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

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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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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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

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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Kobach, Schwab pursue alleged signature forgeries on No Labels party petitions • Kansas Reflector

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, of Dade City, Florida, was tracked down in Nebraska and taken into custody on 18 counts of election forgery and one count of election perjury. She is awaiting extradition from Nebraska to Johnson County District Court.

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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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Topeka tourney sees Braves win one

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Brown v. Board of Education NHP Hosts Naturalization Ceremon

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July 27, 2023

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TOPEKA, Ks. – The National Park Service (NPS) hosted a Naturalization Ceremony today on July 27, in collaboration with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigr ... Read more