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An 18-year-old Kansas man has been charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter after a crash that killed a Kansas City police officer, a pedestrian and the officer’s K-9 police dog, the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office announced Friday.

The University of Saint Mary will present a pop, jazz and small ensembles concert Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Xavier Theatre.

The Leavenworth County Republican Women will hold their monthly meeting Monday at the Heritage Center, 109 Delaware St., Leavenworth. The luncheon starts at 11:30 a.m.

Wire reports Hamlin: I meant no religious disrespect for wearing jacket Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin said Wednesday he never intended to offend anyone for attending the Super Bowl wearing a jacket that critics deemed to feature an offensive depiction of Jesus. “After talking with my parents I understand how my coat could have offended some people,” Hamlin wrote in a note posted on his Twitter account.

Susan Wojcicki, a longtime Google executive who played a key role in the company’s creation, is stepping down as YouTube’s CEO after spending the past nine years running the video site that has reshaped entertainment, culture and politics.

Five former Memphis police officers pleaded not guilty Friday to second-degree murder and other charges in the violent arrest and death of Tyre Nichols, with his mother saying afterward that none of them would look her in the eye in court.

Two sheriff’s deputies who have been suspended for five days for their role in the arrest of Tyre Nichols failed to keep their body cameras activated after they went to the location where Nichols had been beaten by five Memphis police officers, officials said late Wednesday.

Hosts at Fox News had serious concerns about allegations of voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election being made by guests who were allies of former President Donald Trump, according to court filings in a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against the network.