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KS - July 24 2025

Saline County Flooding; Trump Nominates Prosecutor; Marshall's Panasonic Stance; Zoo Rhino Dies; Hogan's KC Connections

Greg Loving

24 Jul 2025 • 4 min read

Saline County Roads Close as Heavy Rains Cause Flooding

Trump Nominates Conservative Kansas Lawyer as Federal Prosecutor

Sen. Marshall's Stance on Panasonic Plant Shifts From 'Great' to 'Boondoggle'

Garden City Zoo Rhino Dies After Attack by Another Male

Wrestling Legend's Kansas City Connections Include Final WWF Title, Bar Incident

1. Saline County Roads Close as Heavy Rains Cause Flooding

Heavy rainfall over several days has caused widespread flooding in Saline County, prompting road closures and safety warnings as rivers reached their highest points this week. Officials report water levels are beginning to drop, but another round of rain forecast from Thursday night into Friday could bring new challenges to the already saturated area. City and county crews have closed Bill Burke Park to drivers and continue urging residents to avoid flooded roads, while a growing logjam in Salina poses additional dangers as debris expands with rising water levels. "The logjam is something that continues to grow, and that is something we continue to remind people not to play with," said Melissa McCoy, Saline County's public information officer, warning that any rescue attempt could become a recovery mission.

KWCH

2. Trump Nominates Conservative Kansas Lawyer as Federal Prosecutor

President Donald Trump has nominated Ryan Kriegshauser, a prominent conservative attorney, to serve as U.S. Attorney for Kansas, where he would lead federal criminal prosecutions and civil cases across courts in Topeka, Kansas City and Wichita. The White House announced the nomination July 17, and it was referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee for confirmation proceedings. Kriegshauser, who practices at Kriegshauser Ney Law Group, has built a reputation in conservative politics by challenging COVID-19 restrictions, winning campaign finance cases against state ethics officials, and representing legislators in various legal matters. Before private practice, he worked as a prosecutor in Jefferson County and held positions with the Kansas Securities Commissioner and Secretary of State's Office.

The Capital-Journal

3. Sen. Marshall's Stance on Panasonic Plant Shifts From 'Great' to 'Boondoggle'

U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall now calls Panasonic's Kansas electric vehicle battery plant a "boondoggle" that will burden ratepayers, contradicting his enthusiastic support when the project was announced three years ago. In a July 22 social media post, the Republican senator claimed he "said from the beginning" the plant would fail, despite praising the "billions of dollars in investments and thousands of great jobs" coming to Kansas in a since-deleted 2022 tweet.

The Capital-Journal

4. Garden City Zoo Rhino Dies After Attack by Another Male

The Lee Richardson Zoo in Garden City is mourning the loss of Jabari, one of their longtime rhinos, who died July 11 from trauma after being attacked by another male rhino in their enclosure. An internal investigation revealed the two males gained access to each other overnight when one pushed open a gate between their separate indoor quarters where they had been placed due to predicted storms.

The Kansas City Star

5. Wrestling Legend's Kansas City Connections Include Final WWF Title, Bar Incident

Pro wrestling icon Hulk Hogan's Kansas connections include winning his final WWF championship at Kansas City's Kemper Arena in April 2002 during the Backlash pay-per-view event, marking both the last Backlash before WWF became WWE and the venue's first major wrestling event since Owen Hart's tragic death in 1999. Though Hogan wrestled only occasionally in Kansas City, the 71-year-old Hall of Famer made headlines locally for reasons beyond the ring. In October 2019, Hogan became involved in a viral incident at a Kansas City hotel bar following a "Smackdown Live" taping at the former Sprint Center, where a drunk patron sent Shirley Temple drinks to Hogan and Ric Flair's table along with an insulting message. The confrontation escalated when the intoxicated fan, accompanied by several tall companions, continued to harass the wrestling legends despite Flair's attempts to defuse the situation. Hogan later explained in a video that he and Flair had only intended to have "one drink" in what Flair assured him was a calm hotel bar, but the venue was packed with fans due to it being the official TV hotel.

The Kansas City Star

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