On Wednesday, the Indiana House Education Committee considered House Bill 1177, which would provide firearms training to school personnel. Afterward, a statement was released by ranking Democrat of the Indiana
Lisa Moody, a special education teacher at Jefferson Elementary in Omaha, received the Milken Educator Award and $25,000 on Friday. She was selected for her leadership, positive impact and innovation.
A federal jury in Topeka has convicted a Lawrence man who admitted he threatened to kill U.S. Rep. Jake LaTurner.a bill in the Kansas Legislature would give local governments more control over access to abortion services.and a proposed back-to-school tax holiday has been introduced in a Kansas Senate committee. Details on these stories, and more, can be found here.
Closing arguments are next in the trial of a man accused of making threats against U.S. Rep. Jake LaTurner.the pipeline company that spilled nearly 600,000 gallons of crude oil in north-central Kansas says it has cleaned up most of the oil.and a former researcher accused of concealing work he did in China while employed by the University of Kansas was sentenced Wednesday to time served and two years of supervised release. Details on these stories and more can be found in our daily news roundup.