Authorities discovered remains in a remote wooded area south of Leavenworth believed to be that of Travis Decker, the Wenatchee man accused of killing his three young daughters, according to the Chelan County Sheriff’s Office.

Among those who "did time in Leavenworth" were gangsters like Bugs Moran, Joe Barker and Machine Guy Kelly. Boss Tom Pendergast was incarcerated there, as were Leonard Pelletier, James Earl Ray and Robert Stroud, better known as "the Birdman of Alcatraz."

Investigators used a drone to find presumed remains of Travis Decker near Leavenworth, ending a three-month manhunt.

A former Leavenworth School District teacher reached a plea agreement Friday on charges of indecent liberties with children in 2024 and 2025.

A Leavenworth woman was sentenced to 32 months in prison Wednesday after a 12 pound nearly 2-year-old child was discovered in the woman’s care.

While returning to Fort Leavenworth from her home in Tonganoxie, Kan., Dillon was the first on the scene of a two-car collision near the intersection of Tonganoxie Drive and Stranger Road. One of the drivers in an SUV had exited his vehicle and appeared to be unhurt,

LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (KCTV) - A Leavenworth man has been found guilty in an aggravated assault case from earlier this year. Sixty-two-year-old Jeffrey L. Haddock was found guilty Tuesday of aggravated assault, criminal threat and interference with law enforcement for an armed incident at a home in Leavenworth on May 12.