(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...
Kobach nominates former federal prosecutor as KBI director
Republican Attorney General-elect Kris Kobach is nominating former federal prosecutor Tony Mattivi to run the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.
Mattivi had run unsuccessfully against Kobach...
Lawmakers propose giving attorney general oversight of Highway Patrol
A pair of Kansas lawmakers are working on a plan that would move the Kansas Highway Patrol from out of the control of the...
KHP’s sworn officer ranks reach lowest point since ’17
The number of sworn officers in the Highway Patrol has reached its lowest point since 2017 as the agency grapples with recruiting new troopers.
New...
Thompson retiring from KBI; Kobach gets to name successor
(Developing: Will be updated)
Kirk Thompson, the director of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, is retiring from the agency after the first of the year.
Thompson...
