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Kansas Attorney General Warns Recent Storm Damage Could Attract Illegal Contractors

Wednesday, June 18

TOPEKA, Kan. (June 18, 2025) –Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach is urging Kansas residents to use caution to avoid scams by transient contractors following storm damage sustained recently in Kansas. Recent storms on June 17 produced hail in Butler, Cowley, McPherson, Rice, Sedgwick and Sumner... Read More.

24th District Attorney Toys for Tots Drive Results in Best Ever

Monday, December 16

RENO COUNTY, Kan. — This has been a record-breaking year for the Reno County District Attorney Toys for Tots Drive. Three boxes were filled with toys this year, resulting in 819 toys collected and an additional donation of $150.28 cash. They also collected... Read More.

Former Attorney General Derek Schmidt Officially Files for Congress

Tuesday, May 21

By Derek Schmidt for Congress, Inc. Topeka, Kan. — Former Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt today officially filed as a candidate in the Republican primary for Kansas’ Second Congressional District.“I am grateful for the support I have received from Kansans in every part of the... Read More.

Chiefs Player Rashee Rice is Cooperating with Police After Sports Car Crash in Dallas, Attorney Says

Tuesday, April 2

BY JAMIE STENGLEDALLAS (AP) — An attorney for Kansas City Chiefs player Rashee Rice said Monday that the wide receiver is cooperating with authorities after a speeding Corvette and Lamborghini sport utility vehicle caused a chain-reaction crash on a busy Dallas highway over the... Read More.

KBI and Attorney General’s Office Receive Partnership Award from Homeland Security Investigations

Wednesday, February 14

By the Kansas Bureau of Investigation TOPEKA, Kan. — Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Kansas City’s acting Special Agent in Charge Taekuk Cho presented the HSI KC office’s 2023 Agency Partnership Award, Feb. 13, to KBI Director Tony Mattivi, who accepted the award on behalf of... Read More.

Governor Kelly and Attorney General Kobach Condemn Attacks Against Israel

Monday, October 9

By the Kansas Office of the GovernorTOPEKA, Kan. – Governor Laura Kelly and Attorney General Kris Kobach jointly release the below statement in response to the recent attacks against the Israeli people. “Like all Kansans, we are sickened and angered by the images and accounts of Hamas... Read More.

Kansas Attorney General Sues to Prevent Transgender People from Changing Driver’s Licenses

Friday, July 7

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Republican attorney general of Kansas sued Friday to block transgender residents from changing their sex on their driver's licenses and to rebuke the Democratic governor for defying his interpretation of a new law.Attorney General Kris Kobach went to a... Read More.

Kansas Attorney General: Mysterious Powder in Letters Contained Rat Poison

Thursday, June 29

TOPEKA, Kan. (KNS) - That white powdery substance sent to 100 Republican officials earlier this month is a mixture of rat poison and another powder. That's according to Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, who was targeted by one of the letters himself.The FBI has... Read More.

Attorney General: Kansas Will Stop Changing Genders on IDs

Tuesday, June 27

TOPEKA, Kan. (KNS) - Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach says the state will stop allowing transgender people to change the gender on their driver's licenses and birth certificates. A new law set to take effect July 1st changes the rules.Trans Kansans have been able... Read More.

Attorney General Kobach: Walgreens Won’t Send Abortion Pills into Kansas

Monday, February 20

TOPEKA, Kan. – (KPR) - Walgreens has announced it will not send abortion pills into Kansas. In a letter, Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach warned the company in early February that dispensing the abortion drug Mifepristone would be a violation of state and federal law.... Read More.

Kansas Attorney General Pushes Tougher Penalties for Fentanyl Distribution

Monday, January 30

TOPEKA, Kan. (KNS) - Attorney General Kris Kobach wants to crack down on fentanyl in Kansas by creating new, harsher sentencing laws for people who sell drugs laced with fentanyl. Over 500 Kansans have died from fentanyl overdoses since 2015. It is often combined... Read More.