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The mission of the Lansing Police Department is to establish, promote and build positive relationships within the community for the advancement of the safety and security for all citizens within the community.Our mission is to provide quality public service based on high ethical and professional standards. It is critical that all members understand, accept and be aligned with the responsibilities established by this mission. It is these responsibilities that provide the foundation upon which all operational decisions and organizational directives will be based. Directives include rules, regulations, operating policies, procedures and practices.This mission represents the commitment of the Lansing Police Department to the concepts of quality performance management. Members are expected to work consistently in a quality and productive manner in the daily performance of those duties, job responsibilities and work tasks associated with this mission.Lansing Police Department personnel are expected to provide quality service which complies with the performance standards established for this agency. Performance standards include, but are not limited to, code of ethics, department rules, policies, procedures, directives, general and supervisory order and work productivity and performance behavior.The Lansing Police Department consists of 19 full-time officers, two part-time officers, two reserve officers, one full-time police records clerk and one part-time animal control officer.Police Chief Steven Wayman can be reached at 913-727-3000 x6890 or swayman@lansingks.org

Basehor’s Eric Scott Jr. is coming home as a member of the Kansas City Chiefs.Waived by the Dallas Cowboys as part of the team’s final roster cuts Tuesday, Scott was claimed by the Super Bowl champs just one day later. By rule, any player picked up in this manner from the waiver wire must be added to the team’s 53-man roster. In just his second year in the NFL, Scott’s journey already has included his hometown on more than one occasion. In addition to his current roster spot with the Chiefs, Scott was a member of the 2023 draft class – the draft that was hosted by Kansas City. Interesting, the pick that Dallas used to select him (No. 178 overall, sixth round) was acquired by the Cowboys in a trade with – you guessed it – the Chiefs.Scott, 26, was not on the active roster for any games during his rookie season. However, his play during the preseason this year has convinced some experts he is ready to take the next step.Among those proud supporters is Scott’s high school coach, Rod Stallbaumer.“(This) just proves that God works in mysterious ways sometimes,” the veteran Bobcats mentor said. “We always knew Eric had incredible athletic potential. He was a three-year starter for us, got second in state in the high jump with a jump of 6-foot-8 as a sophomore, and won the triple jump as a junior.”Scott’s time at Basehor-Linwood High was punctuated by immense individual and team success, as his Bobcats won two regional titles and one sectional title. His senior season saw the team post an 11-1 record.“We are very proud of the man Eric has matured into,” Stallbaumer added. “Playing at that level is not easy and Eric has worked extremely hard to accomplish this. We are excited to be able to root for him so close to home and watch him live out his dream.” Scott will need to work quickly to get up to speed with his new team. The Chiefs open the NFL season in search of an unprecedented third consecutive Super Bowl on Sept. 5 at home against the Baltimore Ravens.

A man has been convicted of multiple charges for firing at people outside of a Leavenworth bar and later threatening them, according to a news release from the County Attorney's Office.

Leavenworth County commissioners have approved a 2025 budget with a tax increase.

Summertime often brings travels and adventures for families, but some patrons of the Basehor Community Library had a special friend or two tag along with them. Gimlet, a red puppet character created by Children’s Librarian Patrick Peterson and Omlet, his side-kick, took several “vacations” with those families.Based on a program inspired by the book “Flat Stanley,” Assistant Librarian Jennifer Sims created several Flat Gimlets and laminated them for students to take home for the summer. She asked that they take photos of Flat Gimlet tagging along to the beach, amusement parks and other family outings. In the book, Stanley is flat and puts himself through the mail to travel the world and he shares his adventures in the book.“With our summer reading program theme ‘Adventure Begins at Your Library,’ it gave me the idea to use our infamous puppets Mr. Patrick uses for his storytimes as a ‘Flat Stanley’ program with our own patrons. The program was a huge hit and we may just have to bring it back next summer with a new twist,” Sims said.Sims began by laminating images of both Gimlet and Omlet and included instructions on the back to explain the program, which included social media tagging. Children could pick those laminated images up anytime during the summer and they were able to keep them at the conclusion of the program.Saying that they received at least 14 destinations where Gimlet and Omlet traveled, Sims said that the library ended up with nearly 50 photos being submitted. Local staycations were included in those images as well as photos with Flat Gimlet and Omlet traveling to Alaska, Canada, Bermuda, Spain and Italy over the summer. To add to the fun, several members of the Basehor Community Library staff took the flat characters on their own trips as well.Photos that were sent to the library are on display on the wall in the Community Room in the basement of the library so patrons can view and enjoy them. Sims said that the only drawback of the program was the disappointment when Gimlet or Omlet were forgotten to be packed.“This was such a fun way to interact more with our patrons and I personally look forward to continuing to find ways to connect with the community in my children’s programs,” said Sims.Sara Bauer and her four sons are regulars at the Basehor Community Library. It was on one of the visits to the library that the boys were anxious to tell Sims about their upcoming vacation. She mentioned the Gimlet and Omlet summertime program and the boys were excited to have Gimlet tag along on their trip to New York City prior to boarding a cruise ship sailing from Cape Liberty, New Jersey, to Bermuda.Bauer’s 11-year-old son, Jake, was most excited to see all of the photos that everyone was going to take with Omlet and Gimlet while 12-year-old Nolan enjoyed coming up with different backgrounds to place Gimlet. During downtime on the cruise, the boys enjoyed introducing Gimlet to the towel animals left in their cabin each day.“We were leaving the next week so everyone was excited and started brainstorming where we might get to take pictures. My boys really love participating in all of the library activities,” Bauer said.

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Leavenworth city commissioners voted this week to approve the city's 2025 budget.

The Lansing superintendent has reimbursed the school district for sponsoring a table at a recent fundraiser hosted by an outside organization.

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