Laura Ziegler

Laura Ziegler appears in the following:

Voters in Kansas decide to keep abortion legal in the state, rejecting an amendment

Tuesday, August 02, 2022

In the first test of its kind since the Dobbs ruling, Kansas voters have decided not to amend the state constitution, keeping abortion legal in the state — for now.

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U.S. Cities Are Trying To Figure Out Restaurant Week In The Pandemic

Thursday, January 14, 2021

With the pandemic having closed nearly 20% of restaurants nationwide, the traditional version of restaurant week is at risk. So restaurants are either opting out or modifying their approach.

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Midwestern Vintner Saves The Forgotten Grapes That Saved Europe's Wines

Thursday, May 03, 2018

Jerry Eisterhold wanted to make unique wines. It all started when he pulled a random, rare book from his shelf — a book written by a 19th-century horticulturist whose work had fallen into obscurity.

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Witnesses Say Kansas Bar Shooting Was Racially Motivated

Sunday, February 26, 2017

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with KCUR reporter Laura Ziegler about the shooting of two Indian men in an Olathe, Kan. bar. The FBI is determining whether to investigate it as a hate crime.

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Suspect In Kansas Shooting Faces Possible Hate Crime Charges

Friday, February 24, 2017

A shooting that left a man dead in Kansas could be ruled a hate crime. Two men from India and a local man who tried to intervene were shot by a man who reportedly thought he was shooting people from the Middle East.

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Indian Community In Kansas Shaken By Shooting

Friday, February 24, 2017

A man reportedly shouted, "Get out of my country," and shot two men who are originally from India at a Kansas sports bar. One of the victims died, and a third man was shot trying to stop the shooting.

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Finding poetry in a pine box

Wednesday, May 28, 2014

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The Scene: Kansas CityFrom KCUR's Arts & Culture desk, a service of Kansas City Public Media A doctor with stage IV prostate cancer decided he doesn't want a fancy store-bought coffi...
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Kansas Shootings Investigated As A Hate Crime

Monday, April 14, 2014

Police in Overland Park say three people were shot and killed on Sunday at two different Jewish facilities. A man in his 70s was arrested at an elementary school and was taken into custody.

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