TOPEKA — Erin Merryn wants the Kansas Legislature to require public school teachers and their students in kindergarten through high school to take part in annual training and instruction on prevention of sexual abuse. A bill before the House Education Committee would accomplish this through ...
Before sharpening its goals for the future, the North Lawrence study task force on Wednesday night had some questions about the past. Some of the members, who were tasked with coming up with a vision statement for the study, were wondering what made it unique among all the other studies and ...
This year will mark two years since the city and county adopted their joint strategic plan to end chronic homelessness – and although staff reported significant progress, there’s still a long way to go. The five-year plan, known as ‘A Place for Everyone,’ was approved by both the City ...
NEW YORK — James Van Der Beek, a heartthrob who starred in coming-of-age dramas at the dawn of the new millennium, shooting to fame playing the titular character in "Dawson's Creek" and in later years mocking his own hunky persona, has died. He was 48. "Our beloved James David Van Der Beek ...
TUCSON, Ariz. — Fresh surveillance images from Nancy Guthrie's porch the night she went missing, coupled with intense police activity across Arizona and the detention of a man had raised hopes that authorities were nearing a major break. But then the man was released after questioning, ...
A group of Buddhist monks ended their 108-day Walk for Peace from Texas to Washington with a ceremony Wednesday afternoon at the Lincoln Memorial, where thousands gathered to hear them speak. The 19 monks — led by the Venerable Bhikkhu Pannakara and joined by his dog, Aloka — walked 2,300 ...
