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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.

A Leavenworth man has been convicted of aggravated assault for firing gunshots after being confronted about following a woman, according to a prosecution official. Jurors convicted Eric W.

America needs to rethink and reduce the way it generates plastics because so much of the material is littering the oceans and other waters, the National Academy of Sciences says in a new report. The United States, the world’s top plastics waste producer, generates more than 46 million tons yearly, and about 2.2 billion pounds ends up in the world’s oceans, according to the academy’s report.

DRAPER, Utah – When her 10-yearold daughter tried spraying air freshener on herself before school one morning, Brittany Tichenor-Cox suspected something was wrong with the sweet little girl whose beaming smile had gone dormant after she started the fifth grade.

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.