South Carolina group to ask Supreme Court to rename landmark school desegregation case
May 28, 2023 GMTSUMMERTON, S.C. (AP) — Civil rights leaders in South Carolina plan to petition the U.S. Supreme Court to rename the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision that outlawed segregation of public schools across the country.
NEW YORK (AP) — Target once distinguished itself as being boldly supportive of the LGBTQ+ community.
Kelly vetoes bill to cut Kansas taxes $1.4B over 3 years
April 25, 2023 GMTTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly on Monday vetoed a bill that would have cut taxes in Kansas by nearly $1.4 billion over the next three years, objecting to a proposal included by conservative Republicans to impose a single-rate flat income tax for individuals.
Man dies, weeks after alleged Kansas road rage attack
March 30, 2023 GMTTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A 68-year-old Kansas man involved in what police described as a road rage attack has died.
Gregorio Castillo died March 23. Topeka police announced his death Wednesday.
Castillo, of Topeka, had been hospitalized since Feb.
Kansas plan keeping low wages for disabled angers advocates
March 6, 2023 GMTTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators are considering a proposal that many disability rights advocates say would encourage employers to keep paying disabled workers less than the minimum wage, bucking a national trend.
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Amid probe, Kansas lawmakers move to overhaul ethics agency
February 22, 2023 GMTTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas' ethics commission has been investigating Republican campaign activities for at least a year, and the GOP-controlled Legislature is moving to reduce the agency's power and legalize practices apparently under scrutiny.
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Kansas GOP picks election conspiracy promoter as new leader
February 12, 2023 GMTTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republicans on Saturday narrowly picked an activist who has promoted unfounded election conspiracies and promised a shakeup to lead the Kansas GOP for the next two years, following weeks of infighting that mirrors the acrimony in the party across the U.S.
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Five Topeka police officers cleared in fatal shooting
February 8, 2023 GMTTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Five Topeka police officers will not face charges after shooting and killing a man who rushed them with a knife last year, Shawnee County District Attorney Mike Kagay.
Kagay said on Tuesday that Kansas Bureau of Investigation officers found Topeka police justifiably believed that Taylor Lowery, 33, was a danger to them and the public during the confrontation on Oct.
Man jailed over grass fire near Kansas governor’s mansion
February 7, 2023 GMTTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A 36-year-old man remained jailed without bond Tuesday after authorities said he intentionally set a grass fire near the Kansas governor's mansion that burned 6 acres (2.4 hectares).
Kansas firefighters find man on fire in Walmart bathroom
January 29, 2023 GMTTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas firefighters found a man on fire inside a restroom at a Walmart store this weekend.
Topeka city spokeswoman Gretchen Spiker told the Topeka Capital-Journal that firefighters found the man when they went to a Walmart Neighborhood Market around 8:15 p.m.
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Man charged in fire that killed 2 children, his girlfriend
January 26, 2023 GMTTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas man has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder after his girlfriend and two young girls died in a house fire.
Kyle J. Tyler, 32, was also charged Wednesday with two counts of aggravated child endangerment and one count of aggravated arson, Shawnee County District Attorney Mike Kagay said.
Kansas man arrested after house fire killed woman, 2 girls
January 22, 2023 GMTTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The only survivor of a Kansas house fire that killed a woman and two young girls has been arrested on suspicion of setting the blaze.
Topeka police arrested Kyle J. Tyler, 32, of Holton, on Saturday, not long after he was released from a hospital once police questioned him.
Kansas man convicted of threatening to kill congressman
January 20, 2023 GMTTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A federal court jury convicted a Kansas man who insisted that a death threat he made against U.S. Rep. Jake LaTurner was a message from God, amid what authorities have said is a sharp rise in threats against members of Congress and their families.
