Church to host Halloween concert
The First Presbyterian Church in Leavenworth is hosting a free Halloween concert. The “A Little Fright Music” concert will begin at 7 p.m.
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Inmate captured
An inmate who reportedly walked away from the Lansing Correctional Facility over the weekend is back in custody. Joshua W. Renfro, 39, was apprehended at… Login to continue reading Login…
SKELETON COOKERS
In keeping with the theme of the Halloween season, customers are greeted by skeletons at Low-n-Slow Midwest BBQ in Lansing. Jim Baskas .
One hug and one selfie at a time, Biden’s mission to connect
One handshake, one hug and one selfie at a time. If President Joe Biden could greet every American this way, longtime allies say, his approval ratings would soar.
Cheney: 1/6 panel won’t let Trump turn testimony into circus
The House committee investigating the Capitol riot won’t give Donald Trump the chance to turn a possible live TV appearance of his subpoenaed testimony into a “circus” and “food fight” as lawmakers try to ensure he complies with their demands, the panel’s vice chair said Sunday.
Police: 3 killed in shooting at St. Louis high school
St. Louis police say three people are dead, including the shooter, after a shooting at a high school Monday morning.
ON THE AGENDA
• The Leavenworth City Commission will meet at 6 p.m. today at Leavenworth City Hall, 100 N.
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Kansas undersheriff faces trial in fatal beanbag shooting An undersheriff in rural Kansas faces a manslaughter trial Monday for fatally shooting an unarmed man with a homemade beanbag round out of his personal shotgun, a case that comes amid a national reckoning on police violence. Jury selection will start in the trial of Virgil Brewer, who was with the Barber County Sheriff’s Office at the time of the deadly encounter with Steven Myers in October 2017 outside a shed in Sun City, about 300 miles from the Kansas City, Kansas.
Hurricane Roslyn makes landfall in Mexico, avoids resorts
Hurricane Roslyn slammed into a sparsely populated stretch of Mexico’s Pacific coast between the resorts of Puerto Vallarta and Mazatlan Sunday morning, then declined to tropical storm force and quickly moved inland.
Basehor Police Department raising funds with commemorative coins
raising funds with commemorative coins The Basehor Police Department is joining in the tradition of police departments around the country of creating commemorative coins to raise money for charity. Created reminiscent of military challenge coins, BPD had 100 coins minted to support October’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month.