The Lansing mayor will help kick off the Christmas season this weekend with an annual tree lighting ceremony. The Mayor’s Christmas Tree Lighting will take place at 6 p.m. Sunday at Lansing Middle School, 220 Lion Lane.
A woman has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison for her role in soliciting the murder of an inmate at the Lansing Correctional Facility. Renee Johnson-Fritz, 44, Kansas City, Missouri, was sentenced Wednesday in Leavenworth County District Court to 59 months, or four years and 11 months.
A trial has been scheduled for a man accused of opening fire last year on the Centennial Bridge. But the defendant’s attorney said there is a chance the case may be resolved with a plea agreement.
Matthew Charles Kennedy was born in Leavenworth County, Kansas, on July 18, 1924, the son of Charles M. and Claudia A.
Last month, trash bags were delivered to residents in about half of the city of Leavenworth. And garbage bags are scheduled to be delivered Saturday to homes in the remaining portion of the city.
A Leavenworth man has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for sexual exploitation of a child, according to a prosecution official. Jake Thompson, 19, was sentenced Wednesday in Leavenworth County District Court.
A leak from a large propane tank resulted in nearby evacuations in Lansing, a fire department spokesman said. The leak was coming from a 30,000-gallon tank located on Santa Fe Drive, said Mike Stackhouse, chief of Leavenworth County Fire District No.
Training and Doctrine Command Commander Gen. Paul Funk II and former Lt. Gov.Gary Sherrer go through a receiving line to greet retired Lt. Gen. Robert Arter and Lois Arter after a recent ceremony dedicating Arter Atrium in the couple’s honor at the Lewis and Clark Center on Fort Leavenworth. Arter Atrium is located inside the front entrance of the Lewis and Clark Center. A portrait of the Arters hangs outside Marshall Lecture Hall. PRUDENCE SIEBERT/FORT LEAVENWORTH LAMP
Members of Leavenworth Scouts BSA Troop 167 recently visited the Kansas State Capitol to learn how state government works. Sen. Jeff Pittman led the group on a tour of the two legislative chambers and had the Scouts participate in a roleplaying exercise to see how laws are formulated, debated, amended and ultimately voted on in the state Legislature. Troop 167 meets each Tuesday at 7 p.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Shown are Pittman, Landen Bouma, Andon Colston, Jackson Haverkamp, Christian Meadows and Xander Arnold. ERIC PRICE
KENOSHA, Wis. – When he was acquitted of murder in shootings during unrest in Wisconsin, Kyle Rittenhouse went from staring at possible life behind bars to red-hot star of the right: an exclusive interview with Tucker Carlson and a visit with former President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago capped by a photo of both men smiling and snapping a thumbs-up.