LEAVENWORTH, Kan. — Students and parents in Leavenworth County are learning about a dress code that takes effect this fall. School board members with the Leavenworth Unified School District made a Monday night decision that isn’t in style for everybody. The board approved new dress code guidelines, allowing items that were previously seen as unacceptable […]
U.S. Rep. Jake LaTurner’s sudden announcement Thursday that he won’t seek reelection upended the race for Kansas’ 2nd Congressional District, with Leavenworth County Attorney Todd Thompson and Kansas House Majority Leader Chris Croft both weighing a candidacy. “I appreciate what Jake’s done. I really am going to have to look into it. I think I’m […]
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is investigating after a Leavenworth police officer fatally shot a man Saturday night. A 44-year-old man called 911 around 8:58 p.m., requested police to report a crime and said he was armed, according to KBI. Officers arrived soon after in the 400 block of North 5th Street, where they allegedly […]
A 50-year-old Texas man who allegedly walked away from a prison camp at the U.S. Penitentiary in Leavenworth has been arrested and charged with one count of escaping from custody, according to court documents. James Thompson, who was serving a sentence for mail fraud, was discovered missing and believed to have escaped from the satellite […]