Former Burns Police Chief arrested for child sex crimes (www.kake.com)
A former Police Chief from a small town in Marion County is in trouble with the law after being arrested, he’s accused of child sex crimes.
Kansas Wetlands (res.cloudinary.com)
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.
'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.
How a fake Keanu Reeves convinced a Kansas woman to abandon her dream of being president - Kansas Reflector (kansasreflector.com)
Joan Farr's presidential campaign hinged on support from the actor Keanu Reeves — but after $9,000 in Bitcoin transfers, she reached the conclusion that she had been scammed by a CIA poser.
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.
Kansas faces shortfall of 34,000 college-educated workers through 2030 (www.kake.com)
A new labor report revealed the current annual rate of degree and certificate completion at Kansas colleges and universities would be insufficient to meet anticipated growth in demand.
Warrant for ‘chilling’ raid on Kansas newspaper withdrawn by prosecutor, lawyer says (www.kansascity.com)
The prosecutor in Marion County has withdrawn the search warrant executed at a small-town Kansas newspaper that was raided Friday by police, the paper’s lawyer said Wednesday....
Police stage 'chilling' raid on Marion County newspaper, seizing computers, records and cellphones (kansasreflector.com)
In an unprecedented raid Friday, local law enforcement seized computers, cellphones and reporting materials from the Marion County Record office, the newspaper's reporters, and the publisher's home.
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.
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.
Marshall to federal employees on brink of shutdown: ‘We all have to, you know, sacrifice’ (www.kansascity.com)
With a federal shutdown looming as Congress appears unable to pass a temporary funding bill, hundreds of thousands of government employees are likely to start missing paychecks starting next week....
Top Kansas Republicans push flat tax proposal, pan Medicaid expansion - Kansas Reflector (kansasreflector.com)
The top Republicans in the State Legislature announced they will resurrect a massive flat tax plan in the upcoming legislative session.
A rural Kansas town returns invaluable pre-Columbian artifact to Peru: 'The right thing to do' (www.kmuw.org)
The artifacts were thought to be made between 200 B.C. and 200 A.D. and come from the Nazca region in Peru. They come from a collection that the Miami County Historical Society and Museum received five years ago from a Kansas City couple's trust.
Kansas police took Jeremy Sellhorn's car in 2020 and he can't get it back. He isn't alone (www.kmuw.org)
Police can take money, cars and other property from Kansans through a process called civil asset forfeiture. Police say it’s a tool that stops criminals. But opponents say law enforcement takes too much.
Are bicyclists required to follow the same road rules as other drivers in Kansas? (www.kansas.com)
Don't leave your cocaine at QuikTrip, Kansas police say (www.kake.com)
Powerful voices speak up for Kansas paper after shocking raid. Meanwhile, where's the affidavit? - Kansas Reflector (kansasreflector.com)
Another day, another avalanche of news from the flabbergasting raid on the Marion County Record. Here's a roundup.
Police shut down Kellogg after suspicious device is found outside abortion clinic - Wichita (www.kmuw.org)
The device was found near Kellogg Drive and Oliver during the morning rush hour.
Kansas has a new state park (www.ksnt.com)
On Monday, Governor Laura Kelly ceremonially signed House Bill 2039 recognizing Lehigh Portland as an official state park....
Regal Warren movie theater in Old Town (Wichita) closing (www.kake.com)
Employees at the Regal Warren Movie Theater in Old Town informed KAKE News on Sunday that the theater will be closing its doors this Friday.
Fired ESU professors seek $75k each, trial date in Topeka (www.ksnt.com)
A group of former Emporia State University (ESU) professors who were laid off last year have filed a complaint against the university and Kansas Board of Regents.
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.
Thousands of Spirit workers to strike after rejecting contract (www.kmuw.org)
Workers at the facility have not gone on strike in 28 years.
