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After hype, readers get hands on Prince Harry’s ‘Spare’
After weeks of hype and days of leaks, readers got a chance to judge Prince Harry’s book for themselves when it went on sale around the world on Tuesday. In Britain, a few stores opened at midnight to sell copies of “Spare” to diehard royal devotees and the merely curious.
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Wire reports One dead, two hurt after police pursuit crash in Missouri One person died and two people are injured after an SUV being pursued by police crashed into another vehicle early Sunday. Police said the crash happened around 2 a.m.
Feds propose ‘student loan safety net’ alongside forgiveness
The White House is moving forward with a proposal that would lower student debt payments for millions of Americans now and in the future, offering a new route to repay federal loans under far more generous terms.
DOJ reviewing potentially classified docs at Biden center
The Justice Department is reviewing a batch of potentially classified documents found in the Washington office space of President Joe Biden’s former institute, the White House said Monday. Special counsel to the president Richard Sauber said “a small number of documents with classified markings” were discovered as Biden’s personal attorneys were clearing out the offices of the Penn Biden Center, where the president kept an office after he left the vice presidency in 2017 until shortly before he launched his 2020 presidential campaign in 2019.
City offices closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, trash delayed
City of Leavenworth offices and the Riverfront Community Center will close Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Police continue to investigate shooting on MLK Drive
Authorities have not identified a suspect in their investigation of a shooting that occurred last week at a Leavenworth apartment complex, a police spokesman said. The victim, who was shot in his right arm and right shin, survived the incident, which was reported early Thursday morning on Martin Luther King Drive.
Leavenworth Board of Education reviews policy changes
When they met this week, Leavenworth Board of Education members heard from members of the community regarding proposed changes to a policy dealing with instructional materials. Board members discussed the proposed changes Monday.
Council implements compensation study
Lansing City Council members voted 6-0 recently to implement the compensation study proposed by McGrath Human Resources Group. Victoria McGrath, CEO of the company, joined the meeting by Zoom to explain aspects of the study, which has been under way for months.
Basehor man seeks answers after long health journey
When Basehor resident Chris Martin was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s disease in March of 2000, not only did that diagnosis affect his life medically, it also had multiple long-term changes in his personal life as well. After continually visiting his physician due to shortness of breath and fatigue, he was found to have a volleyball size tumor in his chest and two small areas on his spleen as well as a lymph node in his abdomen.