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An 18-year-old student has been arrested for allegedly bringing a gun to school and opening fire on two staffers. According CBS News, the incident occurred Friday morning at Olathe East High School in Olathe, Kansas. Authorities say the suspected gunman was called into the office at around 10:30 a.m. that day over suspicions he had a firearm. […]
The death of Cedric Lofton, a Black teen who died while in police custody, has been ruled a homicide. According to an autopsy report reviewed by the New York Times, the 17-year-old died from “complications of cardiopulmonary arrest,” which he sustained after he was forced to lie facedown before being handcuffed. The report also states he […]
Police in Kansas spent last weekend in pursuit of an Arabian camel who managed to evade officers after breaking free of a nativity scene in Bonner Springs. Last Saturday night, the camel, dubbed “Forrest Hump” by its community, fled the National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame during a live, drive-thru nativity scene. Forrest Hump roamed the streets […]
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A Kansas state Rep. who’s been accused of kicking a high school student in the nuts has given up his license to be a substitute teacher. According to The Associated Press, Mark Samsel (R) surrendered the license on Tuesday, while later pinning the incident on “extreme” stress that led to “an isolated episode of mania with psychotic features.” A Facebook […]
A Kansas politician who works as a substitute teacher has been charged with misdemeanor battery for assaulting a student in school. Republican Kansas state Rep. Mark Samsel was arrested on Thursday in Wellsville, Kansas after allegations surfaced that he “put hands” on a male student and kneed him in the crotch, according to The Kansas […]
Though the line for April Fools’ pranks (well, pranks in general) is often blurred, a 58-year-old Kansas woman, Arnthia Willis, provided an example of what constitutes crossing it. So take note of her screw-up and then bookmark it for the purpose of consulting annually/weekly/however frequently you prank people until you’re memorized it. Willis reportedly phoned a family member […]
A Black cheerleader attending Ottawa University says her coach kicked her off the squad following a racist rant about her hair. As reported by the Kansas City Star, Talyn Jefferson decided not to remove her bonnet during practice because she didn’t want to hit her teammates with her long braids. After refusing to remove her bonnet, […]
The Raptors will not start the 2020-21 season in Toronto, that’s certain. With Canada yet to open its borders to the United States and the word on the street being that plans are underway to have the season begin as soon as Dec. 22, there is no way enough will change over a month’s time […]
An 11-year-old girl is recovering after being the victim of a brutal racist attack at the hands of a 12-year-old boy, the Kansas City, Kansas Fox affiliate reports. Nevaeh Thomas was playing with her friends near her apartment building on Friday night when the boy, whose race has not been reported, started to verbally harass her. After he […]
