Despite a small setback caused by an infection, two Australians are spending this week taking in the sights, sounds and experiences of northeast Kansas.

A Leavenworth man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for the attempted murder of his mother and her common law husband and threatening a police officer.

After a hearing three weeks ago when it looked like the Leavenworth County Conservation District would receive no funding, it appears the district will now receive $25,000 for its 2010 budget.

A rural Tonganoxie woman was arrested after she allegedly caused a disturbance at the residence of the woman dating the suspect’s ex-boyfriend, according to reports from the Leavenworth County Sheriff’s Office.

Someone apparently tried to break into a rural Basehor residence by pushing open a back door window.

A hearing had been planned for Wednesday to allow a woman to ask a judge to reconsider the sentence of the man who sexually abused her daughter.