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Monday, July 18, 2016
Police: Attacker was from KC BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A former Marine dressed in black and carrying extra ammunition ambushed police in Baton Rouge, shooting and killing three law enforcement officers less than two weeks after a black man was fatally shot by police there in a confrontation that sparked nightly protests that reverberated nationwide. Three other officers were wounded Sunday, one critically. Police said the gunman was killed at the scene. “His movements, his direction, his attention was on police officers,” state police Col. Mike Edmonson said Monday morning. He would not elaborate but said the gunman “certainly was seeking out police officers,” and he used the word “ambush” to describe the attack. Edmonson also confirmed that investigators have interviewed people with whom the shooter had contact with in Baton Rouge. But Edmonson wouldn’t say how many or give details. He stressed that the interviews don’t mean that those people were involved in the shooting and urged any others who might have had contact with or in-
Chanute attorney tapped as next judge
FBI evidence recovery team members search inside the Waldo Heights apartment complex at 8101 Campbell Street in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday, in connection to the shooting in Baton Rouge, La., by accused shooter Gavin Eugene Long, 29, of Kansas City, which killed three police officers and wounded three more officers. KANSAS CITY STAR/DAVID EULITT/TNS formation about shooter Gavin Long to come forward. The shooting less than a mile from police headquarters added to the tensions across the country between the black community and police. Just days earlier, one of the slain officers had posted an emotional Facebook message about the challenges of police work in the current environment. President Barack Obama
urged Americans to tamp down inflammatory words and actions. “We don’t need careless accusations thrown around to score political points or to advance an agenda. We need to temper our words and open our hearts ... all of us,” Obama said. The gunman was identified as Gavin Long of Kansas City, who See GUNMAN | Page A4
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Tod M. Davis, a Chanute attorney, has been selected to become A l l e n C o u n t y ’s next magistrate judge. A nominating committee selected Davis from nine applicants Friday, following a day of public interviews at the Allen County Courthouse. Davis currently is assistant public defender with the Southeast Kansas Public Defender Office. The 31st Judicial District Nominating Commission consisted of Justice Lee A. Johnson as the nonvoting chair; John K. Chenoweth of Fredonia; James M. Immel and Ryan Sparks of Iola; Richard K. Pringle and Timothy E. See JUDGE | Page A4
Famed WWII bomber takes flight again WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The Boeing B-29 Superfortress known as “Doc” took flight Sunday in Wichita for the first time in six decades. The Wichita-built bomber lifted off from a McConnell Air Force Base runway Sunday morning after a more than 16-year volunteer restoration effort that included “Doc,” the name given to the B-29 Superfortress that flew during people who either worked on World War II, taxis down the runway at McConnell Air Force Base the original Boeing produc- in Wichita Sunday. COURTESY OF MIKE MYER tion line or were B-29 crew atomic bombs on the Japa- II in the Pacific, The Wichimembers. The B-29 is best known as nese cities of Hiroshima and ta Eagle reported. Boeing’s the bomber type that dropped Nagasaki, ending World War See DOC | Page A4
That’s entertainment The annual Children’s Summer Theater Workshop ended with a public showcase Saturday morning at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center. At left, Brooklyn Ellis, from left, Cara Porter and Rohan Springer perform “Fact! The Real Snow White.” Below, Keira Fawson, from left, Elza Clift, Kaeden Vega and Cole Moyer perform ‘Muddy Buddies.” The students, under the direction of John Higginbotham, rehearsed for two weeks prior to the showcase. The production was sponsored by the Daniels Family Bequest. REGISTER/RICHARD LUKEN
Ryker Curry, center, stands with his parents, Heath and Heather, his sister, Braxton, and younger brother, Cade, Friday during a benefit at the Iola Elks lodge Friday. REGIS-
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Throngs turn out in support of Iola youth By RICHARD LUKEN The Iola Register
Scores of teammates, relatives, friends and others feasted on tacos Friday in support of young Ryker Curry. Curry, 12, underwent surgery in February to repair a damaged heart valve after he complained
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of chest pain and eventually collapsed and passed out during a basketball practice. Doctors diagnosed Curry with a congenital heart defect called anomalous coronary artery disease. Left unchecked, the disease is potentially fatal for See CURRY | Page A4
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