Loretta Lynn, the Grammy-winning country music icon who died Tuesday at 90, lived through — and sang about — decades of advancements for women’s social movements, achievements now endangered. A mother multiple times over by the end of her teens, she gave voice to those who had historically had little control over childbirth and their own sexuality.
Drought that stretched across three continents this summer — drying out large parts of Europe, the United States and China — was made 20 times more likely by climate change, according to a new study.
At least 66 clinics in 15 states have stopped providing abortions since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v.
A rally was held Wednesday at the Leavenworth County Courthouse in support of finding Randy Leach, who has been missing for more than 30 years. Leach, Linwood, was 17 when he was reported missing April 16, 1988.
As he walked through a concourse in the outfield at Globe Life Field, high-fiving with fans and surrounded by a sea of cameras, it was almost as if Cory Youmans had hit a huge home run. Instead, he hit the jackpot.
President Joe Biden toured hurricane-ravaged areas of Florida on Wednesday, surveying storm damage by helicopter as he pledged that federal, state and local governments will work together to help rebuild homes, businesses and lives — putting politics on mute for now.
For the first time in 20 years, a Russian cosmonaut rocketed from the U.S. on Wednesday, launching to the International Space Station alongside NASA and Japanese astronauts despite tensions over the war in Ukraine.
Three members of the Leavenworth County Sheriff’s Office and two officers from Lansing were among the 25 law enforcement officers who graduated Friday from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center.
2-month-old girl wounded in triple shooting has died A 2-month-old girl has died from injuries sustained last week in a triple shooting in Kansas City, authorities say. Police identified the infant Monday in a news release as Desiree Bowden.
An annual Leavenworth High School homecoming parade will take place Friday afternoon. The parade is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m.