Former AG to defend teen in Olathe East shooting case
Johnson County Judge Dan Wokins appointed former Kansas attorney general Paul Morrison to represent 18 year old football player Jaylon Elmore charged with attempted capital murder in the Olathe East High School shooting. Elmore wounded the school resource officer Erik Clark and athletic director Kaleb Stoppel. bond set at 1 million dollars. next hearing March 17.
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Kansas City
Jaylon Desean Elmore
Olathe East High School
Paul Morrison
Johnson County
Dan Wokins
Morrison
Associated Press
Elmore
Overland Park Regional Medical Center
Erik Clark
Kaleb Stoppel
Cindy Holscher
Waters at Free State Festival Highlight Lawrence Arts Center
Filmmaker John Waters comedian Cameron Esposito and artist Dario Robleto join Lawrence for Act Two of the Free State Festival April 12 to 16. Highlights include Waters new monologue False Negative a Robleto film premiere with live ASL and audio description plus Oscars tribute and Indigenous cinema spotlight.
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Cameron Esposito
Lawrence
Free State
Waters
Esposito
Dario Robleto
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Robleto
Oscar Micheaux
Kevin Willmott
Lawrence Arts Center
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Semitrailer rolls over on U S Highway 56 in Douglas County
Douglas County deputies logged 27 weather related noninjury or minor injury wrecks after sleet and snow covered roads Sunday. One notable crash saw a semi trailer slide off the road and roll onto its side around 7 50 p m in the 500 block of U S 56. The 66 year old driver and 57 year old passenger were hospitalized with non life threatening injuries at Stormont Vail in Topeka. Law rence snowfall totals reached as much as.
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Ofice
U.S. Highway 56
Stormont Vail Hospital
Topeka
George Diepenbrock
Weather morning snow chance and mask rule changes
National Weather Service Topeka forecasts brief snow potential Thursday to Friday with a 60 percent precipitation chance. Mainly sunny today and Wednesday with highs in the 40s, then cooling to the 20s by night. Douglas County Judicial and Law Enforcement Center ends mask requirement this week, while jail and Juvenile Detention Center keep masks due to federal rules. Remote court proceedings will continue to be used where feasible.
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Matt Flanagan
Topeka
Flanagan
Douglas County
Judicial and Law Enforcement Center
James R. McCabrin
Journal-World
Judicial Center
McCabrin
Kansas GOP push to curb governor and secretary of state on election pacts
Republican lawmakers move to require legislative approval for any agreement by the governor or secretary of state that alters election practices, including a recent pact allowing voter registration at social services offices. The bill, approved by the Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee, would need full legislative sign‑off when in session and leaders’ consent out of session.
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Kansas
Senate
Laura Kelly
Kelly
Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee
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