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...
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...
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...
Bill introduced to make clergy mandatory reporters
Democratic state Sen. Tom Holland on Wednesday introduced a bill that adds clergy to a list of professionals required to report suspected child abuse...
More than 300 young adults receive concealed-carry permits under new law
More than 300 young adults received permits to carry a concealed firearm under a new law passed last year by the Legislature over the...
Legislature passes protections for domestic abuse victims
Domestic violence victims could more easily break costly leases to seek refuge from abusive relationships under legislation sent to the governor on Friday.
The House...
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...
KHP superintendent reports an upswing in recruiting classes
The Kansas Highway Patrol is seeing an upturn in recruiting with new classes of trooper candidates this year that will at least double the...
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...
Oversight of Kansas Highway Patrol starts taking shape
Saying she wants something that's "fair" and "workable," U.S. District Judge Kathryn Vratil started putting together a plan for overseeing the Kansas Highway Patrol...
