African Culture and Fashion Show at KU Honors Heritage Week
The seventh annual African Culture and Fashion Show and Dinner in First Christian Church showcased poetry, dances, a SARAFINA dance, and a fashion show. Over 50 attendees from KU and beyond celebrated African Awareness Week with participants from at least 11 countries and comments on South Africa’s elections and cultural pride.
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EU African Affairs Student Assn
Moped dispute ends in fatal stabbing of 14-year-old
In Junction City a 14-year-old boy was stabbed to death during a dispute over who would ride a moped. The suspect, 14, is held on suspicion of voluntary manslaughter with a second-degree murder charge possible to try him as an adult. William A. Wilcox, 14, of Junction City, died Friday afternoon at Geary County Community Hospital after being stabbed at a neighborhood intersection. The suspect was arrested Friday. a knife was recovered. Wilcox was an eighth-grader at Junction City Middle School and son of Bill and Joyce Wilcox.
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Plane crash near Baxter Springs kills 42-year-old man
A 42-year-old man, Robert Ely of Baxter Springs, died when an experimental aircraft crashed near the Baxter Springs Airport around 9:25 a.m. The FAA investigates the cause as Cherokee County Sheriff Pat Collins notes Ely was building experimental aircraft. Sunny Easter forecast across Kansas with showers ending. highs expected in the 50s to 60s.
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