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KDOT, Law Enforcement Urge Drivers to Slow Down

Wednesday, July 5

TOPEKA, Kan. – From July 10 to July 16, law enforcement across the state will participate in the Speeding Slows You Down campaign and will increase enforcement for speeding vehicles to improve traffic safety. The Kansas Department of Transportation funds this campaign to raise... Read More.

Law Enforcement Conducting DUI Check Lane this Weekend in Reno County

Friday, June 30

RENO COUNTY, Kan. – The Reno County Sheriff's Office along with several other law enforcement partners will be conducting a DUI check lane and saturation patrol this weekend, June 30-July 2.Law Enforcement Officers will be out specifically looking for drivers who are impaired by... Read More.

Kansas Law Enforcement Agencies Seize Thousands of Counterfeit Pills in Fentanyl Crackdown

Thursday, June 15

By Rachel Mipro, Kansas Reflector TOPEKA, Kan. — The Kansas Bureau of Investigation and Kansas Highway Patrol seized thousands of counterfeit pills containing fentanyl in the first large haul of a state team designed to combat the flow of the synthetic drug.The Joint Fentanyl Impact Team,... Read More.

Nurses, State Officials Mark New Law Improving Workplace Safety

Monday, June 12

WICHITA, Kan. (KNS) –Doctors, nurses and other medical staff joined Governor Laura Kelly last Thursday to celebrate a new law that improves workplace safety for health care workers and increases penalties against people who assault medical personnel. Kelly says that workers in medical fields... Read More.

Davids, Estes and LaTurner Help Carry Debt-ceiling Bill, Leave Mann Alone in Opposition

Thursday, June 1

By Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector TOPEKA — Three of four Kansas members of the U.S. House voted to approve the debt-ceiling bill despite protesting provisions of the deal worked out by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.A bipartisan majority in the House passed... Read More.

Kansas Legislators Impose Sweeping Anti-Trans Bathroom Law

Thursday, April 27

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican legislators in Kansas have enacted what may be the most sweeping transgender bathroom law in the U.S. on Thursday, overriding the Democratic governor's veto of the measure without having a clear idea of how their new law... Read More.

Moran Wants to Alter College Financial Aid Law to Benefit Farm, Small Business Families

Monday, April 24

By Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector TOPEKA, Kan. — U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran of Kansas endorsed legislation repealing a new federal formula for determining student financial aid that could lower college assistance to children of parents operating small businesses or family farms.The controversy arose with development of... Read More.

Bretz Injury Law Announces 2nd Annual Cruise for the Cure Poker Run

Tuesday, April 11

HUTCHINSON, Kan. – Bretz Injury Law presents the 2nd Annual Cruise for the Cure Poker Run benefitting the Cancer Council of Reno County (CCRC).Bretz Injury Law is proud to announce the 2nd Annual Cruise for the Cure Poker Run occurring in Hutchinson, KS on... Read More.

Kansas Law Enforcement Says Legislation Should be Passed on Fentanyl, Mental Health Issues

Wednesday, January 18

By Rachel Mipro, Kansas Reflector TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas law enforcement officials have sounded the alarm about fentanyl and mental health crises across the state, saying fentanyl is now a greater threat than methamphetamine.Sedgwick County Sheriff Jeffrey Easter said he is still seeing... Read More.

Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center Graduates 303rd Basic Training Class

Tuesday, January 17

HUTCHINSON, Kan. - Twenty-two new law enforcement officers graduated from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) on January 13, 2023 in a ceremony held in KLETC’s Integrity Auditorium.Commencement speaker for the ceremony, United States Senator Roger Marshall, M.D., congratulated the graduates and expressed... Read More.