Two injured in rollover crash
Two people were injured when a car went off the road and overturned in a ditch in northwest Leavenworth County, according to an official with the Sheriff's Office. The crash was reported at 11:26 a.m.
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KCK police say woman killed, 4-year-old severely beaten
KANSAS CITY – Police in Kansas City, Kansas, have arrested a man on suspicion of killing a woman and severely beating her 4-year-old daughter over the weekend. Jose Escalante-Corchado, 28, was charged with first-degree murder and four other felonies after the body of 24-year-old Mackenzie Hopkins was found Saturday submerged in a bathtub in her home, the Kansas City Star reported.
Why airlines fear chaos from 5G
AT&T will postpone new wireless service near some airports planned for this week after the nation’s largest airlines said the service would interfere with aircraft technology and cause massive flight disruptions.
Parents pressured as day cares close
If you’re a working parent with young kids, chances are the new year hasn’t been as happy as you’d hoped. Omicron is raging, safety guidance is constantly changing, vaccines aren’t approved for little children and coronavirus test kits are in short supply.
Former cops face trial in Floyd’s death
MINNEAPOLIS – The federal trial for three former Minneapolis police officers who were with Derek Chauvin when he pinned George Floyd to the street is expected to be complex as prosecutors try to prove each officer willingly violated the Black man’s constitutional rights.
André Leon Talley, noted fashion journalist, dies
NEW YORK – André Leon Talley, a towering and highly visible figure of the fashion world who made history as a rare Black editor in an overwhelmingly white industry, has died. He was 73.
Reader struggles with grief after high school beau dies
Dear Annie: I had a high school boyfriend 47 years ago but left him. He came to my house the day before I was marrying someone else and begged me not to marry him, but I did. Long story short, after getting divorced, I tried to find him, but I couldn’t. I married again and got divorced again. I then focused on trying to find him again only to find out he’s been dead since 2007.
No woman should die giving life
The recent Biden-Harris Maternal Health Day of Action focused the nation’s attention on shameful and inexcusable facts about the health and survival of our mothers. Not only is America’s overall maternal mortality rate the highest among wealthy nations, death occurs more than twice as often for Black, American Indian and Alaska Native women.
Supplemental ways to keep your child’s learning on track
Creativity and flexibility, especially amid a pandemic, have become the name of the game when it comes to learning. Along with traditional in-person school, there now exists hybrid learning, homeschooling, alternative schools, virtual online education or any mix of those combined.