Jury deliberates; man says threat to lawmaker was from God
January 19, 2023 GMTTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A jury began deliberating Thursday in the federal criminal case of a man who told them that a death threat he made against U.S. Rep. Jake LaTurner came from God, prompted by the Kansas Republican ignoring concerns about sorcery, wizards, extraterrestrials and a war for people's souls.
Defendant cross-examines Kansas congressman he threatened
January 18, 2023 GMTTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A man on trial for threatening to kill U.S. Rep. Jake LaTurner cross-examined the Kansas Republican on Wednesday in federal court, with the congressman rejecting the defendant's suggestions that he was conveying a message from God.
Defense: Man harmless despite threat against Kansas lawmaker
January 17, 2023 GMTTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A man charged with threatening to kill a Kansas congressman is harmless, believing he has a special relationship with God and his weapons are “meteors and plagues,” not “knives and guns,” a defense attorney argued Tuesday during a federal criminal trial.
Fight over Kansas budget surplus: How much gets socked away?
January 12, 2023 GMTTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly and the Republican-controlled Kansas Legislature are headed toward big fights over spending on special education programs, pay raises for government workers and how much the cash-flush state should sock away for worse economic times.
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Democratic Kansas Gov. Kelly urges civility; Kobach is AG
January 9, 2023 GMTTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly called Monday for leaders in Republican-leaning Kansas to follow the lead of the state's residents and “turn down the volume” on “this hate, this vitriol, this divisiveness” in politics as she started a second term with a new, hard-right state attorney general.
Ex-boyfriend charged in death of Nebraska woman
January 1, 2023 GMTOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A man has been charged with murder in the death of a Nebraska woman whose body was found last month in Kansas.
Aldrick Scott, 47, has previously been charged with kidnapping Cari Allen, of Omaha, who disappeared in November.
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Company starting to recover oil from Kansas pipeline spill
December 13, 2022 GMTTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The company operating a pipeline that spilled about 14,000 bathtubs' worth of oil into a Kansas creek during a test for potential problems is recovering at least a small portion of the crude.
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Two Kansas high schools investigate offensive chants at game
December 6, 2022 GMTTwo Kansas high schools are investigating after students at one school reportedly yelled racist and offensive taunts at the other school's basketball team.
Topeka High School's team was subjected to “racial slurs, threats and disgusting taunts,” during a game on Saturday with Valley Center High School, Coach Geo Lyons said in a Change.org petition.
Legislative veterans to lead both parties in Kansas House
December 5, 2022 GMTTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas House Republicans on Monday promoted their No. 2 leader into the top job of speaker, while Democrats picked a veteran of state and local politics to lead them over a much younger relative newcomer.
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KBI identifies man shot and killed by Topeka police officer
December 2, 2022 GMTTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Bureau of Investigation has identified the man who was shot and killed by a Topeka police officer during a fight over a weapon.
GOP elections chief in Kansas decries ‘horrible environment’
December 1, 2022 GMTTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas' Republican elections chief on Thursday decried a “horrible environment” for local officials overseeing voting and counting ballots this year as top state officials certified November's results.
Kansas sees taxes fall 5.3% short of expections in November
December 1, 2022 GMTTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas collected 5.3% less in taxes than expected in November, the first time in more than two years that its collections have fallen short of the state's monthly target.
The shortfall was $36 million, but the state Department of Revenue's report Thursday came only three weeks after state officials and university economists revised the revenue projections to make them more optimistic.
Kansas justice chides state law school for ‘closed’ climate
December 1, 2022 GMTTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A member of Kansas' highest court has resigned in protest from a part-time teaching job at a state law school following what he says was an unsuccessful attempt by the university to pressure students into canceling an event featuring a leader of a group that opposes LGBTQ rights.
Kansas Bureau of Investigation director to retire in January
December 1, 2022 GMTTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Bureau of Investigation Director Kirk Thompson said Thursday he plans to retire in January after more than a decade of leading the state's largest criminal investigation agency.
