Basehor to pick up storm debris
The city of Basehor will be picking up debris from Tuesday night’s storm. Residents can place debris at the curb in front of their homes… Login to continue reading Login…
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Independents can vote on constitutional amendment in primary
Independent voters who are not affiliated with political parties will be able to vote on the proposed state constitutional amendment known as Value Them Both… Login to continue reading Login…
Lane closures expected this week at K-7 and Eisenhower
Drivers could start to see lane closures at the Kansas 7 Highway and Eisenhower Road intersection this week, according to the Lansing public works director.… Login to continue reading Login…
Leavenworth Cruisers bring back Cruise Night each month
The Leavenworth Cruisers are hosting Cruise Night at Haymarket Square on the fourth Friday of the month, May through October, from 5:30-9 p.m., weather permitting. “Leavenworth Cruisers was formed in a backyard back in 1968.
Biden visits clinic, celebrates COVID shots for kids under 5
President Joe Biden visited a vaccination clinic Tuesday to celebrate that virtually all Americans can now get a COVID-19 shot Tuesday after the authorization of vaccines for kids under 5 over the weekend.
Lansing City Council to meet Thursday
The Lansing City Council will meet Thursday for a special meeting and work session. The special meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m.
NEWS BRIEFS
Facebook removes GOP Senate candidate’s ‘RINO hunting’ video Facebook on Monday removed a campaign video by Republican Missouri U.S. Senate candidate Eric Greitens that shows him brandishing a shotgun and declaring that he’s hunting RINOs, or Republicans In Name Only.
Uvalde police response an ‘abject failure’
Police had enough officers on the scene of the Uvalde school massacre to have stopped the gunman three minutes after he entered the building, and they never checked a classroom door to see if it was locked, the Texas public safety chief testified Tuesday, pronouncing the law enforcement response an “abject failure.”
We fought Trump pressure, GOP state officials tell 1/6 panel
The House 1/6 committee outlined on Tuesday Donald Trump’s relentless pressure to overturn the 2020 presidential election, aiming to show it led to widespread personal threats on the stewards of American democracy — election workers and local officials who fended off the defeated president’s efforts.
More than 387,000 Kansans will travel this Fourth of July
Summer travel is already in full swing and Independence Day will be no exception, as AAA predicts 47.9 million people nationwide, including more than 387,000 Kansans, will travel 50 miles or more from home over the holiday weekend (June 30 through July 4).