Articles from the July 22, 2020 edition
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Search ends for remains of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre victims
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — The search for remains of victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre ended at one location Wednesday with no remains found, but with a promise to continue searching. Eight days of excavation at Tulsa's Oaklawn Cemetery has found no i...
Oklahoma City Public Schools to delay start of school year
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma's largest public school district delayed the start of its school year by three weeks and will have online learning only until at least November in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The Board of Education for O...
By GOP blocks Kansas governor's plan to delay reopening schools
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas schools will be allowed to reopen in mid-August after Republican officials on Wednesday again thwarted a plan from Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly aimed at reversing a resurgence in reported coronavirus cases. The G...
Federal operation in Kansas City targets violent crime
LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — A massive federal operation underway in Kansas City, Missouri, that targets violent crime has been largely welcomed by local and state officials, while some civil rights organizations are strongly opposed to having federal a...
Body of Kansas man who died in 2004 exhumed in Topeka
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The body of a Black man who died at a party in rural Kansas more than 16 years ago has been exhumed as federal authorities continue to investigate his death as a possible hate crime. The body of Alonzo Brooks, was exhumed T...
Topeka City Council bans use of police no-knock warrants
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Topeka City Council has banned the use of no-knock warrants by law enforcement within city limits. The council voted 8-to-1 Tuesday night to adopt the ordinance banning the controversial practice, the Capital-Journal r...
