Nearly 400 school districts spanning all 50 states and Washington, D.C., along with several tribes and U.S. territories, are receiving roughly $1 billion in grants to purchase about 2,500 “clean” school buses under a new federal program.
Sheriff: Autopsy will determine if dogs killed Amazon driver Investigators are trying to determine if two dogs caused the death of an Amazon driver whose body was found in the yard of a home in rural northwest Missouri. Ray County Sheriff Scott Childers said deputies went to a home in Excelsior Springs Monday evening after reports that an Amazon truck had been parked in the same spot for about two hours, with its lights on and motor running.
When they meet tonight, Lansing City Council members will be briefed about applicable laws and procedures for terminating an interlocal agreement that addresses the operation of Leavenworth County Fire District No. 1.
New U.S. prisons chief pledges truth, reform for ailing system The outsider brought in to reform the ailing federal Bureau of Prisons has pledged to hold accountable any employees who sexually assault inmates, reform archaic hiring practices and bring new transparency to an agency that has long been a haven of secrecy and coverups.
A Democratic candidate for the Kansas State Board of Education says he has been politically targeted by the city of Leavenworth. Jeff Howards spoke Tuesday during a public comment period of a meeting of the Leavenworth City Commission.
A woman has pleaded guilty to manslaughter for her role in an incident in Leavenworth that resulted in the death of her 12-year-old brother, according… Login to continue reading Login…
Normally at this time of the year, Konstantyn and Tamara Nepomniashcha would be tending their orchards and gardens, harvesting peaches in the Kherson region of southern Ukraine. Unfortunately, this year, the Russian attack on Ukraine changed all that.
People whose medicine cabinets are filled with unused prescription medications will have the opportunity to safely dispose of the drugs this weekend. Members of area law enforcement agencies will once again be participating in a National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.
Life gets in the way. It’s been so busy.
Since the 80th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack last December, I wanted to write of the U.S. entry into World War 2 (WW2) as I recalled it. A prolonged COVID-19 attack, multiple surgeries, a recovery vacation and problems and events related to my aging have interfered with that plan. Yet this war has influenced my view of things as much as anything in my nearly nine decades.