Darius Carter will be motivated by memories of his play four weeks ago when the Shockers and Panthers play for the Valley regular-season title Saturday, the final day of the regular season.
Wichita police returned last week to the home where Louie previously was found and recovered other items from Joyland Amusement Park, including the Vampiress, ghosts and tombstones from the Whacky Shack, and Porky the Paper Eater’s face, according to Roger Nelson, son of Margaret and Stan Nelson, the longtime owners of the park.
Authorities say Joseph Jesse Aldridge, 36, traveled to four homes in the dark of night Thursday, shooting people multiple times with a .45-caliber handgun. He left seven dead, including some relatives, and one wounded before killing himself.
While the overall crime rate fell nearly 3 percent last year, the five-year highs for rapes (8 percent more than in 2013) and robberies (up 15 percent) are cause for concern – and deserve special attention as the city seeks a new police chief this year.
Several legislative moves stood out from the week’s anti-teacher and pro-gun insanity, showing that lawmakers are still capable of breaking out of lockstep partisanship and doing what’s right when it counts to Kansans.
Few people are the sons or daughters of serial killers. But psychologists say all of us suffer trauma in life. How we respond defines us. One key, as Kerri Rawson’s psychologist said later, is who we have in our lives and how good they are at guiding us. Another key, as Kerri herself would say someday, is whether we can forgive the seemingly unforgivable.
Contests
The Wichita Eagle’s annual Oscar Ballot Contest offers a top prize of $350 worth of gift certificates to the Warren Theatres that are good not only for movie admission but also for anything else the theater sells.
