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October 24, 2022 at 5:49 am

Kansas undersheriff faces trial in fatal beanbag shooting

A rural Kansas undersheriff who shot and killed an unarmed man with a homemade beanbag round faces trial in Kansas City, Kansas.

June 16, 2022 at 2:08 pm

Heat stress blamed for thousands of cattle deaths in Kansas

Industry officials say thousands of cattle in feedlots in southwestern Kansas have died of heat stress due to soaring temperatures, high humidity and little wind...

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June 13, 2022 at 5:37 am

Lawsuit: Death of Black teen at juvenile center foreshadowed

A federal civil rights lawsuit alleges that the death of a Black teenager at a Kansas juvenile detention center was foreshadowed by a 2016 state...

February 14, 2022 at 7:26 am

Democrats, ACLU sue over new Kansas congressional districts

Kansas officials face two lawsuits over a Republican redistricting law.

January 18, 2022 at 10:00 am

Prosecutor: No charges in Black Kansas teen’s custody death

A Kansas prosecutor says he won't file charges over the death of a Black 17-year-old who became unresponsive while being restrained after an altercation with...

January 3, 2022 at 2:52 pm

Activists seek special prosecutor in teen’s custody death

A coalition of community groups is demanding that a special prosecutor be appointed in the case of a Black youth who died following a physical...

November 23, 2021 at 10:48 am

Ex-Kansas officer who sued sheriff’s deputy killed by police

Police in Kansas City, Kansas, say a former police detective, who last year sued a sheriff’s deputy for running over him in a rural field,...

November 19, 2021 at 11:01 am

US judge blocks Kansas law on mailed ballot applications

A federal judge has ordered Kansas to suspend a new law prohibiting out-of-state groups from mailing advance ballot applications.

October 27, 2021 at 11:02 am

Attorney: Deputy who ran over Black man now works at prison

The attorney for a Black man who was run over by a Kansas deputy in an encounter caught on dashcam video says he was shocked...

September 29, 2021 at 9:34 am

Authorities: Staff struggled with teen who died in custody

Authorities in Kansas say multiple staff members at a juvenile facility engaged in a physical struggle with a 17-year-old youth who was restrained and died...