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Dec 12 2023
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Christians Offended By Democrat Statue In Iowa Capitol
DES MOINES, IA — Christians in Iowa and across the nation are outraged after a Democrat statue was unveiled at the state's Capitol Building. "I believe in freedom of speech and religion, but this just goes too far," said Gov. Kim Reynolds to reporters. "Sick, disturbing, Democrat displays have no place in the house where state laws are passed. I'm horrified." Sources say a local Democrat non-
Babylon Bee (Humor)Jan 27 2024
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Thieves Cut Down And Steal Jackie Robinson Statue From Park
Authorities in Wichita, Kansas, are searching for thieves who cut down and carted away a life-size statue of Jackie Robinson. The Wichita Police Department said the shocking theft occurred just after midnight on Thursday (January 25) at McAdams Park. Surveillance video captured two men cutting the statue at its ankles and loading it into a truck. "I'm frustrated by the actions of those
News Radio 1200 WOAIFeb 15 2024
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NBA, Pacers to honor Oscar Robertson with statue at Crispus Attucks in conjunction with All-Stars
An Indiana Farm Bureau commercial in the mid-1980s depicted a young Oscar Robertson running around outside in his neighborhood, pretending to shoot a basketball with an old tin can. The commercial wraps with his mother surprising a young, smiling Oscar with a new basketball of his own. That is pretty close to how Robertson, 85, remembers it happening more than seven decades ago. Mazell Bell
IndyStarJan 14 2024
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Miami Heat to unveil statue of franchise legend Dwyane Wade
The Miami Heat will unveil a bronze statue of franchise legend Dwyane Wade outside the Kaseya Center later this year, the team announced Sunday night. Miami held a ceremony to commemorate Wade's enshrinement in the Basketball Hall of Fame last year during halftime of the Heat's 104-87 win over the Charlotte Hornets. During the ceremony, team president Pat Riley announced the news. "When we
ABC News (Online)Jan 26 2024
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Jackie Robinson statue stolen by vandals from McAdams Park in Wichita
WICHITA, Kan. — A prized statue of Jackie Robinson was stolen from a public park in Kansas, spurring a police search Friday and outrage across the city of Wichita. The statue honors the first player to break Major League Baseball's color barrier in 1947. Surveillance video was released of two people hauling the sculpture away in the dark. Wichita police said in a Facebook post that it went
KSHBJan 26 2024
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Statue of Jackie Robinson cut from Wichita, Kan., park and stolen
The statue was cut at the ankles to be removed. All that remained of the statue Friday were Robinson’s feet. The statue honors the first player to break Major League Baseball’s color barrier in 1947. Surveillance video was released of two people hauling the sculpture away in the dark. Wichita police said in a Facebook post that it went missing Thursday morning WICHITA, Kan. — A prized statue
The Boston GlobeJan 26 2024
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‘Stealing from the kids’: Reward offered for recovery of Jackie Robinson statue
The hunt to find a bronze Jackie Robinson statue and the thieves who stole it from McAdams Park is ramping up. The Wichita Metro Crime Commission and League 42 are offering up to $2,500 for any tip that leads to an arrest, and an additional $5,000 if the statue is recovered. “Our city wants the statue returned. We also want the individuals who robbed our community of a treasure to be held
The Wichita EagleJan 26 2024
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'It's an embarrassment:' Jackie Robinson statue stolen from Kansas park
Authorities in Wichita, Kansas, are asking for the public's help after a Jackie Robinson statue was stolen from a park by a group of thieves late Wednesday night. Surveillance footage shared by the Wichita Police Department shows the suspects taking the statue from McAdams Park and loading it into the back of a silver pickup truck. The truck then drove off with the statue shortly after
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