Coleman case in limbo
Kansas state Rep. Aaron Coleman hasn’t been charged with a crime a month after his arrest by state troopers along I-70 near Lawrence, which could help him get diversion in a separate domestic battery case.
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Mother-in-law offends reader with racist remarks
Dear Annie: I am in an interracial relationship and am a stepparent to a 7-yearold daughter. When COVID-19 came, my mother-in-law was without a job and in between places. We have only two bedrooms, one for us and one for my stepdaughter.
Janie Marie (Carter) Davis
Janie Marie (Carter) Davis, passed away at age 82, Friday, Dec. 24, 2021.
Mary Edith Jennings
LEAVENWORTH - July 4, 1947 – December 23, 2021 Mary Edith Jennings, 74, of Leavenworth, Kansas passed away peacefully on Thursday December 23, 2021 at the St. Lukes Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri.
Commissioners discuss public comment policy
After inquiring about the current policy, the chairman of the Leavenworth County Commission said it appears no changes will be made to how the body receives public comment during meetings. Commission Chairman Mike Smith raised the public comment policy when commissioners met Wednesday.
Legislation supported by Marshall signed into law
The president has signed legislation a Kansas senator says prohibits dishonorable discharges for service members who refuse to take a COVID-19 vaccine. President Joe Biden signed the National Defense Authorization Act into law Monday, according to a statement released by the White House.
Attorneys make opening statements as hit-and-run trial begins
A prosecutor argued that Amber N. Alexander fatally struck a pedestrian in Leavenworth without stopping at the scene of the crash.
NHL cutting isolation time to 5 days, change applies in US
The NHL is following other leagues and the CDC by cutting COVID-19 isolation times to five days under certain conditions and where it is allowed by local laws. The change went into effect Wednesday and applies only in the U.S.
IN BRIEF
Saleh rejoins Jets after clearing COVID-19 protocols NEW YORK – New York Jets coach Robert Saleh cleared COVID-19 protocols and returned to the facility Wednesday to run practice for the first time since testing positive for the coronavirus last week. Saleh sat out the team’s 26-21 victory over Jacksonville last Sunday, forced to watch from a hotel room while tight ends coach Ron Middleton assumed the head coaching duties.
I’ve seen enough police abuse to know qualified immunity harms good cops
As a matter of fundamental fairness, people who have been victimized and abused deserve to have their day in civil court. But because of the doctrine of qualified immunity, government workers, including law enforcement, are largely shielded from civil liability.