Father of man shot by Topeka police to view footage
The father of Dominique White, a 30 year old black man fatally shot by Topeka police on September 28, will view body camera footage. Special administrator Kelly White will join family attorney in viewing the footage. court rules previously restricted access to heirs only. State officials and investigators, including Shawnee County DA Mike Kagay, are reviewing the case.
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Molly Hadfield
Kelly White
Dominique White
Kansas
East Topeka
Lawrence
Shawnee County
Mike Kagay
Marching Against Gun Violence Ashley Hocking
Local Journal-World photo captions Ashley Hocking documents a march against gun violence. Citizens gather downtown with signs urging policy reform and safer communities as participants call for action and accountability.
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Ashley Hocking
Journal-World Photo
School district forum examines discipline and equity
About 50 people gathered at the Lawrence Public Library for a Community Conversation on challenges facing the Lawrence school system. The session, nearly a year after the district’s first event, focused on race equity, bullying, mental health services, curriculum, and classroom resources, with school board members Jill Fincher and Vanessa Sanburn engaging attendees.
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Lawrence Public Library
Lawrence
Jill Fincher
Vanessa Sanburn
KU wins first prize in space design contest
The University of Kansas School of Engineering won first place in the AIAA undergraduate team space design competition with the Pytheas craft. Seven students advised by Mark Ewing designed a solar and nuclear powered craft with a hard and inflatable capsule and a two week sleep stasis loop for Mars travel. Universidades de Lisboa took second and UIUC took third.
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American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Mars
Pytheas
Mark Ewing
Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa
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University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign
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