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Leavenworth, Kansas Patch AM: a 4 min readMorning Leavenworth! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Do you have video that could help Leavenworth police this week?
- What a $532 million replacement means for FCI Leavenworth’s future
- Why Leavenworth is on the map for a controversial herbicide
Also on today's calendar: Open Board Game Day and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 80 and low of 55 degrees.
- Thursday: Partly sunny and windy, temps: high: 80, low: 65.
- Friday: Mostly sunny and warmer, with a high of 90 and low of 64 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
📰 News we're reading
• Leavenworth police ask for public's help finding man who tried to abduct girl (fox4kc.com) — Leavenworth police are asking residents to check any home security footage from 3–5 p.m. on Wednesday, May 6, after a man in a light-colored four-door truck allegedly tried to force a girl into his vehicle near South Broadway and Kansas Street. If you have video from that time along Kansas Street toward 10th Avenue, investigators want to review it. 
• Guiding the Federal Bureau of Prisons into the Future (correctionalnews.com) — Federal prison officials are preparing a new $532 million replacement for the aging FCI Leavenworth facility in Kansas, which could become a model for future prisons. The article profiles Bureau of Prisons Director William Marshall’s broader push to modernize infrastructure, improve staff training, and address overcrowding and safety issues across the national system.
• This herbicide is so toxic it's been banned in over 70 countries. Plants in the South are releasing it into the air. (minnpost.com) — Leavenworth is specifically named as one of several U.S. sites where companies formulate or store paraquat, a highly toxic herbicide linked by many studies to Parkinson’s disease and other health risks. The piece explains how paraquat imports and production are shifting, highlights massive air emissions from a Mississippi plant, and outlines growing legal and political battles over whether the chemical should be banned nationwide.
📸 Around Leavenworth
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Upcoming Events in
Leavenworth
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★ Featured events ★
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Teen Vibes - Food Night - South Korea →
Leavenworth Public Library, 417 Spruce St, Leavenworth
5:00 pm
Thursday May 14
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Other local events
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PJH 9th Grade Graduation
Ft Leavenworth USD 207 Fort Leavenworth, KS 66027 -
Half Day PD/Half Day Grading - No School
Macarthur Elem Fort Leavenworth, KS 66027 -
Open Board Game Day →
Gators Games and Hobby, 720 Shawnee St, Leavenworth
1:00 pm -
City Commission Study Session
Leavenworth City Hall, 100 N 5th St, Leavenworth
6:00 pm -
Pre-K Play Time →
Leavenworth Public Library, 417 Spruce St, Leavenworth
10:00 am -
Open Board Game Day →
Gators Games and Hobby, 720 Shawnee St, Leavenworth
1:00 pm -
Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There →
Performing Arts Center, 500 Delaware St, Leavenworth
7:30 pm
Thursday May 14
Friday May 15
Monday May 18
Tuesday May 19
Monday June 1
Thursday June 4
📣 Leavenworth Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Baseball: Varsity vs. Tonganoxie USD 464 (Away)
Lansing Tonganoxie - Leavenworth County Fairgrounds
5:00 pm -
Swimming: Girls Varsity (Date Changed to 05-12-26) vs. De SotoLeav
Lansing High School
5:00 pm -
Loyal Lansingers Concert @ Dist. Aud. (Home)
Lansing , KS 66043
7:00 pm -
District Late Start (Home)
Lansing , KS 66043
Wednesday May 13
Thursday May 14
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Brand new Xbox series x $450
Comes with power, cord and HDMI +2 controllers (Nextdoor N 10th / Shawnee)
- Kroger Family of Companies posted a job opening for Grocery Clerk in Leavenworth. Apply here.
- YMCA Kansas City posted a job opening for Y Club Site Supervisor in Leavenworth. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Leavenworth here.
🗞 Nearby News
Kansas City
- Kansas City Tuesday Forecast includes showers for some (kmbc.com)
- Kansas City Celebrates Alvin Brooks' Legacy at 94th Birthday Tribute (communityvoiceks.com)
- Real adds Kansas City's largest independent brokerage (housingwire.com)
Atchison
- Singer-Songwriter Durell Anthony's Long Road to "Lovenotes" (sandiegomagazine.com)
Ok Leavenworth! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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