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November 21, 2023

Kansas Highway Patrol prohibited from unfair stops and searches for out-of-state drivers

A federal judge has issued a permanent injunction against the Kansas Highway Patrol's use of the "Kansas Two-Step" tactic. This maneuver involved detaining out-of-state drivers.

November 15, 2023

Kansas elections agency evacuated after receiving suspicious letter

A suspicious letter sent to the top elections agency in Kansas prompted an evacuation, but no hazardous substance was found, and preliminary tests indicated it was not harmful.

November 8, 2023

Kansas restores digital court record access nearly a month after major cyberattack

Judicial officials in Kansas have begun reopening court records to the public nearly a month after a "security incident" compromised state computer systems.

November 6, 2023

Lawsuit filed against Kansas City government over police corruption, sexual assault by former detective

A lawsuit was filed Friday against the Kansas City, Kansas government by five women who say that it allowed police corruption and sexual assault to occur for years.

November 1, 2023

Cleanup at site of December oil spill in rural Kansas completed, EPA says

Cleanup efforts at the site of a December 2022 oil spill in Washington County, Kansas, have been completed, according to both the EPA and pipeline operator TC Energy.

October 31, 2023

Kansas judge issues statewide pause on medical abortions law

A Kansas judge issued an order Monday temporarily halting a newly enacted state law on medical abortions. This ruling marked a significant victory for abortion rights advocates.

October 18, 2023

2 Kansas prison employees fired, 6 reprimanded after injured female inmate mocked

Two employees at the Topeka Correctional Facility in Kansas were fired and six others were reprimanded for allegedly mocking and failing to assist an injured female inmate.

October 16, 2023

Proud Boy pleads guilty to obstruction, threatening officer in Jan. 6 case

William Chrestman of Olathe, Kansas, has pleaded guilty to obstruction and threatening to assault a federal officer during the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot.

October 13, 2023

Kansas man found dead in home moments after police open fire

A police officer, who was responding to a report of an assault in Kansas, shot an armed man as he fled into a neighbor’s home. The man was found dead moments later.

October 12, 2023

Kansas AG Kobach asks high court to drop school funding lawsuit

Republican Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach has requested that the state Supreme Court close a lawsuit over school funding filed by four districts in 2010.