Former Trump adviser Peter Navarro revealed in a court filing Tuesday afternoon that he has been subpoenaed to appear before a grand jury this week as part of the Justice Department’s sprawling probe into the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
Multiple flood warnings and watches were issued Tuesday in Leavenworth County following heavy rainfall. All of Leavenworth County was under a flood warning during the morning and early afternoon hours Tuesday because of concern about flooding from creeks and streams and in low-lying and flood-pone areas, according to the National Weather Service.
Basehor Elementary School first-graders were recently treated to a field trip to nearby Oak Creek Nursery and Landscape. The business has offered its nursery to be the destination for field trips since 2018 to help students learn about the facility, plants and the importance of pollinators. Those trips were limited in the past couple of years due to the pandemic.
A telecommunications company has been awarded a state grant to help improve broadband internet access in areas of Leavenworth County. The office of Gov.
Leavenworth County commissioners shared a crusade they’re on, and Lansing City Council members expressed a desire to be on board as well. Commission Chairman Mike Smith as well as Commissioner Doug Smith expressed disappointment that many legislators they’ve talked to during meetings in Topeka don’t even know what LAVTR is.
Wichita grad party argument results in deaths of 2 teens Authorities say a shooting at a graduation party in Wichita left two teenagers dead, one who succumbed to a gunshot wound and another who was hit by a vehicle while fleeing the scene. Police say the events unfolded after an argument Saturday night between two groups.
Three people were taken to the hospital after motorcycles collided near the Centennial Bridge in Platte County, Missouri, according to a spokesman for the Platte County Sheriff’s Office. The crash occurred around 11:47 a.m.
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Democrats’ first attempt at responding to the back-to-back mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas, failed in the Senate as Republicans blocked a domestic terrorism bill that would have opened debate on difficult questions surrounding hate crimes and gun safety.
As the nation marked 1 million deaths from COVID-19 last week, the milestone was bookended by mass shootings that killed people simply living their lives: grocery shopping, going to church, or attending the fourth grade. The number, once unthinkable, is now an irreversible reality in the United States — just like the persistent reality of gun violence that kills tens of thousands of people every year.