A former nurse at the CoreCivic Leavenworth Detention Center has pleaded guilty to conspiring to smuggle contraband into the facility. And a former guard at the facility has been indicted in another case, according to a news release from the U.S. Department of Justice.
Police: Officers shoot, injure armed man outside Kansas bank Sheriff’s deputies have shot and injured a man they say was armed with a gun and heading into a Kansas bank. The shooting happened Thursday afternoon in Leon as Butler County sheriff’s deputies sought to serve an arrest warrant on James Watts, 53, of Leon, according to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.
How is your Lenten season treating you? I recognize that not everyone engages in the Lenten season in the same way. Even if concepts of Lent are new or not normally on the radar screen, I still invite you to consider the season.
Film icon Arnold Schwarzenegger told Russians in a video posted on social media Thursday they’re being lied to about the war in Ukraine and accused President Vladimir Putin of sacrificing Russian soldiers’ lives for his own ambitions.
Dear Amy: I decided not to change my name when I recently married. It’s ridiculous that I am expected to jump through bureaucratic hoops to change my name and identity.
Once again, another unfunded mandate is working its way through the Kansas Legislature – HB2662. If passed, this bill would establish a Parents’ Bill of Rights and Academic Transparency law.
To the editor: Wake up Leavenworth, we have serious problems that are overtaking our community. I attended the USD 453 school board meeting Monday night and was shocked at what occurred.
Keep a smile on your face. Don’t talk too much.
Elaine P. McGlinn, 89, passed away at her home in Plymouth, Michigan on March 4, 2022. She was born on July 19, 1932 in Leavenworth, Kansas as the eldest daughter of Helen (Buselt) Kubicki and Joseph Kubicki. She grew up in Leavenworth and married her high school sweetheart, Richard (“Dick”) McGlinn. They were married for 66 years and had eight children, 16 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. Richard passed away on August 8, 2020.
Helen R. Cox was born on Christmas Day, 1930, at Cushing Memorial Hospital to Fred and Helen (Hilscher) Ettline.