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Flute concert tonight

Celebrated Kansas flutist Nancy Mulholland will perform at 7:30 p.m. tonight in Emporia State Universitys Heath Recital Hall, 120 E. 12th Ave. This free concert two works for piccolo: Desperate Measures: Diary of One Mad Mother and Mike Mowers Sonata for Piccolo. Mulholland will also perform a Mozart Andante, Katherine Hoovers Winter Spirits and, on the contrabass flute, Jonathan Cohens Tiny. Information: 341-5431.

Disaster boot camp

The Kansas Capital Area Chapter of the American Red Cross is offering free disaster response training to interested new volunteers in the Emporia area at an upcoming boot camp event.

The two-day training will be offered from 5 - 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24 and again from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25 at the Lyon County Law Enforcement Center located at 425 Mechanic St. Volunteers will go from zero Red Cross experience to being a fully trained disaster services volunteer in just two days.

For more details and to register for the course, please contact Disaster Programs Specialist Ariane Burson at 785-354-9244 or Ariane.Burson@redcross.org.

City commission meeting

The Emporia City Commission meets at 11 a.m. Wednesday in conference room 1AB, 516 Mechanic St. The agenda includes the fiscal year in review and planning future commission meetings.

Admire UMC breakfast

The Admire United Methodist Church men will serve breakfast from 7 to 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the church. All are welcome to a breakfast of eggs, sausage, biscuits, gravy, pancakes, juice and coffee, all for a donation to church and community projects.

Bread Line

The Salvation Army has a bread line from 1 - 3 p.m. (while supplies last) on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 327 Constitution St. Information: 342-3093.

Social Equity lecture

Activist and sociologist Tim Wise will speak on social justice and equity 6 - 8 p.m. Thursday in Albert Taylor Hall, Plumb Hall, 1 Kellogg Circle. The talk is free and open to the public. Parking is free in university lots after 5 p.m.

Republicans meet

Kansas State Representative Tony Barton will speak at the monthly meeting of the Lyon County Republican Party 7 p.m. tonight in the Lyon County Courthouse Annex. All interested persons are welcome to attend. For more information visit the Facebook page Lyon County Republican Precinct Committee or call Peggy Mast, 343-2465.

Pancakes in Olpe

The Eagle Creek Saddle Clubs pancake supper is Sunday, Feb. 19 at the Olpe Chicken House. The all-one-can-eat pancakes will be served from 4 - 7 p.m and are $3. The menu also includes smoked sausage patties, scrambled eggs, homemade pies and drink for an additional cost. For more information call 340-3002 or 620-475-3752.

RDA meets Friday

The Regional Development Association of East Central Kansas meets at 7 a.m. Friday in the Trusler Center, 719 Commercial St. The agenda includes an update on the Feb. 3 Rapid Response meeting, a job fair for Feb. 17, a Feb. 16 webinar Promoting Workforce Opportunities for Underutilized Groups and the Emporia Chambers survey of employers.

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The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has declared a popular internet meme depicting a cartoon frog to be a hate symbol.

Pepe the Frog's beginnings were unoffensive: he is the creation of comic book creator Matt Furie , who featured the frog as a character in the series Boy's Club beginning in 2005. The character subsequently became a beloved meme, often called the "sad frog meme" and shared with a speech bubble reading "Feels good man" or "Feels bad man." It was at times posted on social media by the likes of Katy Perry and Nicki Minaj. But recently, as the Daily Beast reported in May, the character has been co-opted by a faction of Internet denizens who decided to reclaim it from the mainstream, and began sharing it in anti-Semitic contexts.

"Images of the frog, variously portrayed with a Hitler-like moustache, wearing a yarmulke or a Klan hood, have proliferated in recent weeks in hateful messages aimed at Jewish and other users on Twitter," the ADL wrote in a statement . "Once again, racists and haters have taken a popular Internet meme and twisted it for their own purposes of spreading bigotry and harassing users," wrote ADL CEO Jonathan A. Greenblatt.

Earlier this year, the ADL added the (((echo))) symbol to its Hate on Display database, noting that members of the alt-right movement were using it to single out Jewish users, particularly journalists, on social media.

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The post led to left-wing social justice warriors claiming that the Russian Embassy had just shared a white nationalist symbol, despite their claims being based off of discredited evidence featured in an interview with two notorious trolls.

[H]i there, reporter here. are you aware of that images popularity among white nationalists? responded Talia Jane, areporter for Mic the site thatsabotaged a fundraiser for a gay military charity in October due to the fact that it was taking place at a pro-Trump art show.

Hi there, someone who actually understands the internet here, replied another user to Jane in defense of Pepe. Are you aware that youre a complete moron?

Whatever Pepe started as, its now a white supremacist/nationalist dog whistle & @RussianEmbassy is tweeting it claimed another verified user, who also pointed out that the embassy was liking the tweets of the trolls defending pepe.

Stop spreading lies. Pepe (Kek Be Upon Him) is a meme of peace,replied one userin response to the false claims that Pepe is a hate symbol, while another simply commented, Its a fucking meme you dolt.

Other accounts also insinuated that Pepe the Frog was a hate symbol,seemingly unaware of the discredited source behind these claims.

Popular internet meme Pepe the Frogwas added to the Anti-Defamation Leagues hate symbol database in September, where it currently sits alongside the swastika, Nazi SS lightning bolts, and various Ku Klux Klan imagery.

Hillary Clinton, George Stephanopoulos, NBCsKaty Tur, and Heat Streethave also branded the cartoon frog a symbol for white supremacy, seemingly basing their claims on a Daily Beast article that interviewed two notorious trolls, Jared Taylor Swift and Paul Town.

