Latest "Fort Leavenworth" stories

Fort Leavenworth welcomes first Black commanding general

Beagle is also the great-grandson of Walter Beagles, a World War I veteran.

By Rachel Nostrant

6 months ago

Army investigates culture and climate at School of Advanced Military Studies

Army University Provost Maj. Gen. Donn Hill ordered the general investigation after multiple complaints about the school's director.

By Davis Winkie

21 months ago

Man charged with 9 felonies in bridge shooting that was stopped by Fort Leavenworth soldier

A 37-year-old Kansas City-area man was charged Friday with attempted first-degree murder and eight other felonies after authorities say he randomly fired into traffic on a bridge that connects Kansas and Missouri.

3 years ago

What death row executions may mean for these four soldiers at Leavenworth

"If I were on death row, I would consider this a very bad sign, but not a sign that anything is happening immediately," a military justice expert said.

By Kyle Rempfer

4 years ago

Army upgrades officer’s Silver Star for throwing a live grenade back at the enemy

Maj. Nicholas Eslinger was a platoon leader with the 101st Airborne Division during a 2008 deployment to Iraq.

By Meghann Myers

4 years ago

Army veteran killed self with gun previously seized, sold by police

After a 24-year-old Army veteran killed himself in 2014 using a gun previously confiscated by the Washington State Patrol, his mother told a police detective her son had spent time in a military prison, so he wasn’t supposed to have a weapon.

5 years ago