Police secretly copied one or more computers they seized from the Marion County Record and unlawfully failed to hand over the copy when they returned evidence last week, an attorney for the newspaper asserts.
The prosecutor in Marion County has withdrawn the search warrant executed at a small-town Kansas newspaper that was raided Friday by police, the paper’s lawyer said Wednesday....
The Kansas magistrate judge who authorized a police raid of the Marion County Record newsroom over its probe into a local restaurateur’s drunken-driving record has her own hidden history of driving under the influence....
About a quarter of the United States’s irrigated cropland sits on top of the Ogallala Aquifer in the Great Plains. But water levels are dropping, and states are taking different approaches to monitoring how much groundwater irrigators are pumping out.
The Texas brown tarantula, with a leg span of about 4 to 5 inches, typically makes the journey from late August to October once it reaches sexual maturity at around 10 years old.
TOPEKA (KSNT)— Shawnee County District Court Judge Teresa Watson has granted a motion for five transgender Kansans to intervene in a lawsuit over gender markers on driver’s licenses.
Quickstep, Australia’s largest independent aerospace business, wants to build its first U.S. engineering and manufacturing facility in the Wichita area.
The City of Wichita is partnering with United Way of the Plains, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and Sedgwick County to effectively end veteran homelessness in Wichita by the end of next year
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas is poised to require pornography websites to verify visitors are adults, a move that would follow Texas and a handful of other states despite concerns about privacy and how broadly the law could be applied.
Altered evidence list indicates Marion police kept illegal copy of evidence from Kansas newspaper - Kansas Reflector (kansasreflector.com)
Police secretly copied one or more computers they seized from the Marion County Record and unlawfully failed to hand over the copy when they returned evidence last week, an attorney for the newspaper asserts.
Warrant for ‘chilling’ raid on Kansas newspaper withdrawn by prosecutor, lawyer says (www.kansascity.com)
The prosecutor in Marion County has withdrawn the search warrant executed at a small-town Kansas newspaper that was raided Friday by police, the paper’s lawyer said Wednesday....
Thousands of Spirit workers to strike after rejecting contract (www.kmuw.org)
Workers at the facility have not gone on strike in 28 years.
Transgender Kansas residents can keep updating their documents despite a new law, governor says (www.kmuw.org)
Gov. Laura Kelly says the state will keep allowing residents to change official documents to reflect their gender identities.
Kansas judge blocks 24-hour waiting period for women seeking abortions (www.kmuw.org)
The temporary injunction also puts state-mandated counseling and a new abortion pill 'reversal' law on hold.
Most Kansans support expanding Medicaid, abortion rights, new survey finds (www.kmuw.org)
Nearly 55% of Republicans support expanding Medicaid, according to a new poll from Fort Hays State University.
Kansas officials directing $451 million at closing gaps in state's high-speed internet - Kansas Reflector (kansasreflector.com)
Kansas officials are optimistic $451 million in federal infrastructure aid will greatly expand high-speed internet service to businesses and homes.
Kansas ends fiscal year with $10.1 billion in tax revenue based on surge of $400 million - Kansas Reflector (kansasreflector.com)
Kansas ended the fiscal year June 30 with tax revenue of $10.16 billion, which amounted to $400 million more than the previous fiscal year.
Kansas school district that forced Native American boy to cut hair changes dress code policy - Kansas Reflector (kansasreflector.com)
A Girard dress code policy that led to the forced cutting of an 8-year-old Native American boy’s hair has been rescinded.
Statehouse scraps: GOP leaders' tax bill lavishes top 20% of Kansas earners with 70% of benefits - Kansas Reflector (kansasreflector.com)
The majestic halls of the Kansas Statehouse echoed this week with downright mendacious chatter about taxes.
'I'm not real proud': St. Marys public library gets new lease by removing LGBTQ books for kids - Kansas Reflector (kansasreflector.com)
The public library in the religion-dominated city of St. Marys has managed to hang onto its lease by the removal of LGBTQ books.
Dolly Parton celebrates statewide expansion in Kansas of literacy program for children - Kansas Reflector (kansasreflector.com)
Singer Dolly Parton and Gov. Laura Kelly celebrate statewide expansion in Kansas of a literacy program delivering books to children ages 0-5.
Judge who approved raid on Kansas newspaper has history of DUI arrests (www.kansas.com)
The Kansas magistrate judge who authorized a police raid of the Marion County Record newsroom over its probe into a local restaurateur’s drunken-driving record has her own hidden history of driving under the influence....
He didn’t plan to return to Wichita. Now he’s running what could be biggest Pride Month (www.kansas.com)
As aquifer levels decline in the Great Plains, states weigh the need to meter irrigation wells (www.kmuw.org)
About a quarter of the United States’s irrigated cropland sits on top of the Ogallala Aquifer in the Great Plains. But water levels are dropping, and states are taking different approaches to monitoring how much groundwater irrigators are pumping out.
Thousands of tarantulas are about to crawl through parts of Kansas and Colorado looking for mates (www.kake.com)
The Texas brown tarantula, with a leg span of about 4 to 5 inches, typically makes the journey from late August to October once it reaches sexual maturity at around 10 years old.
Judge allows transgender Kansans to intervene in gender marker lawsuit (www.ksnt.com)
TOPEKA (KSNT)— Shawnee County District Court Judge Teresa Watson has granted a motion for five transgender Kansans to intervene in a lawsuit over gender markers on driver’s licenses.
Australian aerospace company lands on south-central Kansas for new drone-making plant (www.kansas.com)
Quickstep, Australia’s largest independent aerospace business, wants to build its first U.S. engineering and manufacturing facility in the Wichita area.
Expand Medicaid, fund schools: Kansas governor outlines goals in State of the State speech (kansaspublicradio.org)
Democratic Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly outlined her proposals on everything from taxes to child care in the annual address.
Wichita hopes to get homeless veteran population to functional zero by 2024 (www.kake.com)
The City of Wichita is partnering with United Way of the Plains, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and Sedgwick County to effectively end veteran homelessness in Wichita by the end of next year
Machinists at Spirit vote to accept latest contract offer, end strike (www.kmuw.org)
It's their first new contract since 2010.
Kansas Attorney General to appeal ruling blocking abortion rules, including a 24-hour waiting period (www.kmuw.org)
Attorney General Kris Kobach is appealing a state judge’s ruling that has blocked enforcement of multiple abortion restrictions.
'Historic tax relief': Kansas House advances flat tax plan to governor - Kansas Reflector (kansasreflector.com)
Republicans in the Kansas House of Representatives sent a sweeping flat tax plan to Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly.
With boost from federal dollars, Kansas passenger train route set to become reality - Kansas Reflector (kansasreflector.com)
An influx of federal infrastructure dollars will allow Kansas cities to join a long-running train route between Oklahoma and Texas.
Kansas moves to join Texas and other states in requiring porn sites to verify people’s ages (apnews.com)
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas is poised to require pornography websites to verify visitors are adults, a move that would follow Texas and a handful of other states despite concerns about privacy and how broadly the law could be applied.