During the interview, Swift and Town attempted to link the meme to white supremacy,with Swift boasting that he had managed to trick the media on his since-removed Twitter account afterwards. Following this interview, Pepe has been used as a scapegoat by the left to brand internet-dwelling conservatives, libertarians, and even Donald Trump, Jr.as racist.

The branding hasprompted many users to fight back against the Clinton Campaign, mainstream media, and ADLs ruling that Pepe is an offensive icon, branding it a war on memes.

Several popular YouTubers have also defended the cartoon frog, while pro-Trump iPhone game Build the Wall: The Gamewas rejectedfromApples App Store for featuring Pepe, and eventually even his silhouette.

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In a memo to the Stephenville City Council, Stephenville Police Chief Jason King said the department is working on an application for a justice assistance grant via the governors office to request $79,586.40 in funds relating to state-of-the-art forensic and accident laser reconstruction technology.

So what, exactly, does this technology do?

Forensic and accident reconstruction technology will consist of a 360 degree laser scanner bi-pod, laptop, software and evidence storage. Laser scanning technology enables the user to capture precise interactive 3D images of structures or spaces and can be used both indoors and outdoors," King said.

The technology is ideal for capturing and documenting forensic evidence at traffic collisions and crime scenes. It enables an investigator to return to the scene via computer at any point during the investigation. The 3D scan of a scene can be used as an accurate, scaled, virtual representation of the original event.

King says the software will make it possible to create an animation which moves the user through the scene from a variety of different angels and perspectives.

The device can be used to document and analyze bullet trajectories, bloodstain patterns, tire impressions, vehicle crash patterns and arson sites, King says.

Our primary goal of this project is to better serve and protect our citizens by improving investigations, solving crimes and prosecuting criminals," he said. "The Stephenville Police Department hopes to accomplish this by heightening the efficiency and effectiveness of crime scene investigation and crash reconstruction.

King says that acquiring the technology, would greatly benefit investigations by improving workflow, enhancing officer safety in the field, and preserving evidence digitally.

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Police: 1 dead, 1 injured in related shootings

Updated: 6:36 AM CST Feb 8, 2017

Des Moines police are investigating the city's fifth homicide.

Police were called to the 800 block of Shawnee Avenue on a report of a shooting around 6:40 p.m. When officers got there, they found a deceased male adult on the sidewalk in front of a residence.

While officers secured this scene for further investigation, a shooting victim arrived at Mercy Hospital. That victim drove himself to the hospital.

As officers investigated this incident, it was quickly determined that the two were connected.

The victim at Mercy is also an adult male. His injuries are not life threatening.

Detectives are working to identify the location of where the shootings occurred. Police do not believe the homicide victim was shot at a different location. Des Moines Police Department detectives are following investigative leads and interviewing witnesses.

The Des Moines Police Department Crime Scene Investigation Unit is processing the scene in the 800 block of Shawnee for evidence. That roadway will be closed to through traffic for several hours.

WEBVTT SNOW IS ON THE WAY.HOW MUCH WE CAN EXPECT AND WHENIT WILL ALL MELT AWAY.STACEY: DES MOINES POLICE ON THESCENE ON A HOMICIDE.THEY TELL US ONE PERSON WAS SHOTAND KILLED.IT HAPPENED JUST BEFORE 7:00TONIGHT.SHAINA: KCCI'S LAURA TERRELLJOINS US LIVE WITH WHAT WE KNOWRIGHT NOW.LAUR WE KNOW A MAN WAS FOUNDDEAD RIGHT HERE ON THE SIDEWALKAT 814 SHAWNEE AVENUE.WE KNOW ANOTHER VICTIM WAS SHOTAND INJURED AND TAKEN TO MERCYMEDICAL CENTER.HE IS EXPECTED TO SURVIVE.POLICE DO NOT KNOW HOW THIS MANENDED UP DEAD HERE.THEY BELIEVE IT HAPPENEDSOMEWHERE ELSE AND HE WAS LEFTHERE, BUT THEY DON'T KNOW WHERETHAT OTHER SCENE IS.THEY ARE STILL OUTSEARCHING,TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE THISHAPPENED, WHO DID THIS.THERE ARE NO SUSPECTS.POLICE ARE HOPING TO TALK TO THEVICTIM IN THE HOSPITAL.THEY ARE SAYING HE IS COHERENT.THEY ARE HOPING TO LEARNINFORMATION FROM HIM, AND THATWILL BE THE MOST CRITICAL PIECEOF THE PUZZLE, WE WERE TOLDTONIGHT.>> THE INFORMATION WE GET FROMTHE VICTIM AT THE HOSPITAL ISPROBABLY GOING TO BE SOME OF THEMOST CRITICAL INFORMATION.IT SOUNDS LIKE HE MADE THE -- HEMAY BE NOT ONLY A VICTIM, BUT AWITNESS.LAURA:THE SCENE STILL VERY MUCHACTIVE TONIGHT.WE HAVE SEEN SEVERAL POLICEOFFICERS JUST ARRIVE ON SCENE TODO AN EVALUATION OF THE SCENEAND PICK UP ALL THE CRIME SCENEEVIDENCE.WE DO NOT KNOW WHAT LED TO THIS.NO MOTIVE, NO SUSPECTS AT THISTIME.AUTHORITIES TRYING TO FIGURE OUTWHAT LED UP TO THIS SHOOTING.WE DO NOT HAVE THE NAMES, AGESOF THE VICTIM YET.

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