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Man connected to Michael Brown case sentenced for performing illegal autopsies

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Ex-cop accused of sexually preying on Black women released from jail

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Kansas Supreme Court upholds Republican congressional map

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Kansas GOP Rep. Watkins charged with 3 felonies, including voter fraud

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A freshman Kansas congressman who had listed a UPS Inc. postal box as his residence on
/ July 15, 2020
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Topeka K. Sam doesn’t want Black women left out of the conversation on mass incarceration

When Topeka K. Sam was charged with drug conspiracy, she hoped to receive bail, but instead, she ended up serving 3 years in prison.
/ December 9, 2019
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Family of Topeka, KS man killed by police file civil rights lawsuit

The family of a black man fatally shot by two white officers in Kansas as he fled from them after a struggle filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Wednesday.
/ July 2, 2018
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Kansas man gets life in prison for killing bride still in her wedding gown

Thomas Earl Brown Jr. was sentenced for the murder of a new bride still in her wedding gown and the attempted murder of her new husband.
/ October 6, 2016
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Cicadas attack Kansas reporter during news report

theGRIO REPORT – Kansas reporter Katya Leick really just wanted to get her story done so she could run inside and away from the huge bugs attacking her…
/ June 11, 2015
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

New Kansas rules would limit spending of welfare benefits

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A new Kansas law tells poor families that they can’t use cash assistance from the state to attend concerts, get tattoos, see a psychic or buy lingerie. The list of don’ts runs to several dozen items…
/ April 17, 2015
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Segregation gains ground 60 years after Brown v. Board

WASHINGTON (AP) — Segregation is making a comeback in U.S. schools. Progress toward integrated classrooms has largely been rolled back since the Supreme Court issued its landmark Brown v. Topeka Board of Education decision 60 years ago…
/ May 15, 2014