Olathe man sentenced to prison for hit-and-run that killed 2 An Olathe man has been sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison for a 2018 hit-and-run crash that killed two people. Bradley Woodworth, 48, was sentenced Tuesday to 19½ year in prison after pleading guilty in February to two counts of second-degree murder for the deaths of 18-year-old Matthew Bloskey, of Overland Park, and 20-yearold Samuel Siebuhr, of Kansas City, Kansas.
The first public hearings in Texas looking into the Uvalde school massacre have focused on a cascade of law enforcement blunders, school building safety and mental health care with only scant mentions of the shooter’s AR-15-style semi-automatic rifle and gun reform.
Three young women from the local area recently attended Sunflower Girls State where they learned about Americanism and the workings of government. Shown are Bella Whitlock, left, Bridget Lessard, top right, and Tessa Foster. They are seniors at Lansing High School and were sponsored by the Lansing American Legion Auxiliary Unit 411. Tamara Sevcik
A powerful earthquake struck a rugged, mountainous region of eastern Afghanistan early Wednesday, killing at least 1,000 people and injuring 1,500 more in the country’s deadliest quake in two decades, the state-run news agency reported. Officials warned that the already grim toll may still rise.
A Ukrainian official overseeing the country’s push to join the European Union said Wednesday that she’s “100%” certain all 27 EU nations will approve Ukraine’s EU candidacy during a summit this week.
When they met this week, Leavenworth city commissioners discussed ideas for consolidating signs honoring people who have lived in the city. Assistant City Manager Penny Holler said Tuesday that the city has about 10 recognition signs in place honoring people such as recording artist Melissa Etheridge and Olympic athlete Amy Hastings.
Kansas’ top court has declared that the state constitution doesn’t prohibit partisan gerrymandering, prompting one dissenting justice to accuse the majority of ignoring a “fullscale assault on democracy” from a Republican congressional redistricting law.
A Lansing man has been charged with manslaughter in connection to a crash over the weekend that resulted in another man’s death, according to the county attorney. Eric L.
Wichita man pleads guilty in fatal AutoZone shooting A Wichita man has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and two counts of attempted robbery in the 2020 shooting death of an AutoZone store employee. Lamonte Lucas entered the pleas last week and will be sentenced on July 22 for the killing of 40-year-old Nick Blue inside the store.
Tree damage was reported throughout Leavenworth County following a storm Tuesday night that produced strong winds. Chuck Magaha, director of Leavenworth County Emergency Management, said wind speeds of 50 to 60 mph were reported in the county.