Kansas man sentenced to life under Jessica's Law
Benito Cardenas, 37, of Ness City, was sentenced to life in prison without parole for 25 years on two counts of rape and aggravated sodomy under Jessica's Law. The Ness City crimes occurred in September 2010. he was convicted in August and sentenced concurrently. Prosecutors also filed aggravated escape and felony theft charges after his escape from Ness County Jail.
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Topeka Capital-Journal
Benito Cardenas
Ness County
Jessica
Cardenas
Dodge City
Trego County
High court disbars ex Navy attorney in 2007 case
The Kansas Supreme Court disbarred Matthew Diaz, a former Navy lawyer convicted by a court martial in 2007 for mailing secret detainee information. The court rejected his bid to reinstate his license, which had been suspended for three years starting in 2008. Diaz, a 1994 Washburn University Law graduate, lives in New York.
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Topeka
Kansas Supreme Court
Guantanamo Bay
Matthew Diaz
Kansas
New York
Office of Judicial Administration
Diaz
Washburn University
Post-election strategic conference at Dole Institute
LAWRENCE AP The Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas hosts a free public post-election conference with strategists journalists and pollsters analyzing the 2012 campaign. Sessions run December 6 from 3 p.m. to 6 30 p.m. and December 7 from 8 30 a.m. to 10 a.m. Obama and Romney campaign officials join other insiders to discuss issues outcomes and what the next term may bring.
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Lawrence
Dole Institute of Politics
University of Kansas
Dole Institute
Barack Obama
Mitt Romney
Obama
KU online exhibit showcases Hughes black photography
University of Kansas Libraries digitize Leon K. Hughes images taken in Wichita from the late 1940s to the 1970s. The collection documents African American life through marriages birthdays graduations and civic events. Hughes began photography in 1946 while employed in Wichita's aircraft industry.
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Lawrence
Wichita
University of Kansas
Leon K. Hughes
Hughes
Protesters press Kobach on immigration policy in Topeka
About 50 students including high school and college attendees protested Secretary of State Kris Kobach at his Memorial Hall office. They urged him to drop a lawsuit against the Obama administration over DACA, citing personal impact and demanding a focus on immigration issues.
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Mct
United States
Kris Kobach
Obama
Kobach
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Obama Administration
Luis Sosa
Butler Community College
Kansas
Memorial Hall
Kay Curtis
Arizona
Erika Andiola
Mesa
Ariz
Andhola
Curtis
Associated Press
Alabama
Mitt Romney
Romney
Thanksgiving Eve Supper Supports Mission Trips at Trinity Lutheran
Garden City Community College basketball players joined Trinity Lutheran Church for a Thanksgiving Eve fundraiser offering turkey and roast beef dinners for five dollars per person. Funds support mission trips to Joplin and Mexico, with half funding trips and half aiding student helpers, plus ongoing projects from popcorn and cookie dough sales.
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Trinity Lutheran Church
Garden City Community College
Rowan Russell
Russell
Leland Jackson
Christian Education
Jackson
New Orleans
Joplin
Kansas delays motor vehicle system fixes amid new law changes
Kansas agencies pause software repairs as 3M C updates the system under a new law. The overhaul, effective Jan 1, will alter truck and permit fees and let county treasurers sell permits for state parks. Delays caused overtime costs, but officials say processing titles and vehicle tags remains possible.
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Topeka
Kansas
Department of Revenue
Jeannine Koranda
Topeka Capital Journal
Koranda
Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism
Marsha Ralston
Shawnee County
Ralston
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