TOPEKA (AP) — Kansas lawmakers are considering two proposals that would make it harder for police to seize and keep cash and property from people suspected in crimes. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that one bill would require law enforcement to get a criminal conviction before seizing assets.
TOPEKA — Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt wants the Kansas Supreme Court to block a pair of lawsuits challenging the legality of a new congressional map. The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas and Loud Light filed separate lawsuits Monday in Wyandotte County District Court.
TOPEKA — Sierra Club lobbyist Zack Pistora told lawmakers he could talk at length about the “big mess” plastic bags have created for aquatic ecosystems, landscape and infrastructure in Kansas. But the real problem with Senate Bill 493, he said, is an assault on democracy.
WICHITA (AP) — A man is facing two counts of first-degree murder after two people were shot to death at a Wichita home. Brandon Prouse Jr., 20, was charged Friday and his bond was set at $1 million.
LINN COUNTY (AP) — Four people from Texas died when their pickup truck hit an icy patch on a highway about 75 miles south of Kansas City and rolled. The Kansas Highway Patrol said the crash happened Friday morning along U.S.
KANSAS CITY (AP) — A man has pleaded guilty to killing his 3-year-old daughter, whose body was found in a wooded area of Kansas City, Kansas, in July 2020. Howard Jansen III, 30, pleaded guilty last week to second-degree murder, three counts of aggravated endangerment of a child, one count of abuse of a child and one count of interference with law enforcement, KSHB-TV reported.
Call it a coincidence, or something a bit strange. Today’s date, a Tuesday (or Twosday, if only for one day) is 2-22-22.
Vern Preheim can remember quite easily what got him interested in Book ReViews, a non-profit used bookstore in downtown Newton. It was a job that no one else wanted.
When the Newton City Commission convenes Feb.22, they will be asked to consider creating a small Rural Housing Improvement District. That RHID, at least for now, is limited to one building.
WICHITA — A video about racial profiling and discrimination was “not appropriate” for students or teachers at Derby High School, according to a Derby school board member who requested an apology from the principal who showed the video.