Trial begins in fatal hit-and-run case
Jury selection began Tuesday morning in the trial of a woman charged with second-degree murder in connection to a fatal hit-and-run crash in Leavenworth. Amber N.
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‘COVID-19 virus didn’t take a holiday’
The first COVID-19 report after Christmas shows the new omicron variant has been detected in nine Kansas counties, while hospitals continue to feel the brunt of the surge. “Stormont Vail Health, like other hospitals in our region, continues to feel the impact of the pandemic with almost all of our staffed beds full today,” hospital CEO Robert Kenagy said in a Monday statement to the Topeka area community.
IN BRIEF
Unvaccinated Colts QB Wentz goes to COVID-19 list Indianapolis Colts quarterback Carson Wentz ran the risk all season of missing game action by not receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. Now his decision has come at a most inopportune time for his team.
Desmond Tutu’s lessons for America
The recently deceased Rev. Desmond Tutu was a great statesman and a great fighter for social justice. I never had the honor to meet him, but from the work I did in 1987-1994 as an unpaid consultant to a number of the groups working to end apartheid in South Africa and replace it with a multiracial democracy, I heard many inspiring stories about him.
The First Amendment
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
This year, I embraced charity while emptying house
The spirit of giving was never really what you would call my strong suit. I was always more of a taker. My agenda could be readily summed up as a matter of what’s in it for me. But that recently changed.
New Alliance director says organization rebuilding
Michael Trapp said the Alliance Against Family Violence has had a lot of turnover, which has resulted in gaps in communication. He said part of… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
Leavenworth’s Ayden Bartlett reflects on historic season at Louisville
By Derek Wiley Ayden Bartlett won’t ever forget the dog pile at Freedom Hall. After defeating Georgia Tech 3-1 in the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals, the… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
‘We are their family’
For more than 25 years, the Leavenworth County Council on Aging has been providing Christmas gifts to more than 400 local senior citizens through generous donations from churches, businesses, organizations and individuals. Santa delivered those gifts in mid-December, including several stops in Basehor.
Resentment and paranoia widen divisions
It’s not ideas that currently divide the nation; it’s emotions, attitudes, paranoia and tribal loyalties. Rather than focused arguments over clashing values, Americans express a generalized sense of resentment aggrievement and grudge. That makes the chances of compromise increasingly remote and the prospects for resolution all but unthinkable.