Hollywood westerns distort Kansas history exhibit opens
The Kansas Museum of History in Topeka hosts a special exhibit titled Blazing Guns Rugged Heroes Kansas in the Westerns. It runs through Sept 30 and showcases over 45 westerns plus 200 movie posters donated by Cynthia Haines of Lawrence who once taught film studies at the University of Texas at El Paso.
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Blazing Guns exhibit showcases Kansas in Westerns at Topeka museum
The Kansas Museum of History hosts an exhibit through Sept 30 featuring 45 westerns and 200 movie posters. It highlights Kansas actors Rob Russell Jess Willard Vera Miles Milburn Stone and Tex Ritter Roy Rogers and Gunsmoke artifacts. It also notes saloon relics and a Caldwell marshal Henry Brown rifle bank robbery tale.
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St Joseph Role in Jesse James Film Ties to Missouri Lens
Ron Hansen, author of The Assassination of Jesse James, revisits the Jesse James house in St. Joseph as his novel fuels a Brad Pitt led feature. The History Channel documentary The Plot to Kill Jesse James interviews Hansen and shoots reenactments in Easton Kansas with Missouri Western State University student Christiana Hansen.
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General tapped for Truman award
Richard Myers, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, named winner of the Harry S. Truman Good Neighbor Award. The Air Force general retires this year and will be honored May 8 in Kansas City during Truman’s birth anniversary luncheon.
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Kansas inmate deaths surge after 2004 safeguards
Forty six inmates died in Kansas jails and prisons since a 2004 law required KBI review of all in custody deaths. Most natural deaths were under 56, with 24 of 28 under that age. Fourteen suicides occurred, mainly in county jails, and Sedgwick County saw 26 self harm attempts last year. Local officials cite improved monitoring and cameras, while activists urge better medical access to prevent deaths.
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