A federal court jury convicted a Kansas man who insisted that a death threat he made against U.S. Rep. Jake LaTurner was a message from God, amid what authorities have said is a sharp rise in threats against members of Congress and their families.
Possible funding sources and a proposed bridge project were among the topics discussed when county commissioners met with two members of the Leavenworth County Port Authority. The Port Authority is a quasi-governmental agency that focuses on economic development.
The art club at Anthony Elementary School, led by art teacher Tony Waldron, have designed and painted a snow plow. “I wanted to create a design the kids would get excited about if they saw it on the road,” said Waldron.
Matt Schmitz, left, visits with Mike Smith during a farewell party Thursday at the Lansing Community Center. Schmitz is leaving his position as Lansing’s director of community and economic development to take a job as the city manager of Independence, Iowa. Smith is a Leavenworth County commissioner.
The Leavenworth Interfaith Community of Hope will have an open house on Sunday. The open house will take place from 3 to 5 p.m.
A man has been sentenced to life in prison for shooting a woman last year at a Leavenworth apartment complex. Jerell D. Martin, 28, was… Login to continue reading Login…
Alifelong hunter, Tony DeRossett is used to spending hours in the woods waiting for game to cross his path. He grew up eating wild game but also saw his hunting abilities as an opportunity to make a difference in the lives of Kansans who might be food insecure.
Members of the 1st Judicial District Nominating Commission met Wednesday in Leavenworth to interview candidates for a vacant judge’s position. The commissioners decided to forward the names of three of the candidates to Gov.
Two years since the attack on the U.S. Capitol, a series of drive-by shootings targeting Democrats in New Mexico is a violent reminder that the false claims about a stolen election persist in posing a danger to public officials and the country’s democratic institutions.
Actor Alec Baldwin and a weapons specialist will be charged with involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on a New Mexico movie set, prosecutors announced Thursday, citing a “criminal disregard for safety.”