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The tribe wants to know if indigenous children are buried at the Shawnee Indian Mission, and how the ranks of those who make artisanal beer are becoming more diversified.
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A federal initiative will investigate historic sites of boarding schools for Native American children, but it's unclear how that will affect the Shawnee Indian Mission in Fairway, Kansas.
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Researchers are conducting a study at the Kansas State Historical Site looking for unmarked graves and human remains that could suggest more about who is buried there and when they were interred.
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HUD says the Mission homeowners association violated the Fair Housing Act by refusing to allow a resident with a disability to make "reasonable modifications" to her townhome.
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Shawnee Mission and Wichita schools have recently changed their mascots away from names that traded on American Indian heritage.
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Shawnee Mission North was followed by three elementary schools this week in its decision to drop its Native American mascot, which was determined to be offensive under a new district policy.
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After a new policy deemed the district's Native American mascots to be offensive, Shawnee Mission North students officially voted in the bison as the new mascot.
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Even though Johnson County no longer requires masks to be worn in public, local police departments maintain that reaching a peaceful resolution is preferable to arrests and charges.
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Kansas was 45th in the country in solar energy last year, with only 0.2% of its energy coming from solar.
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Citing the dangers of secondhand smoke, four high school students proposed an ordinance banning adults from using nicotine products, marijuana and vape pens in cars and public transportation where minors are present.
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More than a year after COVID-19 closed courtrooms, Johnson County is adding more prosecutors and an assistant to tackle a backlog of up to 500 cases.
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Johnson County Commissioner Charlotte O’Hara alleges she was unlawfully prevented from attending a hearing about the district’s mask policy earlier this week because she was not wearing a mask.