🌱 How new courtroom testimony is reshaping the case over Ofc. Oswald’s death

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In today's newsletter:

• How new courtroom testimony is reshaping the case over Ofc. Oswald’s death
• Meet the Fairway native now leading a major Yale media-law clinic

Today's riddle: Why wouldn't the little shrimp share his fries with his friends ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Cloudy, showers around; cool, with a high of 61 and low of 43 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 67, low: 52.
• Friday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 77 and low of 52 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Witness testimony, body camera recounts Fairway Ofc. Jonah Oswald's last moments (kshb.com) — Fairway residents are seeing long-awaited progress in court as a Johnson County jury hears detailed witness and body camera evidence about Officer Jonah Oswald’s final moments. Testimony describes a multistate crime spree, a stolen vehicle chase into Overland Park, and the QuikTrip confrontation, while prosecutors and defense attorneys sharply dispute the surviving defendant’s responsibility for Oswald’s death.
   

• MFIA Welcomes 2026–27 Student Directors (yale.edu) — A Yale Law student leader traces her roots back to Fairway crediting Midwestern values of kindness and community for shaping her path. The piece introduces three new student directors of Yale’s Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic, outlining their diverse hometowns, career backgrounds, and shared commitment to media law and public-interest advocacy.
   

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Thursday May 14

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🗞 Nearby News

Mission

• Murder trial begins for woman charged in Fairway officer's death (kctv5.com)
• Longtime KCK family-owned Mexican restaurant closing after 61 years (fox4kc.com)

Prairie Village

• Clairvaux Hosting Grand Opening in Shops of Prairie Village (inkansascity.com)
• JoCo Homebuying: The case for buying ugly (and making it yours) (johnsoncountypost.com)
• ‘Which side are you going to be on?' Kansas faith leaders urge churches to protect immigrants • Kansas Reflector (kansasreflector.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he was shellfish ! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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