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Local warning about firefighter fundraising

Published: 03 Aug 2017 23:02:31 Z

The chief of the Metro West Fire Protection District is warning Wildwood residents to be skeptical about fundraising letters from the Volunteer Firefighter Alliance in Topeka.
Sam Dotson named finalist for Topeka Police Chief

Published: 03 Jan 2018 04:34:45 Z

TOPEKA, Kan. – Former St. Louis Metropolitan Police Chief Sam Dotson is a finalist for the Police Chief position in Topeka, Kansas. Dotson served as the police chief from December 2012 to April 2017 .
Sam Dotson named finalist for Topeka

Published: 03 Jan 2018 04:13:30 Z

City leaders in Topeka, Kansas, have named Dotson a finalist for the city's next chief.
Woman at center of Brown vs. Board of Education ruling has died at 76

Published: 26 Mar 2018 22:46:52 Z

Linda Brown, the Kansas girl at the center of the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down racial segregation in schools, has died at age 76 . Peaceful Rest Funeral Chapel of Topeka confirmed that Linda Brown died Sunday afternoon.
First gay pride flag launched into space

Published: 29 Sep 2016 15:40:41 Z

A rainbow flag symbolizing gay pride was sent into space for this first time last month. The pride flag was airborne for three hours, soaring 21.1 miles above the planet's surface, before making its way back down to earth.
Payless to close about 800 stores in total; see the list

Published: 31 May 2017 18:12:20 Z

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Kansas Democratic candidate vows to vote against Nancy Pelosi for leader

Published: 15 Aug 2017 20:16:56 Z

Kansas Democrat Paul Davis announced Tuesday that he would run for an open congressional seat in 2018 and promised to vote against Nancy Pelosi to be Democratic leader if he is elected. Pelosi is currently the House minority leader.
Linda Brown of Brown v. Board of Education dies; symbolized struggle against segregation

Published: 27 Mar 2018 01:31:02 Z

Linda Brown, who at the age of 9 became the cornerstone figure in the landmark Supreme Court case that struck down segregation in the nation's schools, has died at age 76 in Kansas, according to published reports.
3 dead, 2 injured after shooting in Kansas college town

Published: 02 Oct 2017 16:43:18 Z

Gunfire erupted early Sunday in a popular downtown area of a Kansas college town, leaving three people dead and two wounded, police said. The shooting happened around 1:45 a.m. not far from police headquarters in Lawrence, in an area crowded with ...
Former St. Louis Metro Police Chief Dotson lads job with Washington Nationals

Published: 29 Mar 2018 21:22:47 Z

Sam Dotson confirmed to 5 On Your Side that he was named head of security for the Washington Nationals. Dotson served as the police chief from December 2012 to April 2017 .
5 things you need to know this weekend

Published: 19 Aug 2017 08:38:07 Z

Protests rage into second weekendWith the Charlottesville protests and ensuing tragedy still fresh in many minds, protesters in Boston gear up for another right wing "free speech" rally. The rally of what counter protesters are calling "neo-fascists" ...
Trump bucks NRA, backs raising age for buying assault rifles

Published: 23 Feb 2018 08:35:37 Z

The nation should keep assault rifles out of the hands of anyone under 21, President Donald Trump says, defying his loyal supporters in the National Rifle Association amid America's public reckoning over gun violence. He also pushed hard for arming ...