Lawrence woman writes love letter to Amelia Earhart
Jeannine Wyatt, 70, a lifelong Atchison resident, published a coffee-table book about Amelia Earhart and her hometown. She will discuss the book and Earhart at Benedictine College during the 21st Amelia Earhart Festival. The event is free with light refreshments in the O'Malley McAllister Auditorium lobby. The book, “Amelia: If you go What,” features Atchison stories, photos, maps, and local anecdotes and is available at the Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum gift shop and soon on Amazon.
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Bo Hopson fatally shot while working security at Eudora bar
Bo Hopson, 32, was shot outside D-Dubs Bar and Grill in Eudora while on security duty. He died the next day after being flown to KU Hospital. Danny W. Queen, 36, faces first degree murder charges and two counts of attempted murder after allegedly firing the same handgun at three men. A life celebration is planned for Fall Leaf Farms near Eudora.
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Roberts voices push to curb fraudulent organic imports
U S Sen Pat Roberts of Kansas urged stronger action by the Agriculture Department to stop foreign shipments fraudulently labeled as organic. Speaking during a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing on the next Farm Bill, he cited a Washington Post report on millions of pounds of illegally labeled organic soybeans and corn entering the U S from Eastern Europe.
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School finance plaintiffs urge supreme court to strike misleading statements
Attorneys for plaintiffs in the long running school finance case ask the Kansas Supreme Court to strike comments they say are misleading and unsupported from briefs filed last week. In a motion filed Thursday they contend Solicitor General Stephen McAllister misquotes State Education Commissioner Randy Watson and his testimony.
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