VETERANS’ RECOGNITION: WILLARD FORD
Willard Leo Ford was born in Elizabethtown, Illinois, on Aug. 21, 1946, the son of Sydney and Lucy Ford.
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Prosecutors open investigation into Rep.-Elect George Santos
Long Island prosecutors have launched an investigation into U.S. Rep.-elect George Santos of New York, after revelations surfaced that the now-embattled Republican lied about his heritage, education and professional pedigree as he campaigned for office.
Voth leaving county for job in Basehor
The director of planning and zoning for Leavenworth County will be leaving her position next week to take a new job. But she won’t be going very far.
Kansas’ Democratic governor imposes TikTok ban
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly banned the use of TikTok on the state-issued devices of government workers under her control on Wednesday, becoming one of the first Democratic governors to restrict the popular social media app.
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Law enforcement prepare for New Year’s Eve
The Leavenworth Police Department will have a normal staffing level on patrol for New Year’s Eve including members of the traffic unit. Maj.
On the ballot in 2023: Southern governors, big-city mayors
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot will be asking voters for a second term leading one of the nation’s biggest cities. Republicans will try to take full control of the Virginia Legislature. Governors’ mansions are up for election in Louisiana and Mississippi, and a Democratic governor in redstate Kentucky will try to hang on for another term.
Boys basketball players to watch in 2023
BY DEREK WILEY After winter break, high school basketball in Kansas will tip off again on Jan. 3. Here are 10 boys basketball players from… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
With warming, snowbound Buffalo braces to find more dead
Buffalo was set to emerge from a deep freeze Wednesday, bringing some relief but also the tragic possibility of finding more victims amid melting snow from the area’s deadliest storm in decades. Officials said more than 30 people so far have been reported to have died because of the blizzard that raged Friday and Saturday in western New York, an area prone to powerful winter storms.
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