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by Mary Rupert An effort to pass the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Reauthorization Act of 2016 has moved forward recently, according to Alvin Sykes, a human rights advocate in Kansas City, Kan. Sykes said the family of Emmett Till last week offered its support for the reauthorization bill. Till’s family, in a statement … Continue reading “Civil rights justice reauthorization bill moving forward”
The filing deadline passed June 1, with some new candidates filing within the past week. Some of the names that will be on the primary ballot Aug. 2 here, according to the Kansas secretary of state’s list, will include: U.S. Senate: Jerry Moran, incumbent, Republican, Hays. Monique Singh, Democrat, Kansas City, Kan. Patrick Wiesner, Democrat, … Continue reading “Several candidates file for election”
Today the Wyandotte County Sheriff’s Department and Fraternal Order of Police dedicated a memorial to Sheriff’s deputies who died in the line of duty. In a ceremony under sunny skies on the Wyandotte County Courthouse lawn, the monument was unveiled. It is across 7th Street from the Kansas City, Kan., Police Department memorial. A large … Continue reading “Fallen Sheriff’s officers remembered at memorial dedication”