for 15 minutes.

The raid triggered a national debate about&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/marion-county-record-kansas-newspaper-raid-f1e49c4e542ddb3cf19c9ca02a0a21fb">press freedom</a>&nbsp;focused on Marion, a town of about 1,900 people set among rolling prairie hills some 150 miles (240 kilometers) southwest of Kansas City, Missouri. Also, Meyer's mother, who co-owned the newspaper and lived with him, died the day after the raid of a heart attack, which he blamed on the stress of the raid.

A search warrant tied the raid -- which was led by Marion’s police chief -- to a dispute between the newspaper and a local restaurant owner who had accused the Marion County Record of invading her privacy and illegally accessing information about her and her driving record. Meyer has said believed the newspaper’s aggressive coverage of local politics and issues played a role and that his newsroom had been examining the police chief’s past work history.

County agrees to pay millions, apologize over police raid on Kan. newspaper

NEW YORK (AP) — Most U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday and carried the market back to where it was before&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/stocks-markets-tech-ai-trump-e50166021211dde65703d637c2889f2b">last week’s swoon</a>.

The S&amp;P 500 added 0.2% after erasing a loss taken during the morning. It’s been bouncing around lately, coming off Monday’s&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/stocks-markets-ai-earnings-trump-f2bee27796f9401e5cd8d88c06785f93">vigorous rebound</a>&nbsp;following its first losing week in four.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied 559 points, or 1.2%, to a record, surpassing&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/stock-markets-trump-china-earnings-7507a6e0d264874721af27cc7533544a">its prior all-time high set two weeks ago</a>. The Nasdaq composite lagged the market, though, as&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/nvidia-artificial-intelligence-semiconductor-chips-2579fbc39a8e0107db3912bc7ba9a256">Nvidia</a>&nbsp;got back to falling amid continued concerns that stocks caught up in the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/artificial-intelligence">artificial-intelligence</a>&nbsp;frenzy&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/ai-bubble-warnings-bank-of-england-imf-b15e54f6d06992371ee39b27f4e6da3a">may have become too expensive</a>. The Nasdaq dipped 0.3%

Helping to lead the market was Paramount Skydance, which jumped even though the entertainment giant reported revenue and profit for the latest quarter that fell short of Wall Street’s expectations.

It was the company’s first earnings report since Skydance closed its acquisition of Paramount in early August, and investors appeared to be encouraged that it raised its cost-cutting target to at least $3 billion from the previous $2 billion. Its stock leaped 9.8%.

Close behind was FedEx, which climbed 5.4% after it increased its forecast for profit in the current quarter. Instead of expecting growth from just the summer, the delivery company now also expects profit to rise in this year’s holiday-shopping season from last year's.

They helped pull the S&amp;P 500 back within 0.6% of&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/investors-401k-what-to-do-bb0663da4643e8c3dbe08a4092482aa5">its all-time high</a>, which was set two weeks ago.

They also helped offset a 3% drop for Nvidia, which is Wall Street’s most influential stock because of its massive size.

A major investor in Nvidia, Japanese technology giant SoftBank, said it had&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/japan-softbank-son-nvidia-ai-chips-d8a10172850628c317a214280a4d94c9">sold its entire stake in the AI chip company</a>&nbsp;for $5.83 billion last month. SoftBank is not giving up on AI. It’s still focusing on OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT.

A big question on Wall Street has been whether investors will push the frenzy around AI stocks further. Their sensational growth has been one of the top reasons the U.S. market has hit records despite&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-jobs-openings-unemployment-inflation-federal-reserve-60b8f481cdbc56f96829817a2992e508">a slowing job market</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/tariffs-inflation-trump-prices-economy-wall-street-fed-consumers-280a2fd30de3bb44bd87cd0248082322">still-high inflation</a>. But their&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/investors-401k-what-to-do-bb0663da4643e8c3dbe08a4092482aa5">prices have shot so high</a>&nbsp;that critics say they’re&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/ai-bubble-warnings-bank-of-england-imf-b15e54f6d06992371ee39b27f4e6da3a">reminiscent of the 2000 dot-com bubble,</a>&nbsp;which ultimately burst and dragged the S&amp;P 500 down by nearly half.

CoreWeave, whose cloud platform helps customers running AI workloads, fell 16.3% even though it reported a smaller loss for the latest quarter than analysts expected.

Its revenue also topped expectations, and financial analysts praised its momentum. But investors seemed to focus instead on supply-chain issues that are delaying a data center and pushing some of CoreWeave’s revenue further into the future.

Back on the winning side of Wall Street, BigBear.ai rose 6.1% after reporting better results for the latest quarter than analysts expected. It also said it would buy AskSage, a generative AI platform built for national-security agencies and other highly regulated areas, for $250 million.

All told, the S&amp;P 500 added 14.18 points to 6,846.61. The Dow rallied 559.33 to 47,927.96, and the Nasdaq composite slipped 58.87 to 23,468.30.

In stock markets abroad, indexes rose in Europe following a mixed finish in Asia.

Japan’s Nikkei 225 slipped 0.1% even though SoftBank climbed 2%. Besides the sale of its Nvidia stake, the tech giant also reported a much bigger profit than analysts expected.

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