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Local girls qualify for state

TOPEKA – Kennedie Miller was not going to waste her last chance. Wrestling in the Class 6-5A Regional B tournament Saturday at Seaman High School, the Leavenworth senior finished third at 190 pounds to qualify for the state tournament.

U.S. jets down 4 objects in 8 days, unprecedented in peacetime

A U.S. fighter jet shot down an “unidentified object” over Lake Huron on Sunday on orders from President Joe Biden. It was the fourth such downing in eight days and the latest military strike in an extraordinary chain of events over U.S. airspace that Pentagon officials believe has no peacetime precedent.

Super Bowl ads use celebs, humor, lots of dogs

Advertisers bet big that viewers were turning to the Super Bowl for a comforting escape, and delivered a series of advertisements that relied on familiar celebrity faces, light humor, and plenty of cuddly dogs.

Leavenworth board to decide on school cancelation

While some schools had already announced classes would be canceled Wednesday, Leavenworth’s superintendent said he was leaving the decision to the school board. A parade being called the Chiefs Kingdom Champions Parade is scheduled for Wednesday to celebrate Sunday’s Super Bowl win by the Kansas City Chiefs.