Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met Tuesday with troops in the eastern city of Bakhmut, the scene of some of the most intense combat since Russia invaded the country, praising their “courage, resilience and strength” as artillery boomed in the background.
With the potential for inclement weather, Waste Management is planning to start residential trash collection in Lansing on Thursday at 5 a.m. to service as much of the city as possible before the weather becomes problematic.
Air Force grounds entire B-2 fleet after emergency landing The Air Force has grounded its entire fleet of B-2 stealth bombers following an emergency landing and fire earlier this month, and none of the strategic aircraft will perform flyovers at this years’ college bowl games. A bomber experienced an in-flight malfunction on Dec.
Congressional leaders unveiled a government-wide $1.7 trillion spending package early Tuesday that includes another large round of aid to Ukraine, a nearly 10% boost in defense spending and roughly $40 billion to assist communities across the country recovering from drought, hurricanes and other natural disasters.
When Kevin Erickson fires up his 1972 Plymouth Satellite, a faint hum replaces what is normally the sound of pistons pumping, gas coursing through the carburetor and the low thrum of the exhaust. Even though it’s nearly silent, the classic American muscle car isn’t broken.
Suspense mounted at the U.S. border with Mexico on Tuesday about the future of restrictions on asylum-seekers as the Supreme Court issued a temporary order to keep pandemic-era limits on migrants in place.
The National Weather Service has issued watches for Leavenworth County in anticipation of a winter storm and bitterly cold wind chills. A winter storm watch is scheduled to be in effect from 6 a.m.
Members of the Leavenworth County Port Authority are discussing where a future industrial park may be located in the county. There are several industrial parks in the county, but Port Authority Chairman Chris Donnelly said they are rapidly running out of available land.
Lansing City Council members on Thursday issued a notice of intent to terminate the interlocal agreement with other members of Fire District 1. This is the second effort to do so in the last four years.
Choir students from Lansing High School will be featured on a program that will air on Christmas on Kansas City area television stations. The Lansing students will be featured on the annual “Sounds of the Holiday,” according to Brian White, director of choral activities at Lansing High School.