A day before their commencement ceremony, Leavenworth High School seniors had the chance to put on their graduation gowns Friday for Senior Honors Night.
Officials at the Eisenhower Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Leavenworth recognized where the facility has been and where it's going with the culmination of its third annual Research Week.
Employees at the United State Penitentiary in Leavenworth were in front of the facility Friday picketing what they call job cuts that could be potentially harmful to both their rank and file members and the community.
Members of the Community Relations Board for the U.S. Penitentiary in Leavenworth heard Thursday about a system used to track information about federal inmates.
The Lansing School Board will be conducting a public hearing at the beginning of its June 10 meeting to allow the district to republish its 2012-2013 budget.
A Leavenworth man who allegedly pulled a knife on a police officer has been bound over for trial on charges of aggravated battery of a law enforcement officer and obstruction of a legal process.
When they met Tuesday, Leavenworth city commissioners approved a bid for the construction of a new Animal Control facility that's less than an earlier estimate for the project.
About two weeks ago, the National Weather Service was warning of a storm system that was predicted and, eventually, did result in snow for much of the Midwest.
Ever since he was a boy, Eric Benedict had wanted to be a law enforcement officer. He's been living that dream the last 14 years as a member of the Leavenworth County Sheriff's Office.
Two men involved in an hours-long standoff with police following their escape from the Lansing Correctional Facility will face charges, Platte County officials announced Saturday.
The 33 graduates of Immaculata High School's Class of 2013 had a chance to reflect on both their past together and prepare to move forward to the future during a graduation ceremony Saturday.
The graduates of the University of Saint Mary were sent forth into the next phase of their lives and careers Saturday during the college's annual spring commencement ceremony.
Officials from the Kansas Department of Corrections announced late Friday that the final of three escapees from Lansing Correctional Facility was apprehended that night in Topeka.
A Leavenworth photographer is seeking damages form the city of Lansing for comments made by members of the city council she feels were damaging to her business and an invasion of her privacy.
Two of the three inmates who reportedly escaped from the Lansing Correctional Facility Friday were brought into custody that evening after being cornered in a home in Platte County, Mo.
During a week devoted to recognizing corrections employees, officials at the Lansing Correctional Facility paused Thursday to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
Seeing the devastating effects of an April fertilizer plant explosion in Texas, Leavenworth County officials are now working to mitigate the potentially tragic effects should a similar incident occur here.
Officials with the Leavenworth County Sheriff's Office are cautioning local residents about a scam in which victims are told a relative needs money to get out of a foreign country.
As they make their rounds Saturday, local letter carriers will be picking up more than outgoing mail.They will be collecting donations for the annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive.
Some people may not devote too much thought to the aluminum tabs atop soda cans. But students at one Leavenworth elementary school spent the year collecting 145 pounds of the tabs.
A Leavenworth performing arts group is planning to bring a renowned actor for a performance this summer ― but they're looking for help now in making it happen.
The Leavenworth Fire Department saw an increase in the number of fires in the city in 2012. But the department's overall call load decreased slightly last year.