A 22-year-old former U.S. Marine was killed alongside Ukrainian forces in the war with Russia, his relatives told news outlets in what’s the first known death of an American citizen fighting in Ukraine.
Donald Trump’s lawyers, seeking to reverse their client’s $10,000-per-day contempt fine, provided a New York judge Friday with an affidavit in which the former president claims he didn’t turn over subpoenaed documents to the state attorney general’s office because he doesn’t have them.
Kansas will be tightening its rules for adults receiving food assistance even though critics have warned that its new law is so sloppily written that it will apply to thousands more people than supporters intended.
Police officers, firefighters and EMS personnel responded to an accident scene Thursday afternoon at Leavenworth High School. But the crash had been staged for juniors and seniors who will be attending prom this weekend.
A judge has denied a request for additional DNA testing in the case of a man who was convicted of raping a woman during a 2004 robbery in Lansing, according to court records. The judge made the ruling last week in the case of Gregory Mark George Jr.
Kansas is moving to phase out the nation’s second-highest state sales tax on groceries, but Republican lawmakers aren’t planning to lower consumers’ bills until after Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly faces reelection in November.
Two Leavenworth High School juniors are among the top performers in Kansas on a 2021- 2022 Mathematical Association of America American Mathematics Competition. Phoebe Green and Serom Kim each earned a Certificate of Excellence through the Akamai AMC 12B Awards and Certificate Program.
The Rotary Club of Leavenworth recently inducted Cassie Blakley. She is shown with her sponsor Greg Nash.
An open house retirement reception will be held for Deena Shroyer, longtime owner of Deena Shroyer School of Dance, from 2-4 p.m. May 14 at 521 1/2 Delaware St.
Matt Nojonen, director of the Leavenworth Public Library, was guest speaker at the Kiwanis Club of Leavenworth weekly luncheon. He gave an update of the upcoming events at the library.