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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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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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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.

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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

Kansas' Moran joins bipartisan group of senators denouncing improper payments to VA officials • Ka

Published   Jun 03, 2024 09:38PM
TOPEKA — Kansas GOP Sen. Jerry Moran is among a bipartisan group of federal lawmakers demanding more accountability from the Department of Veterans Affairs as fresh details emerge in the improper distribution of millions of dollars to senior-level personnel.

In September of 2023, the department acknowledged funds set aside for employee retention and recruitment were given to ineligible senior executives. A new detailed report released May 9 showed that added up to $10.8 million of the benefits, known as Critical Skills Incentive ... Read more

Kansas district courts finish working through backlog of pap

TOPEKA—Kansas district courts affected by an Oct. 12 cybersecurity incident have finished working through a backlog of new cases and paper documents filed while court information systems were offline from mid-October to early January.

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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

Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park (U.S. N

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October 26, 2023 TOPEKA, Ks. – The National Park Service (NPS) hosted a Naturalization Ceremony today on October 26, in collaboration with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the U.S. District Courts. The even ... Read more