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Jan. 6 panel missing roughly 8 hours of Trump’s phone calls

The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol has identified a roughly eight-hour gap in official records of then-President Donald Trump’s phone calls as the violence unfolded and his supporters stormed the building, according to a person familiar with the probe.

GOP defections thwart some of conservatives’ plans in Kansas

Key conservative initiatives are likely to fail in Kansas this year because a few Republicans are breaking with the rest of the Legislature’s veto-proof GOP supermajorities. Republicans have pushed measures through the state Senate tightening election laws and weakening school vaccination requirements, but not with the twothirds vote needed to override potential vetoes from Democratic Gov.

NEWS BRIEFS

Man who killed woman found dead with couple’s toddler A man shot and killed a woman and later was found dead inside a Kansas home with their slain toddler after exchanging gunfire with law enforcement, authorities said. The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that police in Baxter Springs responded around 7:15 p.m.

Nuclear fears in U.S. amid Russia-Ukraine war

Russia’s war on Ukraine has most Americans at least somewhat worried that the U.S. will be drawn directly into the conflict and could be targeted with nuclear weapons, with a new poll reflecting a level of anxiety that has echoes of the Cold War era.

Oscar wins for ‘CODA’ bring tears, elation to deaf community

When “CODA” won the Oscar for best picture in Los Angeles, movie stars from Samuel L. Jackson to Nicole Kidman waved their hands instead of clapping in recognition of the deaf community. At home in suburban New York, Laurie Ann Barish cried, overcome by what she said was a long overdue feeling of acceptance.

Lions open with win at Tonganoxie

TONGANOXIE – Lansing opened the 2022 baseball season Monday at the Leavenworth County Fairgrounds with a 3-1 win over Tonganoxie. The Chieftains struck first, scoring a run on an infield error to take an early 1-0 lead.

WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE

Leavenworth’s baseball team took their lumps last season, finishing 3-17. But head coach Justin Bode believes those growing pains will pay off this spring.