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Lawmakers consider housing protections for domestic violence victims

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The Lenexa pastry chef had just quit her job and launched a new business when she was assaulted by her husband last fall. She left...

Trial lawyers say bill could shield authorities from police-chase lawsuits

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Lawmakers are wrestling with a bill that critics say could shield law enforcement from some lawsuits arising from police chases gone bad. Trial lawyers are...

Bill introduced to make clergy mandatory reporters

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Democratic state Sen. Tom Holland on Wednesday introduced a bill that adds clergy to a list of professionals required to report suspected child abuse...

Open-records advocates decry Judicial Council recommendation

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A recent recommendation from the Kansas Judicial Council is a serious setback to opening up footage from police body cameras, open-records advocates say. The council,...

Kansas House narrows police body camera legislation

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The Kansas House on Thursday voted to approve a narrowly written bill that would make public police body camera footage in limited situations. The House...

Lawmakers consider making police body camera footage public

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Transparency advocates on Tuesday made a case to the Kansas Legislature for disclosing footage from police body cameras in deadly situations. Appearing before House and...