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TOPEKA (KSNT) - Official charges have been filed against a man accused of committing the city's 34th homicide of 2023.

TOPEKA (KSNT) – One person has been arrested in relation to a recent shooting in Downtown Topeka. Topeka police have arrested and booked one man in connection to a fatal shooting Friday, Dec. 22. According to the Topeka Police, 46-year-old Steven Hunter Jr., of Topeka, has been arrested and booked into the Shawnee County Department […]

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Police investigators at the scene -photo courtesy WIBW TV SHAWNEE COUN

Police investigators at the scene -photo courtesy WIBW TV SHAWNEE COUN

Police investigators at the scene -photo courtesy WIBW TV SHAWNEE COUN

By Rebecca Stern for The Daily Yonder.Broadcast version by Nadia Ramlagan for West Virginia News Service for the Public News Service/Daily Yonder Collaboration In the halls of Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College during the day, and on the grounds of Cowan Community Center at night, the Cowan Creek Mountain Music School [CCMMS], referred to by staff and participants as "Cowan," did more than just celebrate Appalachian music. After two years of Covid-19 prevent...

Many Indigenous languages face extinction, and in the U.S. efforts are popping up to preserve traditional Native American dialects and culture. That includes a new book produced by a North Dakota tribal college. ...

A new mural in Eugene depicts Kalapuya people harvesting native plants and preparing them as food and medicine. It is part of a larger project to provide information and a guide to native plants and their uses in the Willamette Wetlands. Susan Applegate, the artist who created the project, said the panels of the mural are meant to reflect what is known as the seasonal round, a pattern of moving to different locations for food harvesting at different times of year. ...

Since its inception, Earth Day has been an occasion to advocate for a cleaner planet - but in 2022, climate change is bringing a higher level of concern over changes to the global environment. Communities in Arizona and across the country were out in force on April 23, calling for new investments in clean energy, green jobs and environmental justice. Environmental Defense Fund grassroots campaign coordinator Emma Benninghoff said they hope to transform the energy from Earth Day rallies into ...