Twitter says it will ease up on its 3-year-old ban on political advertising, the latest change by Elon Musk as he tries to pump up revenue after purchasing the social media platform last year. The company tweeted late Tuesday that “we’re relaxing our ads policy for cause-based ads in the US.” “We also plan to expand the political advertising we permit in the coming weeks,” the company said from its Twitter Safety account.
Wire reports Former Kansas Attorney General Robert Stephan dies at 89 Former Kansas Attorney General Robert Stephan, who emphasized victims’ rights and consumer protection during four terms in office, has died at the age of 89. Stephan died overnight, his brother, Don Stephan, told Kansas media Tuesday.
The governor announced that Topeka has been chosen as the location for a proposed state veterans home in northeast Kansas. Local officials had hoped a site in Leavenworth would be selected for the veterans home.
Information about the 2023 Kansas Legislature is only a phone call or chat away, the State Library of Kansas reminds residents. The toll free number for the Legislative Hotline is 800-432-3924. Calls are answered by experienced reference and research librarians at the State Library.
When they met this week, Leavenworth city commissioners heard from the president of a national homeless service organization that is now affiliated with Leavenworth Attainable Housing. Leavenworth Attainable Housing is a nonprofit organization working to provide housing assistance to people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.
Authorities were searching for a suspect Wednesday after a man reported being beaten and robbed at a Leavenworth apartment, according to a police spokesman. The incident was reported at about 7:30 p.m.
Walter Cunningham, the last surviving astronaut from the first successful crewed space mission in NASA’s Apollo program, has died. He was 90.
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has pleaded not guilty in Manhattan federal court to charges that he cheated investors and looted customer deposits on his cryptocurrency trading platform as a judge set a tentative trial date for October.
Michele Gregor and her daughter, Madilyn, are shown with fitness trainer Tristan Roberts at Genesis Health Club in Leavenworth. Michele said she oen trains at the health club, and recently gied her daughter with a membership to “begin her journey into fitness.” Madilyn is a freshman at the University of Kansas and plans to continue her workouts when she gets back on campus. Mark Rountree
Buffalo defensive back Damar Hamlin was in critical condition early Tuesday after the Bills say his heart stopped following a tackle during the Monday Night Football game, which was indefinitely postponed.