July 17, 2020 US governors, officials want face masks to be worn – here’s why some police departments won’t enforce it U.S. governors and officials hoping to stop the persistent spread of the coronavirus are ordering the public to wear masks, but when it comes to making sure people follow these new mandates, some police departments are continuing to look the other way.
July 15, 2020 Dem-linked group secretly seeks to boost Republican Kris Kobach, as GOP calls out primary meddling A Democratic-linked super PAC released a television advertisement in Kansas on Wednesday that seeks to secretly boost polarizing conservative Kris Kobach over Rep. Roger Marshall ahead of the Kansas Republican Senate primary on August 4.
July 14, 2020 Kansas freshman GOP Rep. Watkins charged with 3 felonies A freshman Kansas congressman who had listed a UPS Inc. store as his residence on a voter registration was charged Tuesday with three felonies, including illegal voting.
July 11, 2020 Death of Kansas girl, 3, leads to second arrest for murder A second arrest was reported Saturday in the death of a 3-year-old Kansas girl whose disappearance triggered an Amber Alert.
July 11, 2020 Kansas father jailed after police find body of 3-year-old daughter: reports A 29-year-old Kansas man who reported his 3-year-old daughter missing Friday was arrested hours later and jailed in connection with her death, according to reports.
July 8, 2020 Kansas man who murdered woman on cruise ship gets more than a decade in prison A Kansas man was sentenced Wednesday to more than a decade in prison for murdering his girlfriend during a cruise to the Bahamas in early 2018.
July 8, 2020 Luxury survival condo that can withstand nuclear attacks comes with indoor swimming pool, movie theater These rooms definitely don’t come with a view.
July 5, 2020 Kansas newspaper's cartoon equating governor’s mask mandate with Holocaust stirs controversy A weekly Kansas newspaper is in hot water after its publisher, a county Republican Party chairman, posted a cartoon on the paper’s Facebook page that appeared to equate the Democratic governor's mask order with the holocaust.
July 3, 2020 Kansas teacher had 210 photos, 31 videos of same 4th-grade girl, authorities say James Loganbill, 58, a former teacher at Meadow Lane Elementary School in Olathe, is due in court Aug. 18 on charges of reckless stalking.
July 2, 2020 Kansas governor issues executive order requiring masks in public amid coronavirus case surge Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly issued an executive order on Thursday mandating the use of face masks or coverings in public beginning Friday in an effort to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus in the state.
