Tag: lawsuit
Female trooper suing Highway Patrol leaders placed on leave
One of the six female troopers suing the Kansas Highway Patrol's leadership over allegations of sexual harassment has been placed on leave awaiting the...
Six women file sexual harassment lawsuit against KHP
Six former and current employees of the Kansas Highway Patrol on Friday filed a federal lawsuit against top officers at the agency, accusing them...
Business seeks compensation for pandemic shutdown
A Sedgwick County gym is testing the legal waters over whether state government should cover revenue losses suffered amid the economic shutdown during the...
Sunday reader: Church fight legal fees; Hamilton attack ads
Good morning:
Hope everyone has had a great holiday weekend. Even though we had a truncated week, there was a lot of news to cover,...
UPDATED: Bill seeks more transparency in fatal police shootings
(Updated to reflect Police Chiefs Association Comment)
A Johnson County legislator on Monday introduced a bill that would demand more disclosure about fatal police shootings...
Chief justice withdraws from legislative address
New Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Marla Luckert has withdrawn from giving the annual State of the Judiciary address to the Legislature.
Luckert pulled out...
UPDATED: Senate majority leader’s defamation lawsuit dismissed
(Updated to include comment from Rose)
A judge on Tuesday dismissed Senate Majority Leader Jim Denning's defamation lawsuit against newspaper columnist Steve Rose.
Johnson County Judge...
Insurance Department settles legal dispute over fee sweeps
Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt announced Tuesday morning that a settlement has been reached in a legal dispute with the executive branch over money...
Challenge of House District 111 election dropped
A lawsuit challenging the election of Republican Barbara Wasinger in House District 111 has been dropped.
The lawsuit, brought by seven voters in early December,...