Brothers (from left), Jared Mohler, David Mohler Roland Mohler and Burrell Mohler Jr., sit with their father Burrell Mohler Sr., (right), as they wait for their first appearance at Lafayette Hall in Lexington, Mo., on Thursday November 12, 2009.
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Sarah Sherman, a Blue Valley North student who has Downs Syndrome, was inducted into the National Honor Society Thursday night during a ceremony at the school. After the ceremony Sarah thanked her Aunt Deb McAnulty for coming to the event to support her achievement.
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Sarah Sherman, a Blue Valley North student who has Downs Syndrome, was inducted into the National Honor Society Thursday night during a ceremony at the school.
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Sarah Sherman, a Blue Valley North student who has Downs Syndrome, was inducted into the National Honor Society Thursday night during a ceremony at the school. After the event Sarah high-fived classmate and fellow inductee Elizabeth Campbell for both achieving their goal.
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Sarah Sherman, a junior at Blue Valley North High School with Down Syndrome, is a peer tutor to senior Jack Murphy (left), who has disabilities. At school, Sarah helps Jack with his earth space science vocabulary homework Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009. Sarah is also going to be inducted into the National Honor Society Thursday.
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Sarah Sherman, a junior at Blue Valley North High School with Down Syndrome, is a peer tutor to senior Jack Murphy (left), who has disabilities. After tutoring at school Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009, Sarah and Jack, who are good friends, say goodbye. Sarah is also going to be inducted into the National Honor Society Thursday.
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Brad Baxter of Quanah, Texas, watched the 2009 American Royal Cutting Horse Show Thursday (11-12-09) in Hale Arena. The competition consists of horse and rider separating a particular cow from the herd. The show continues through Saturday evening and the public is invited to watch the cutting for free.
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Tracy Braxton of Olar, South Carolina, competed in the 2009 American Royal Cutting Horse Show Thursday (11-12-09) in Hale Arena. The competition consists of horse and rider separating a particular cow from the herd. The show continues through Saturday evening and the public is invited to watch the cutting for free.
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Competitor Kobie Wood of Stephenville, Texas, shopped for cowboy boots Thursday during the 2009 American Royal Cutting Horse Show in Hale Arena. The competition consists of horse and rider separating a particular cow from the herd. The show continues through Saturday evening and the public is invited to watch the cutting for free.
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These frazzled faces of Halloween past were gawking and grimacing Thursday in the 8100 block of Johnson Drive in Overland Park. ss111209
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November 15, 2009, marks 50 years since Diana Selsor Edwards, pictured here in 2004, learned that her uncle, aunt, and cousins, members of the Clutter family of Holcomb, Kan., were slaughtered. Truman Captote wrote "In Cold Blood" about the killings, which earned him fame, but infuriated relatives of the Clutter family for its sympathetic portrayal of the two murderers.
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Giovanni Mesa, of Independence is undergoing treatment for Hodgkin's lymphoma. His friends are organizing a fundraiser on Saturday, Nov. 14 to help him pay his medical bills. Mesa's friend Matt Hawley (left) has prepared a five-minute video that details Giovanni and his cancer treatment over the course of several months.
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Photo Credit: Mike Ransdell
President Barack Obama speaks to troops and their families at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage, Alaska, Thursday Nov. 13, 2009, on way to visit Japan, Singapore, China and South Korea. AP Photo/Al Grillo
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Tad Agoglia with First Response Team of America based in Knoxville, Tenn., evacuates the Baker family from Spartan Village, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009 as flood waters are expected to rise later in the day in the Norfolk, Va. Agoglia has been nominated by CNN as one of their top 10 heros of the year. AP Photo/Stephen M. Katz, The Virginian-Pilot
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During Thursday's 2nd Annual Going Green Fair sponsored by H&R Block, Elizabeth Steinberg, right, a marketing specialist with KCP&L, used an energy efficient light bulb and meter to demonstrate the savings that are available to those who use them. The event was held in the lobby of H&R Block building downtown.
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If you don't like pink, don't come to this exhibit. Curator Kristie Dobbins was among Toy & Miniature Museum of Kansas City employees putting the finishing touches Thursday on the Celebrating 50 Fabulous Years with America's Favorite Doll exhibit that opens Saturday. Barbie, Ken and related figures from the museum and local collections will be on dispaly.
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Yes, even Barbie and Ken were searching for new worlds in the mid-1960's. The Toy & Miniature Museum of Kansas City's Celebrating 50 Fabulous Years with America's Favorite Doll exhibit opens Saturday. Barbie, Ken and related figures from the museum and local collections will be on dispaly.
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Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit spoke during an interview on Tuesday afternoon. Earlier Pandit had sat in on a roundtable discussion on financial literacy held at the United Way of Greater Kansas City.
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Burrell Mohler Jr. is escorted to the courtroom at Lafayette Hall in Lexington, Mo., for his first appearance on Thursday November 12, 2009.
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Burrell Mohler Sr. is escorted from the courtroom at Lafayette Hall in Lexington, Mo., following his first appearance on Thursday November 12, 2009.
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Jared Mohler is escorted to the courtroom at Lafayette Hall in Lexington, Mo., for his first appearance on Thursday November 12, 2009.
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Roland Mohler is escorted to the courtroom at Lafayette Hall in Lexington, Mo., for his first appearance on Thursday November 12, 2009.
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David Mohler is escorted to the courtroom at Lafayette Hall in Lexington, Mo., for his first appearance on Thursday November 12, 2009.
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Investigators continued looking for evidence on the former farm of the Mohler family South of Bates City, Mo., on Thursday November 12, 2009.
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Investigators continued looking for evidence on the former farm of the Mohler family South of Bates City, Mo., on Thursday November 12, 2009.
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Investigators continued looking for evidence on the former farm of the Mohler family South of Bates City, Mo., on Thursday November 12, 2009.
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An investigator used a ground penetrating radar in the yard around the house on the former farm of the Mohler family South of Bates City, Mo., on Thursday November 12, 2009.
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Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett, right, speaks while Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates listens during a taping of a CNBC television special at Columbia University in New York on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. AP Photo/Jin Lee
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Lee's Summit North High School volleyball player Marianne Beal took a peak at the Evelyn Gates Award during an assembly at the school announcing her selection as the best high school volleyball player in the Kansas City area. Her coach, Rhea Moses (right), led the applause.
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The Lee's Summit North High School student body gave Evelyn Gates Award winner Marianne Beal a standing ovation Thursday afternoon.
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After the announcement ceremoy Thursday, Marianne Beal (right) chatted with other Evelyn Gates Award nominees including Lisa Henning (left) and Kareen Schwatze (center) at Lee's Summit North High School.
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Smithville's Charles Tietjens removes his shin guards after the final whistle of his teams' 1-0 loss to Helias of Jefferson City Thursday.
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