Kansas Constitution Day program goes global with online mock trial for third graders
TOPEKA — Twelve years ago, 90 third-grade students walked into District Judge Robert Wonnell’s courtroom on Constitution Day to watch a hearing about whether Goldilocks was guilty of trespassing. Wonnell put the last-minute mock trial together to teach Olathe’s Forest View Elementary School students about how the court system works. Because he loves teaching, he […]
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Traducido por Claudia Amaro. TOPEKA — Las autoridades sanitarias estatales advirtieron a los habitantes de Kansas que estén atentos a un aumento de los encuentros con animales rabiosos, principalmente con murciélagos. El Departamento de Salud y Medio Ambiente de Kansas emitió un aviso el martes instando a los proveedores de atención médica a ser conscientes […]
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WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve raised interest rates Wednesday for the first time in three years as inflation continues to dog the economy, largely driven by soaring gas and fuel oil prices while the war in Iran drags on. The central bank’s Federal Open Market Committee voted 12-0 to increase its benchmark interest rate by a […]
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TOPEKA — State health authorities warned Kansans to be aware of an increase in encounters with animals that carry rabies, primarily bats. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment issued an advisory Tuesday urging health care providers to be aware of the importance of administering a rabies risk assessment because of increases in rabid animals. […]