Kansas City hosted hundreds of Nazis and other enemy soldiers during WWII. Here’s why
What’s Your KCQ? looks back at the prisoner of war camps that were scattered across the KC region during World War II.
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Leavenworth city leaders say CoreCivic needs permission to open immigration detention center
The commission’s resolution rebukes the for-profit prison company's plan to work with ICE. Company officials say they don't ...
Private prison says it has ‘right’ to run ICE detention in KS, doesn’t need city’s OK
The largest private prison company in the U.S. appears poised to pursue a contract with ICE to detain immigrants, despite ...
To reopen former prison Leavenworth requires special use permit
The City of Leavenworth passed a resolution Tuesday night as CoreCivic planned to reopen the former prison without a permit.
Legal expert weighs in on CoreCivic’s desire to open ICE detention facility without city permit
A private prison company is trying to get around city permit rules to open an ICE detention facility in Leavenworth.
Teen convicted of Leavenworth school shooting threat granted probation
An 18-year-old Fort Leavenworth man convicted for making school shooting threats at Leavenworth High School last year has ...
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Opponents of CoreCivic packed Tuesday night's Leavenworth Commission meeting, city approved zoning resolution
The City of Leavenworth approved a resolution Tuesday offering a formal statement on its position that CoreCivic needs a ...
Bridgeport gang member who 'celebrated' violence sentenced to 22.5 years in prison, feds say
A federal judge sentenced a Bridgeport man who "celebrated violence" as a gang member to 22.5 years in prison Thursday.
Kansas City, Kansas, man sentenced to more than a decade for child sex crimes
A Kansas City, Kansas, man will spend 138 months in prison for committing sex crimes against a child while he was babysitting ...