President Joe Biden will travel to Europe next week for face-to-face talks with European leaders about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, White House press secretary Jen Psaki announced Tuesday. Biden will meet with NATO and European leaders at a summit in Brussels on March 24.
A man suspected of stalking and shooting homeless people asleep on the streets of New York City and Washington, D.C., was arrested early Tuesday. Police said at least three people were killed and three others wounded in the attacks.
Despite strong objections voiced by one school board member, the Leavenworth Board of Education approved a social and emotional curriculum. Board President Judi Price also announced Monday the formation of a subcommittee that will review policies and procedures related to curriculum.
A new warden will be taking the helm of the Lansing Correctional Facility next month, according to a news release from the Kansas Department of Corrections. Chandler Cheeks will begin serving as the LCF warden April 17.
A Lansing man has pleaded guilty to unintentionally shooting a teen in the head, according to a prosecution official. Christopher Allen Kelly-Bush, 23, pleaded Friday to a charge of aggravated battery for causing great bodily harm as a result of a reckless act.
The Lansing City Council will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at Lansing City Hall, 800 First Terrace.
One suspect was taken to the hospital after police pursued two men who allegedly tried to steal catalytic converters in Leavenworth, a police spokesman said. The brief pursuit began at about 1:20 a.m.
A young boy who was killed in a three-vehicle crash in Wichita over the weekend has been identified by police. Police said Armani Saucedo, 9.
Basehor-Linwood High School kitchen manager Angela Vlasic shows people she loves them by cooking. She’s worked in USD 458 for more than 20 years and has spent time cooking in kitchens of many of the district schools during that time.
A county commissioner has asked if people would be allowed to carry firearms into the Leavenworth County if entrances are not properly secured. Commissioner Mike Stieben raised the issue last week after a security station at the courthouse recently was unmanned.