’Tis the season to travel, and AAA estimates 112.7 million people nationwide will journey 50 miles or more away from home from Dec. 23 to Jan. 2. That’s an increase of 3.6 million people over last year and closing in on pre-pandemic numbers. 2022 is expected to be the third busiest year for holiday travel since AAA began tracking in 2000.
A 25-year veteran was chosen Thursday to lead the Kansas City police department, which is embroiled in internal and external controversies. The Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners chose Stacey Graves, the current acting deputy chief, making her the first woman to become the permanent police chief in the department’s nearly 150-year history.
Christians find themselves in the fourth week of Advent. Advent is the church season of refl ective preparation for the nativity of Christ at Christmas and the expected return of Christ in the second coming.
Starbucks workers around the U.S. are planning a three-day strike starting Friday as part of their effort to unionize the coffee chain’s stores.
A U.S.-French satellite that will map almost all of the world’s oceans, lakes and rivers rocketed into orbit Friday. The predawn launch aboard a SpaceX rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California capped a highly successful year for NASA.
A northwest Missouri police officer shot and killed a 25-year-old man after he pointed a weapon at officers during a confrontation, authorities said. The shooting occurred Thursday night in Belton, about 22 miles south of Kansas City.
Eagles belt holiday hits on ‘Philly Special Christmas’ album The burly, bearded men belting out holiday classics have made the night before Christmas more than just a time this year to watch the Philadelphia Eagles try and slay the competition. Lane Johnson, Jason Kelce and Jordan Mailata - with a little assist from some melodic teammates - have made a season already pretty jolly in Philly a bit more sweet-sounding with the release of their Christmas album, “A Philly Special Christmas.” Yes, the album title is an ode to Old Saint Nick, in this case former QB Nick Foles and the trick play that helped the Eagles win their only Super Bowl in the 2017 season.
A federal lawsuit contends the election system used in Dodge City, Kansas, prevents the city’s large Latino population from electing representatives to the city commission. The lawsuit filed Thursday by the American Civil Liberties Union and other groups argues the current method allowing citywide votes for all five commissioners is unconstitutional and violates the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Lansing city offices will be closed at noon Dec. 23 and all day Dec. 26 in observance of the Christmas holiday. City offices will reopen at 8 a.m. Dec. 27. The Lansing Community Library will also be closed.
City of Leavenworth offices and the Riverfront Community Center will close or have reduced holiday hours during the holiday season. City Hall and the Municipal Service Center will close Dec.