Courts
‘They want to silence me’: Kansas residents sued by town over petition drive to ban data centersA small town in Kansas is suing several petition organizers who say the city’s lawsuit is largely an attempt to muzzle them and intimidate future citizen activists. Edgerton,… Read More
Kansas City
Kansas City Mayor Lucas denies auditing KC Star’s coverage of his administrationKansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas is alleged to have ordered an audit of the local daily newspaper’s coverage of his administration, though he denies the charge in the face of emails suggesting… Read More
Kansas City
‘Where are we drawing the line?’: Longtime KC criminal rearrested for battery while on probation for it in Wyandotte CountyWyandotte County, Kansas District Attorney Mark Dupree is huge on second chances for criminals – repeatedly touting alternatives to prosecution, hosting seven annual “expungement fairs” to erase criminal… Read More
Kansas
Final grade for Kansas Legislature’s election integrity bills awaits April veto sessionThe man most involved in trying to secure Kansas elections gives the Legislature a grade of B this session – but it’s a tentative grade that could soon be… Read More
Crime
Kansas parents frightfully unaware of extent of online dangers to kids, US attorney warnsA dad putting his young son to bed offhandedly points to a box of porn in the corner of the child’s bedroom, asking him not to look at it… Read More