The road to reporting persistent sexual abuse by her gymnastics coach in 1998 was a long and difficult one for Kim Bergman of Shawnee. She says at 12 years old she began dealing with the memories of her coach’s hands inside her swimsuit and under her shirt by writing letters to another coach.
One person was taken to the hospital following a fire over the weekend at a Leavenworth residence, a Fire Department official. Leavenworth Fire Marshal Andy Brooks said he does not believe the person was injured in the fire, but he was taken to the hospital for a precautionary evaluation.
A fire at a Leavenworth building that houses a church and day care center remains under investigation, a Fire Department official said. The fire was reported at about 7 p.m.
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Carol Sue Gore Sadler, 78, long time resident of Leavenworth, Kansas passed away January 19, 2023. She was born in Walters, Oklahoma on November 13, 1944 to Hubert and Katherine Fletcher Gore.
The death toll from the dance hall massacre blamed on a 72-year-old gunman has risen to 11 after one of the 10 people who were wounded died. The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services said Monday that one of the four people being treated at the LA County-USC Medical Center has died of gunshot wounds.
Sally Ibrahim Azar, center, a Palestinian Christian and Council member of the Lutheran World Federation is applauded by clergy after she was ordained as the first female pastor in the Holy Land, in the Old City of Jerusalem, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
Robert J. Fraser, 95, Leavenworth, passed away on Sunday, January 22, 2023, at Twin Oaks Assisted Living, Lansing, Kan.
A winter storm may produce as much as two inches of snow as it passes through the area tonight and Wednesday morning. Leavenworth County Emergency Management Director Chuck Magaha said between a trace and two inches of snow may be possible.
By week’s end, the Republican National Committee is set to resolve a bitter leadership feud that has exposed perilous divisions within a party that has struggled to move past a disappointing midterm ahead of a critical race for the White House.