UNITED NATIONS – The United States and Russia squared off Monday in the U.N. Security Council, where Moscow lost an attempt to block a public meeting on Moscow’s troop buildup near Ukraine’s borders and Western fears of an invasion.
ATLANTA – The prosecutor who’s investigating whether Donald Trump and others broke the law by trying to pressure Georgia officials to overturn Joe Biden’s presidential election victory is asking the FBI for security help after the former president railed against prosecutors investigating him.
The Leavenworth County Health Department has reported two additional deaths related to COVID-19. The deaths were reported Monday when the Health Department released a weekly… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
Each week the Leavenworth Times will recognize the top high school athletes in Leavenworth County for their performances. Here are the top performers from Jan.… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
The Athlete of the Week poll includes athletes from Basehor-Linwood, Leavenworth and Pleasant Ridge high schools. Coaches can email nominations to Leavenworth Times Sports Editor… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
Employees at Zeck Ford in Leavenworth show their spirit on Red Friday in advance of the AFC championship game on Sunday. The Kansas City Chiefs host the Cincinnati Bengals at Arrowhead Stadium. The winner goes to the Super Bowl. MARK ROUNTREE/LEAVENWORTH TIMES
Someone call the ACME Corporation or maybe that Roadrunner. Kansas has a coyote problem and not the looney tunes kind.
The lineup of people testifying for and against a proposal to make completion of a computer science course a graduation requirement in Kansas says a lot about the need for universal school choice. Representatives of two universities, a nonprofit dedicated to expanding access to computer science in schools, a small business owner and the state community college association enthusiastically support the proposal.
WASHINGTON – In the nearly 30 years that Justice Stephen Breyer has spent on the Supreme Court, it has been conservative, then more conservative and now much more conservative. The court’s rapid rightward shift in recent years was a change for the liberal jurist, who early in his career sat with the same group of eight other justices for more than a decade.
PITTSBURGH – A two-lane bridge collapsed in Pittsburgh early Friday, requiring rescuers to rappel nearly 150 feet while others formed a human chain to help rescue occupants of a dangling bus. The collapse came hours before President Joe Biden was to visit the city to press for his $1 trillion infrastructure bill, which includes bridge maintenance.