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By Shawn Linenberger
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January 9, 2014
- It was about two years ago that Cheryl Hanback, Keyta Kelly and I headed to Newton for the Kansas Sampler Foundation’s Big Rural Brainstorm.
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12:00 a.m., January 8, 2014 Updated 12:00 a.m.
- The new year always begins with ambitious resolutions.
Despite lofty personal goals for 2014, the truth is most people fall short of achieving them. According to the Journal of Clinical Psychology, about 54 percent of people fail to maintain their resolutions at the six-month mark of the new year.
So, we went to Active.com to find out how to better ensure your resolutions do not fall by the wayside.
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By Staff Report
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10:33 a.m., December 26, 2013 Updated 10:33 a.m.
- The Kansas Hospital Association has hired a former Republican cabinet secretary to develop a plan for expanding Medicaid that the group hopes Gov. Sam Brownback and the GOP-led Kansas Legislature can support.
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Associated Press
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10:40 a.m., December 19, 2013 Updated 10:40 a.m.
- A Kansas man was arrested Friday on charges that he planned to set off a car bomb at the Wichita airport in an attack intended to support al-Qaida, authorities said.
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By Scott Rothschild
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11:26 a.m., December 12, 2013 Updated 11:26 a.m.
- Public schools will have less money per student than the Legislature intended when making the recent state budget, unless Gov. Sam Brownback and legislators provide more money when the 2014 legislative session starts next month.
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02:31 p.m., December 11, 2013 Updated 02:31 p.m.
- On Friday evening the Leavenworth County Sheriff’s Office will conduct a “saturation patrol” in southern Leavenworth County in an effort to reduce the number of intoxicated drivers.
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By Nico Roesler
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12:50 p.m., December 10, 2013 Updated 12:50 p.m.
- Three Leavenworth County men suspected in several burglaries around the Kansas City metro area were arrested last week on drug charges after they allegedly were found with more than a pound of methamphetamines.
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Associated Press
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12:50 p.m., December 5, 2013 Updated 12:50 p.m.
- The death of a Missouri man in an Arrowhead Stadium parking lot during Kansas City’s game this weekend was ruled a homicide Wednesday, but police said it could still take weeks before they know what killed him.
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02:16 p.m., November 22, 2013 Updated 02:16 p.m.
- Community National Bank announced this week the hiring of Steven Ketteler as Branch President in Basehor.
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By Scott Rothschild
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10:37 a.m., November 14, 2013 Updated 10:37 a.m.
- A new proposal by Gov. Sam Brownback’s administration to try to improve reading proficiency among grade-school students is under fire from children’s advocates because of the way it is funded.
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By Nico Roesler
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03:39 p.m., November 11, 2013 Updated 03:39 p.m.
- One of the oldest Veteran’s Day celebrations in the country was held Monday in downtown Leavenworth and residents from all over Leavenworth County turned out to support and give thanks to veterans.
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By Peter Hancock
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11:12 a.m., November 7, 2013 Updated 11:12 a.m.
- Kansas remained among the highest scoring states in the nation in 2013 on the National Assessment of Educational Progress, or NAEP exam, a test that’s sometimes called “the nation’s report card.”
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By Staff Report
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09:38 a.m., November 4, 2013 Updated 09:38 a.m.
- An event tabbed as the oldest Veterans Day observation in the nation and largest parade west of the Mississippi River will take place Monday in downtown Leavenworth.
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By Staff Report
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10:45 a.m., October 31, 2013 Updated 10:45 a.m.
- Kansans unable to access HealthCare.gov now have another way to check out their health insurance options under the Affordable Care Act.
