WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A Wichita elementary school has removed a bulletin board explaining the Five Pillars of Islam after concerns arose when a picture of the display was posted on Facebook. The Minneha Core Knowledge Magnet Elementary school removed the bulletin board Monday. The school says the bulletin board was part of its students’ study of major religions of the world. It says students study the historical context of religions. The Wichita Eagle reports a photograph of the bulletin board was posted over the weekend on a Facebook page titled “Prepare to Take America Back.” The post claimed the school…
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Republican Gov. Sam Brownback’s choice to fill a vacancy on the Kansas Court of Appeals is thanking Democrats for supporting his nomination to the bench. Caleb Stegall, a Republican, says Tuesday he received support from prominent Democrats, including former Attorney General Steve Six and Lawrence attorney Dan Watkins. Six and Stegall have been on opposite sides of abortion litigation. Stegall was introduced by Brownback during a Statehouse news conference. The Senate will have to confirm his nomination. Last year the nominating commission passed over Stegall for two vacancies on the Court of Appeals. When lawmakers created a…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A federal judge has again delayed the resentencing of two Texas brothers convicted of running a Kansas hunting camp where hunters paid thousands of dollars to illegally shoot deer. U.S. District Judge Monti Belot postponed sentencing of James and Marlin Butler until Oct. 28. The brothers had been scheduled for sentencing in September. A federal appeals court last year threw out their initial sentences, ruling the district court mistakenly based them on the full price of a guided hunt instead of the value of the animals taken. The Butlers, of Martinsville, Texas, ran Camp Lone Star near…
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A memorial to Christopher Lane is shown Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2013, along the road where he was shot and killed, in Duncan, Okla. Lane, an Australian who was on a baseball scholarship at East Central University in Ada, Okla., was in Duncan visiting his girlfriend, when he was shot and killed Friday, Aug. 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Nicole Webb cries as she talks on a phone in the parking lot of a store while waiting for her 9-year-old son, a student at Ronald E. McNair Discovery Learning Academy in Decatur, Ga., on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2013. Superintendent Michael Thurmond says all students at the school east of Atlanta are accounted for and safe and that he is not aware of any injuries. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Opening Statements The jury trial for 27 year old former Fort Riley soldier, Daniel Parker was originally set for June but was moved to August due to unforeseen circumstances. Parker is accused of the first degree murder of 21 year old Frederick Beverly on New Years Day of 2012. Jury selection was held Monday and the trial began Tuesday in Judge David Stutzman’s courtroom. Parker entered the room wearing his army uniform. State Attorney, Barry Disney began opening statements by describing the scene. “In the early morning hours (of January 1st, 2012), the defendant drove to the assassin’s street riders’ club house. Twice he…
The City of Manhattan announced Tuesday that Allegiant Air will be providing nonstop jet service between Manhattan and Phoenix-Mesa, Arizona. Allegiant will operate twice weekly flights between Manhattan Regional Airport and Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport beginning Thursday, November 7th. “We’ve been talking to the airport, the board, and Peter here for about 6 years, so this is a long time in the making,” said Thane Klingler, Manager of Airports for Allegiant Air Allegiant Travel Company is a Las Vegas-based company focused on linking travelers in small cities to leisure destinations. The company operates a low-cost, all-jet passenger airline through its subsidiary,…
ESPN is reporting that Royals second baseman Miguel Tejada was linked to the BioGenesis scandal that ensnared both Alex Rodriguez and Ryan Braun, who were both given suspensions for performance enhancing drugs. But, Major League Baseball decided instead to suspend Tejada 105 games for failing two amphetamine tests. The first offense for failing an ampethamine test is drug counseling, second offense is a 25-game suspension, and a third offense is 80 games. Tejada was given a choice whether to accept the amphetamine suspension or to take discipline in the BioGenesis case. He told ESPN that he previously had a five-year…