John Hanna AP Political Writer The Kansas Republican Party tried Thursday to undercut a state lawmaker’s independent candidacy for governor by texting people who signed his petitions for the November ballot to urge them to remove their names. The texts told the signers for state Sen.
State Rep. Pat Proctor recently represented Leavenworth and Fort Leavenworth as a member of the Kansas delegation of state legislators at the annual conference of the American Legislative Exchange Council in Atlanta, Georgia. Proctor is shown with keynote speaker, former speaker of the U.S. House, Newt Gingrich. Rep. Pat Proctor
Our primary existence should be to grow rich toward God S omeone in the crowd asked Jesus if he could tell his brother to split the inheritance with him. This may seem like a random question.
Associated Press The Kremlin said Friday that it’s open to talking about a possible prisoner exchange involving American basketball star Brittney Griner but strongly warned Washington against publicizing the issue. Griner, a two-time U.S.
• The Leavenworth Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. Monday at the school district’s administrative office, 200 N.
Staff report The University of Saint Mary has been named a 2021-2022 Champions of Character Five-Star Institution by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Out of 157 schools that received either gold, silver or bronze status, the Spires were one of 67 institutions that earned five-star gold status.
Three more ships carrying thousands of tons of corn left Ukrainian ports Friday, in the latest sign that a negotiated deal to export grain trapped since Russia invaded Ukraine nearly six months ago is slowly moving forward. But major hurdles lie ahead to get food to the countries that need it most.
Associated Press California firefighters made gains against the state’s deadliest and largest wildfire of the year, but forecasters warned Thursday that spiking temperatures and plunging humidity levels could create conditions for further growth. After five days of no containment, the McKinney Fire in Siskiyou County near the Oregon border was 10% surrounded by Wednesday evening.
Alan Fram Associated Press Senate Democrats have agreed to eleventh-hour changes to their marquee economic legislation, they announced late Thursday, clearing the major impediment to pushing one of President Joe Biden’s paramount election-year priorities through the chamber in coming days. Sen.
Associated Press The Supreme Court ruling expanding gun rights threatens to upend firearms restrictions across the country as activists wage court battles over everything from bans on AR-15-style guns to age limits. The decision handed down in June already has led one judge to temporarily block a Colorado town from enforcing a ban on the sale and possession of certain semi-automatic weapons.