Former Bar Association executive director facing charges
The former executive director of the Kansas Bar Association is facing charges of theft and forgery after the organization suspected that its credit card...
UPDATED: State settles lawsuit in deadly KHP chase for $500,000
(Updated to include more details of the March 2021 pursuit, a subsequent investigation of crash and the lawsuit brought in the case)
The governor and...
A conversation with KBI’s new director: Changes he’s made, where he wants to take...
Tony Mattivi has now been leading the Kansas Bureau of Investigation for more than six months. Although lawyers have served as the KBI's director...
Highway Patrol at a crossroads: A discussion with superintendent nominee
The Kansas Highway Patrol is at a crossroads.
In recent years, the patrol has struggled to recruit and retain troopers.
It has faced a lawsuit accusing...
(Updated) Federal judge finds KHP violated drivers’ constitutional rights
(Updated with more comment from KHP, details from the proposed injunction and edits throughout)
A federal judge on Friday found that a technique known as...
KBI director optimistic white powder case will be solved
The director of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation said Monday he was confident that the law enforcement would find the culprits who sent Kansas...
Kelly names top federal law enforcement official head of the Highway Patrol
Gov. Laura Kelly on Friday tapped a top administrator from the federal Drug Enforcement Administration as the new superintendent of the Kansas Highway Patrol.
Kelly...
BREAKING: Jones to retire from Highway Patrol
Kansas Highway Patrol Superintendent Herman Jones will step down from his post later this year following a difficult tenure marked by allegations that the...
State pays out more than $350,000 in trooper settlement
The state paid out more than $350,000 to settle a lawsuit with two former Highway Patrol officers who claimed they were forced out after...
Kobach hires new chief deputy
Republican Attorney General-elect Kris Kobach has hired a new top lieutenant away from a nonprofit Colorado group that says it brings litigation fighting "government...
