Leavenworth County

From Kansas City headed west, explore the sites and legacy of Lewis and Clark's historic Corps of Discovery from over two centuries ago.

A newly released database shows that Leavenworth County, Kansas, had one of the highest concentrations of opioid pills per person in the United States…

The 11 levees that failed last week during catastrophic flooding along the Missouri River were maintained by local associations or private owners, with…

This time, it was in publicTriveece Penelton has endured any number of racist remarks in her 16 years as a city planner. It was the one delivered in a…

Long-time city planner Triveece Penelton always thought if she ever made national news, it would be because of a great project.But last week, the…

A deal, hatched in secret, to build a massive chicken processing plant on the outskirts of Tonganoxie, Kansas, caused a huge uproar last September. The…

Last fall’s dramatic public backlash against plans for a massive poultry operation in northeast Kansas could lead to a change in law.Two lawmakers whose…

Below are the unofficial results from Tuesday's municipal elections on the Kansas side of the metro area. JOHNSON COUNTYSHAWNEE MISSION SCHOOL BOARD AT…

On a windswept hillside in Leavenworth County is a weather-worn wooden church that’s been there for nearly 150 years. For more than a century, Little…