Audit says Commerce lacks policies that prevent hiring of staffer with criminal background
The Kansas Commerce Department had inadequate policies and procedures that would ferret out job applicants with criminal histories similar to the background of a...
Judge freezes foundation’s bank account amid probe into missing city official
A Kiowa County judge has frozen the bank account of a western Kansas community foundation that has been linked to a former Commerce Department...
KBI investigating disappearance of former Commerce official
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is now investigating the disappearance of a local city clerk who previously worked for the Kansas Commerce Department.
KBI spokesperson...
Kansas sees first uptick in property crimes since ’17
Kansas saw its first upswing in property crimes since 2017, rising 2.6% last year, new state crime statistics show.
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation reported...
Utah company to pay state half million in agreement with A.G.
A Utah home-security company has agreed to pay the state $500,000 as part of a consent judgment with the attorney general, who accused the...
Kansas House approves traffic safety bill package
The Kansas House on Tuesday approved a package of traffic safety bills that would get tough on drivers who pass dangerously close to disabled...
House panel revives enhanced penalties for assaulting sports refs
A House committee has breathed new life into legislation that would make abusing sports officials a crime.
The House Federal and State Affairs Committee on...
KBI interviewing lawmakers about powdered-envelope case
Investigators from the Kansas Bureau of Investigation have been interviewing lawmakers in recent days about the envelopes they received last summer laced with white...
NEW: Lawmaker arrested in Topeka early Monday morning
Topeka Police arrested Republican state Rep. Carl Maughan and booked him at the Shawnee County jail early Monday morning on various driving-related charges.
Maughan was...
Federal appeals court delays Highway Patrol injunction
A federal appeals court has agreed to delay an injunction that would bring the Kansas Highway Patrol under court oversight and ban troopers from...
