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Officials can’t confirm whether shooting was a homicide By Nikki Wentling nwentling@ljworld.com
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KANSAS GUARD FRANK MASON, FRONT, and his teammates look for an exit from the court as the Kansas State student section celebrate following the Jayhawks’ 85-82 overtime loss to Kansas State on Monday at Bramlage Coliseum.
A man who died Sunday in North Lawrence was the victim of a gunshot wound, according to police. The Lawrence Police Department has identified Franklin J. Spottedtail, a 2 3 - y e a r - o l d Spottedtail Lawrence resident, as the man who died of “a traumatic injury” early Sunday morning. A Monday news release by the department called Spottedtail the victim of a Please see SHOOTING, page 2A
Bill that would require drug testing raises concerns By Scott Rothschild Twitter: @ljwrothschild
Topeka — Legislation that would require school districts to test employees for drugs if they are suspected of illegal drug use came in for intense questioning from some education officials on Monday. In addition to drug screening, Senate Bill 335 would require
teachers to submit fingerprints for background checks. State Sen. Greg Smith, ROverland Park, SCHOOLS said the proposals would help “provide a safe learning environment for our students.” He pointed to a national re-
port that said 10 percent of students are victims of sexual abuse by school personnel sometime during their school career. Education officials didn’t oppose the fingerprint background checks, saying that new applicants for a teaching license and those renewing a lapsed license already submit their fingerprints. And the State Board of Educa-
tion is considering a rule change that would ultimately result in files for all licensed educators’ fingerprints, according to Marjorie Blaufuss, an attorney with the Kansas National Education Association. But Blaufuss and Mark Tallman, associate executive director of the Kansas Association of School Boards, raised numerous concerns about the proposed drug
screening of school employees. Under the bill, all drug tests will be sent to the State Board of Education where a hiring school district would be able to access the test results. Blaufuss said that raised concerns about whether a drug test would let a potential employer know about Please see DRUG, page 6A
Roberts facing scrutiny over where he lives: Kansas or D.C.? By John Hanna Associated Press
Topeka — Republican Sen. Pat Roberts is facing questions about whether he lives in his native Kansas or the Washington, D.C., area. Roberts was born in To-
peka, holds his degree from Kansas State University and makes a point of spending much of his congressional breaks crisscrossing the state. But he’s worked in Washington as an aide and member of Congress since the late 1960s, and he owns
Roberts stays when he’s not working in Washington is getting new scrutiny after a Feb. 7 New York Times story suggested he was “desperate” to re-establish ties with his home state. “It’s a symptom of the greater problem, which is
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a home in suburban Alexandria, Va. “Kansas is my home. It’s always been my home,” Roberts responded during an interview Monday. “It was my great-grandparents’ home.” Where the 77-year-old
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the profound arrogance of Washington politicians,” said Roberts’ GOP opponent, Milton Wolf, a 42-year-old radiologist. “This gets right down to the core.” Wolf, who’s running as a Please see ROBERTS, page 6A Roberts
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