Brown v. Board site marks MLK celebration activities
Washington report notes the Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site will host King themed events for MLK Day. Children can craft protest signs, films Citizen King and Roads to Memphis will air, scavenger hunts and a King trivia game with souvenirs and top team prizes. Admission to all national parks is free through Monday.
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Man charged with trying to drown kids in Kansas City
Wyandotte County prosecutors filed child abuse, making a criminal threat and domestic battery charges Friday against Lamonte J. Brown, a 23-year-old man accused of holding his 1 and 3 year old children underwater in a bath tub. Police stopped Brown after a call to their apartment where a woman cried out. The children were not seriously harmed and are in the custody of their mothers. Bond set at 1 million dollars. attorney status not known.
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Police: Woman shot by officer had knife in Wichita
Wichita police say a 53-year-old woman with a lockblade knife moved toward another woman as four officers tried to restrain her. The younger woman was scratched. the 53-year-old was shot once and left in critical condition. The officer is on administrative leave as prosecutors review possible charges.
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Media study on mothers who kill their children
Barbara Barnett, KU professor and associate dean, studies media coverage of mothers who kill their children. A former Charlotte reporter, she earned a PhD in 2003 and began researching women in media at UNC Chapel Hill. Her work questions elevated maternal status and perceptions of bad motherhood.
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Go Healthy program helps Lawrence teens at Van Go
Van Go in Lawrence runs a Go Healthy program for at risk youths ages 14 to 21 as part of job training. The program uses food movement and life skills to improve health and employability with a $20 000 grant from the Topeka Community Foundation.
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