A Kansas congresswoman introduced legislation that would help a father who is fighting efforts by the U.S. to deport him to Bangladesh. The bill that Republican Rep. Lynn Jenkins introduced Tuesday would provide for the “relief” of 55-year-old Syed Ahmed ...
Read More »Board upholds firing of Missouri professor who protested
The University of Missouri’s Board of Curators upheld its decision to fire an assistant professor whose run-ins with student journalists and the police during race-related protests last fall drew widespread attention, the university system said Tuesday. The board found that ...
Read More »Missouri sues closed Kansas City charter school for $3.7M
Missouri has sued a now-closed Kansas City charter school to recover $3.7 million the state paid the school based on what it said were false and inflated figures for student attendance. Attorney General Chris Koster said in a statement released ...
Read More »Judge orders temporary stop to Springfield ‘nipple law’
Nipples can be exposed in the southwest Missouri city of Springfield while the American Civil Liberties Union and city leaders seek to resolve a dispute over an indecent exposure ordinance passed after a topless rally. The ACLU announced Monday that ...
Read More »Jury to weigh death sentence for man in Jewish site killings
Jurors who convicted a white supremacist of killing three people at Jewish sites in suburban Kansas City will begin hearing more evidence Tuesday before deciding whether to recommend a death sentence. Jurors convicted Frazier Glenn Miller Jr. on Monday of ...
Read More »Judge rules man will be tried in Kansas Jewish site killings
A white supremacist accused of gunning down three people at Jewish sites in Kansas will go on trial for capital murder, a judge ruled Tuesday.
Read More »Suspect declared ‘Heil Hitler!’ after Jewish site shootings
A man accused of fatally shooting three people at Jewish sites in Kansas declared "Heil Hitler!" and asked how many Jews he had killed after the attacks, a police officer who was at the scene testified Monday.
Read More »ACLU says town to stop ticketing headlight flashers
The American Civil Liberties Union announced Thursday that it has settled a lawsuit with a Kansas City suburb after the town agreed to stop ticketing drivers who flash their headlights at oncoming traffic to warn that a speed trap lies ahead.
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