Leavenworth man convicted of aggravated assault
A Leavenworth man has been convicted of aggravated assault for firing gunshots after being confronted about following a woman, according to a prosecution official. Jurors convicted Eric W.
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Report: US should make less plastic to save oceans
America needs to rethink and reduce the way it generates plastics because so much of the material is littering the oceans and other waters, the National Academy of Sciences says in a new report. The United States, the world’s top plastics waste producer, generates more than 46 million tons yearly, and about 2.2 billion pounds ends up in the world’s oceans, according to the academy’s report.
Death of bullied girl draws anger over suicides, racism
DRAPER, Utah – When her 10-yearold daughter tried spraying air freshener on herself before school one morning, Brittany Tichenor-Cox suspected something was wrong with the sweet little girl whose beaming smile had gone dormant after she started the fifth grade.
Remarks put Boebert in hot water
Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert’s comments on Islam, terrorism and her Democratic counterpart Ilhan Omar of Minnesota landed the Colorado congresswoman in hot water.
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Wake Forest’s Clawson, Pitt’s Pickett earn ACC top honors GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Atlantic Coast Conference has named Wake Forest’s Dave Clawson as its coach of the year and Pittsburgh quarterback Kenny Pickett as its player of the year.
New season, new coach, promising sophomores Pleasant Ridge
Pleasant Ridge will have a new head coach when the Rams tip off the 2021-22 season Friday night at home against Horton. Laurie Gann, who has 436 career wins over 28 seasons in Missouri and Iowa, is taking over the Pleasant Ridge girls basketball program.
Tree lighting planned for Sunday
The Lansing mayor will help kick off the Christmas season this weekend with an annual tree lighting ceremony. The Mayor’s Christmas Tree Lighting will take place at 6 p.m. Sunday at Lansing Middle School, 220 Lion Lane.
Johnson-Fritz sentenced to five years in prison
A woman has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison for her role in soliciting the murder of an inmate at the Lansing Correctional Facility. Renee Johnson-Fritz, 44, Kansas City, Missouri, was sentenced Wednesday in Leavenworth County District Court to 59 months, or four years and 11 months.
Attorney: Bridge shooting case may end with plea deal
A trial has been scheduled for a man accused of opening fire last year on the Centennial Bridge. But the defendant’s attorney said there is a chance the case may be resolved with a plea agreement.
An unborn baby is ‘a person no matter how small’
A line in Dr. Seuss’ book “Horton Hears a Who“ haunts readers: “A person’s a person no matter how small.” Ironically, this was penned by a man, Theodor Geisel, who while creating patriotic cartoons in support of America’s war effort against the fascism of Germany and Japan, made Japanese Americans look small with cartoons that depicted them as less than human.