With all the great Christian books out there – and most of all, the Bible – why would church groups in Germany, Fort Leavenworth and the Rock Church in Leavenworth be studying a book by Thomas Kempis, “The Imitation of Christ?”
A revived Hurricane Ian set its sights on South Carolina’s coast Friday and the historic city of Charleston, with forecasters predicting a storm surge and floods after the megastorm caused catastrophic damage in Florida and left people trapped in their homes.
Murder suspect, officer injured in downtown Topeka shootout A man suspected of murder and a police officer were injured during a mid-morning shootout Thursday in downtown Topeka after the suspect led officers on a chase through Kansas’ capital city, firing at them as he drove. Topeka police had sought the suspect over the Thursday morning shooting of two people at a south Topeka home, one of whom died, Chief Bryan Wheeles said.
The Whittier Club will meet on Wednesday at 4 p.m. in the Jahn Room at the Leavenworth Public Library, 417 Spruce St. All active and honorary members are invited. Sher Streigold will review “Snowman” by Catherine Hapka.
Missouri lawmakers on Thursday gave final approval to an income tax cut that Gov. Mike Parson requested and ditched a last-minute proposal to cut corporate taxes.
This year’s Nobel Prize season approaches as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has shattered decades of almost uninterrupted peace in Europe and raised the risks of a nuclear disaster. The secretive Nobel committees never hint who will win the prizes in medicine, physics, chemistry, literature, economics or peace.
Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, stood by the false claim that the 2020 election was fraudulent during an interview Thursday with the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection, the panel’s chairman said.
Members of the public will have the opportunity to meet with representatives of the Leavenworth Police Department next weekend and ask questions. The Police Department will be hosting a Coffee with a Cop event from 8 to 10 a.m.
The Meals on Wheels program is selling raffle tickets for a jersey autographed by the late Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Len Dawson and a baseball autographed by Kansas City Royals rookie Bobby Witt Jr.