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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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Topeka tourney sees Braves win one

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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

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

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

Published   Jun 05, 2024 02:06PM
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.

In February, George Andrews, also of Dade City, Florida, was arres ... 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

Bourbon County Hwy.69 Will See Improvements

District One — Northeast

Brown ‑ 36‑7 KA‑6948‑01 – U.S. 36, bridge #041 on 12th Street over U.S. 36 highway and ramp located 1.01 miles west of U.S. 73, and bridge #043 over Linden Road located 0.51 mile west of U.S. 73, brid ... Read more