Stieben reelected to County Commission
Mike Stieben has been reelected to the Leavenworth County Commission. Stieben, a Republican from rural Tonganoxie, was the only candidate whose name appeared on the… Login to continue reading Login…
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MIDTERM ELECTION
Bill Bayles of Lansing casts his ballot at Fire Station No. 1 during the midterm election Tuesday. Check out the results of the election at leavenworthtimes. com and in Thursday’s printed edition of the Times.
Wall Street rises ahead of election results, inflation data
Election Day was bringing another tick higher for stocks on Tuesday, as Wall Street braces for the results from the day’s midterm elections and a big update on inflation that’s due later in the week.
JROTC Raider program wins third national title
With three national championships in the last four years, the Junior ROTC Raider program at Leavenworth High School may be building a dynasty. Members of a female Raider team from Leavenworth won their division this past weekend at the U.S.
Justice Department monitors voting rights across 24 states
The Justice Department sent monitors to 24 states in an effort to ensure compliance with federal voting rights laws in Tuesday’s elections. The action, which occurs regularly on Election Day, comes as civil rights groups and the federal government have raised alarm over potential voter intimidation at some polling places and ballot boxes.
Veterans Day Parade set for Friday
The 2022 Leavenworth County Veterans Day Parade will take place Friday in downtown Leavenworth. Becky Johnson said 185 entries are signed up for the parade.
Musk’s partisan tweets call Twitter neutrality into question
Elon Musk used his Twitter megaphone to appeal to “independent-minded voters” on Monday, urging them to vote Republican in Tuesday’s U.S. midterm elections and stepping into the country’s political debate that tech company executives have largely tried to stay out of — so their platforms wouldn’t be seen as favoring one side over the other.
Powerball ticket sold in California snags record $2.04B win
Someone who bought a Powerball ticket in Southern California has won a record $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot after more than three months without anyone hitting the top prize. The winning numbers drawn Tuesday morning at the Florida Lottery draw studio in Tallahassee were: white balls 10, 33, 41, 47 and 56, and the red Powerball was 10.
Pelosi says attack on husband weighs on her future plans
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Monday the brutal attack on her husband will impact her decision on whether to remain in Congress after the midterm election, as she called on Republicans to stop the misinformation that is fueling political violence and urged Americans to “vote to defend our democracy.”
Jackson, in dissent, issues first Supreme Court opinion
New Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson issued her first Supreme Court opinion Monday, a short dissent in support of a death row inmate from Ohio. Jackson wrote that she would have thrown out lower court rulings in the case of Ohio inmate Davel Chinn, whose lawyers argued that the state suppressed evidence that might have altered the outcome of his trial.