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Kansas man sentenced for killing ex-girlfriend and burying her in shallow grave

Published   Jun 06, 2024 06:25PM
OMAHA, Neb. (TCD) — A Kansas man will spend the rest of his life behind bars for fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend, burying her body in a shallow grave in another state, and fleeing to Central America.

KETV-TV reports Aldrick Scott was sentenced May 30, about two months after he was found guilty of first-degree murder, use of a weapon, and tampering with evidence for the November 2022 killing of Cari Allen. The judge also handed him a sentence of 45 to 60 years for the last two charges, plus 532 days of time served.

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Meyer Funeral Director of the Year

Joshua Meyer of Concordia, was recently honored by being named Kansas Funeral Director of the Year for 2024 at the 2023 KFDA Convention which was recently held April 28 through May 1, 2024, at the Hotel Topeka City Center in Topeka, Kansas. Funeral d ... Read more

Kobach, Schwab pursue alleged signature forgeries on No Labe

TOPEKA — Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach says a second person was arrested for allegedly forging signatures on petitions relied upon by the No Labels Kansas to gain official status as a political party in January.

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When Did We Become Disillusioned With Desegregation? (Opinio

Several years after Education Week was launched in the early 1980s, the 30th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education presented our Opinion section with the first occasion for what has become a decennial project: inviting leading scholars to reflec ... Read more

Brown v. Board of Education NHP Hosts Naturalization Ceremony

Published   May 31, 2024 06:46AM
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July 27, 2023

Contact: Nick Murray, 785-354-4273

TOPEKA, Ks. – The National Park Service (NPS) hosted a Naturalization Ceremony today on July 27, in collaboration with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration services (USCIS) and the U.S. District Courts. The event was held in the auditorium at Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park, from 10:00 am to 11:00 am. There was a total of 52 new citizens participating in the ceremony earlier this morning. Park staff could not be more honored ... Read more

Kobach, Schwab pursue alleged signature forgeries on No Labe

TOPEKA — Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach says a second person was arrested for allegedly forging signatures on petitions relied upon by the No Labels Kansas to gain official status as a political party in January.

Jamie Johnson, 47 ... Read more

Kansas spends $2.8M on digital literacy training for underse

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly on Thursday announced that the state will give $2.8 million to 15 organizations throughout the state to boost digital literacy training programs.

The funding targets universities, academies, community groups and l ... Read more

Kansas set to spend $6M for safer streets, roads

TOPEKA, Kansas — Six Kansas communities have secured nearly $5 million in federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Program.

Combined with m ... Read more