A monster winter storm took aim at the Upper Midwest on Tuesday, threatening to bring blizzard conditions, bitterly cold temperatures and 2 feet of snow in a three-day onslaught that could affect more than 40 million Americans.
A man apparently shot himself in the leg by accident while walking in Leavenworth, a police spokesman said. The incident was reported at 1:39 a.m.
A mobile home fire in Lansing was blamed on an electrical problem, a fire department official said. The fire was reported at 11:16 a.m.
A man was arrested in Leavenworth after he allegedly attacked another man with a barbecue fork, a police spokesman said. The incident was reported at 3:24 a.m.
Wire reports Prosecutors have dropped the possibility of a sentence enhancement that could have carried a mandatory five-year sentence against Alec Baldwin in a fatal film-set shooting, according to new court filings made public Monday. The actor-producer’s attorneys had earlier objected to the enhancement, saying it was unconstitutional because it was added after the October 2021 shooting.
The Lansing City Council will meet for a work session at 7 p.m. Thursday at Lansing City Hall, 800 First Terrace.
More than 200 family members, friends, community members and teammates gathered Saturday at David Brewer Park in Leavenworth for a candlelight vigil honoring Leavenworth High School senior Eric Miller. Miller passed away Feb. 6 from injuries sustained in an altercation with another man in downtown Leavenworth.
President Joe Biden paid an unannounced visit to Ukraine on Monday to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a defiant display of Western solidarity with a country still fighting what he called “a brutal and unjust war” days before the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion.
Members of the Leavenworth Board of Education are considering a policy concerning classroom displays. A similar policy that already has been adopted in the Lansing school system has drawn criticism for impacting the display of “safe space” stickers in that district.
Sparked by a concept offered by a third-grade class, a committee has been formed at Lansing Elementary School to focus on making the school’s playground more accessible for students with disabilities.