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Sentencing has been continued for the man who shot at people on the Centennial Bridge. Jason R.

• The Basehor City Council will meet for a work session at 7 p.m. today at Basehor City Hall, 2620 N.

Authorities are investigating a report that a customer pointed a gun at an employee outside of a Leavenworth restaurant, a police official said. Leavenworth Police Chief Pat Kitchens said the weapon allegedly used may have been an air gun that looked like a real firearm.

Kansas storms damage sorority, cancel outdoor symphony event Strong winds and storms forced crowds who gathered in a rural Kansas field for a symphony performance to evacuate and damaged a sorority house at Kansas State University. About half a dozen tornado warnings were issued Saturday evening in eastern Kansas.

The death of a Black teenager at a Kansas juvenile detention center was foreshadowed five years earlier by a state inspection of the facility that noted systemic deficiencies in its handling of children with mental health issues, according to a federal civil rights lawsuit filed Monday.

It appears there were no last minute filings last week by local candidates for the Kansas House of Representatives. The filing deadline for House candidates was noon Friday.

Leavenworth County is under a heat advisory that is scheduled to remain in place until 8 p.m. Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service.

• The Leavenworth City Commission will meet at 6 p.m. today at Leavenworth City Hall, 100 N.