Deputies shot during inmate transport at Wyandotte courthouse
A Kansas City Kansas inmate overpowered two sheriff's deputies during transport to a courthouse hearing near the Wyandotte County Courthouse. One deputy, Patrick Rohrer, 35, was killed. the other was wounded. The inmate was also shot. Investigators will review surveillance video as Gov Colyer says a moment of silence was observed and officers cited past similar incidents.
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Justices Order Hearing For Death Row Inmate
The Kansas Supreme Court upheld the capital murder conviction of Justin Eugene Thurber for the 2007 rape and murder of Jodi Sanderholm, but remanded for a competency hearing to determine if he is eligible for the death penalty. DNA linked Thurber to the crime. defense argued intellectual disability, while prosecutors cited standards at the time. The case references evolving U S Supreme Court rulings on executing those with mild intellectual disabilities.
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Kansas Supreme Court upholds tenure repeal ruling
The Kansas Supreme Court on Friday affirmed that the 2014 school finance bill repealing tenure rights for veteran public school teachers did not violate constitutional rights. The 1950s era three year tenure statute was removed as part of the budget bill, amid legislative floor amendments.
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Liberty man mooning officers leads to jail
Police say a 23 year old Liberty resident was jailed on suspicion of indecent exposure after mooning officers who pulled him over near 15th and Vermont streets at about 3 a.m. Thursday. Officers had stopped him for suspected DUI and an open container. he walked away, went toward a gas station, then exposed himself twice on the sidewalk. Alcohol cited as a contributing factor.
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Lawrence
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