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A 21-year-old Topeka man remained in the Shawnee County Jail on Thursday night in connection with an overnight stabbing in the city's Oakland neighborhood. via The Topeka Capital-Journal

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“For us to be together at that time is more important than for us to be sitting at home dwelling on it.”

A three-day celebration to mark the day a deadly tornado struck Greensburg will focus on the town's future more than on the disaster, organizers say. via The Wichita Eagle

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“So we're very pleased to be going back and celebrating that event with them.”

Greensburg's senior class didn't know why its graduation had been moved up by more than a week until recently. via Kansas.com

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Issue date: 3/27/08 Section: Local News Tuesday Shaun Jade Troyer, Leonardville, Kan., at 8:11 a.m. for theft. via Kansas State Collegian

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“I knew that Pat wanted me to do something with it.”

The late local blues musician Pat McJimsey used to give this piece of advice to his fellow musicians: 'Don't start believing your own press.'

But McJimsey was one person who should have believed his own 'press,' his friends, family and fellow musicians say. In his life, he was a friend, a mentor, a loving son and a good husband -- someone who inspired the best in people, they say.

'He was my brother,' said Jenny Detra, a former bandmate and friend. 'I loved him dearly, as anyone who knew him did.' Read more

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“While you're laying there on the table”

Patients say it feels like being trapped in a corpse: They awake during surgery, unable to move or scream. via WIBW-TV Topeka

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A new arts center in Greensburg is expected to bring new opportunities to the community. via KSNW-TV

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Tonight's concert by the Washburn University Band will start with an all-American cavalry march and end with variations on a Korean folk song with a stop in between for a well-known English carol. via Topeka Capital-Journal

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“We must have laws that have teeth behind them”

Competitors' low wages drove down contract prices, dropping his $10 million business to less that $2 million in three years. via Kansas.com

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“It's an incredibly exciting opportunity for him and for our town to be in the spotlight again, not for the tornado, but for what we're doing after with rebuilding”

Greensburg city manager Steve Hewitt has been invited to sit with first lady Laura Bush during the annual speech. via The Wichita Eagle

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