TOPEKA — Rep. Susan Humphries’ powers of persuasion led to unanimous support in the Kansas House for a bill elevating prison sentences for agents of foreign countries or terrorist organizations convicted of crimes while trying to coerce U.S. citizens, legal residents or asylum seekers in ...
Tonganoxie Mayor David Frese proclaimed April as Child Abuse Prevention Month during Monday’s regular City Council meeting. The proclamation noted that during fiscal year 2024, 70,303 reports were made to child protective services in Kansas. The First Judicial District Court Appointed ...
TOPEKA — Local Kansas governments could award pricier construction contracts to select businesses under a bill that seeks to raise the ceiling for mandatory public bidding processes. Under current law, any county construction project that exceeds $25,000 must involve a public bidding ...
Editor’s note: Leavenworth County Commissioner Mike Stieben periodically submits commentary about local issues involving the County Commission. He is weighing in on a work session this past week regarding data centers as disussion about a potential center south of Tonganoxie gains ...
Kansas ordained clergy would be mandated reporters of child abuse under a bill proposed Monday in the House Judiciary Committee, and proponents hope this will be the year it passes. House Bill 2352 adds fully ordained ministers to the list of professions required to be mandatory reporters if ...
TOPEKA — The Kansas House budget committee continued adjusting a bare-bones state government appropriations bill that deleted more than $540 million from agency requests for program enhancements, salary adjustments and hiring new employees. Subcommittees of the House Appropriations Committee ...
TOPEKA — U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids and U.S. Rep. Derek Schmidt of Kansas expressed various shades of alarm about fatal shootings of U.S. citizens by federal agents taking part in an aggressive immigration crackdown in Minneapolis. The death Saturday of Alex Pretti, who ...
Tonganoxie City Council members asked that a decision to increase sewer and water rates be tabled until the next meeting, which is Dec. 15. Members wanted more time to look through options for the sewer and water rates. Increases for trash and recycling service also were tabled so as to vote ...
Tonganoxie City Council next will meet at 7 p.m. Nov. 17 at council chambers, Third and Bury streets. The council normally meets the first and third Monday of the month, but did not meet this past Monday.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced Friday that he has ordered the declassification and public release of all government records about aviator Amelia Earhart, noting that her disappearance in 1937 as she attempted to fly around the world has “captivated millions.” Trump called ...