Topeka chief: Man killed by officer after struggle over gun
December 1, 2022 GMTTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Topeka police officer shot and killed a man early Thursday during a struggle over a handgun, Police Chief Bryan Wheedles said.
The shooting occurred as the officer was investigating a report of a car, which was later determined to be stolen, blocking an alley in central Topeka.
Kansas providers cautious about doing telemedicine abortions
November 30, 2022 GMTTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas providers might not be ready for months to do telemedicine abortions even though a state-court judge has blocked the state from enforcing its ban on teleconferencing with patients seeking pregnancy-ending medications.
Ex-majority leader jailed for DUI is leaving Kansas Senate
November 29, 2022 GMTTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas lawmaker who was forced out of one of the state Senate's most powerful jobs following an arrest for drunken driving and speeding the wrong way on two interstate highways is planning to leave the Legislature in early January.
Top Kansas transportation official is stepping down Dec. 23
November 29, 2022 GMTTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The top transportation official in Kansas is stepping down just before Christmas in the first major change at a state agency since Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly narrowly won reelection earlier this month.
Rift in Kansas GOP boils over after loss in governor’s race
November 17, 2022 GMTTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A push by top Republicans in Kansas to punish party officials who backed an independent candidate for governor is shining a spotlight on an internal rift that could hinder GOP leaders' efforts to steer the state to the right over Democratic Gov.
Kansas GOP pins Democratic governor’s win on lawmaker’s run
November 16, 2022 GMTTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A state senator many Republicans see as the spoiler in the Kansas governor’s race has a long history of irritating GOP leaders, once even daring colleagues to smell a jar of catfish stink bait he’d brought to a tax debate.
Kansas refuses to increase Legislature’s power over agencies
November 15, 2022 GMTTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas voters have narrowly rejected a proposal to curb the power of the governor and other officials to regulate businesses and set environmental and public health rules, rebuking the state's Republican-controlled Legislature again after affirming abortion rights this summer.
Abortion rights support helps Kansas Gov. Kelly win 2nd term
November 9, 2022 GMTTOPEKA, Kan., (AP) — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly narrowly won reelection in Republican-leaning Kansas by racking up big leads in the Kansas City area and other places where abortion rights are popular, while her party helped an independent candidate deny the GOP nominee a few crucial votes.
GOP’s Kobach wins Kansas AG’s race, revives political career
November 9, 2022 GMTTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican Kris Kobach revived his political career by winning the Kansas attorney general’s race after two big losses tied to his national reputation as an immigration and election law provocateur.
Too early to call measure to boost Kansas lawmakers’ power
November 9, 2022 GMTTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — It’s too early to call a winning side in the effort to give the Republican-controlled Kansas Legislature a bigger say over how the state regulates businesses, protects people’s health and preserves the environment.
Republican US Sen. Moran wins reelection in Kansas
November 9, 2022 GMTTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Republican Jerry Moran on Tuesday won a third term in the U.S. Senate, defeating Democrat Mark Holland, former mayor of Kansas City, Kansas.
Former President Donald Trump endorsed Moran early in 2021, insulating him from a serious Republican primary challenge, though Moran voted to certify the results of the 2020 presidential election the month before Trump’s endorsement.
Kansas officials investigate death of foster child who fled
November 6, 2022 GMTTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas officials are investigating the death of a foster child who left a residential treatment facility, stole a truck and crashed into a semitruck in Oklahoma last month.
The state Department of Children and Families confirmed it is investigating what happened to determine if there were any regulatory violations at the facility the 13-year-old walked away from on Oct.
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Kansas governor’s race is close after abortion upheaval
November 4, 2022 GMTTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Both major parties say the Kansas governor's race is a tossup in its last days as abortion politics, lingering ill will toward former Republican Gov. Sam Brownback and an independent conservative candidate make for a tighter-than-expected contest in the Republican-leaning state.
Mailer on abortion, top Kansas court described as deceptive
November 4, 2022 GMTTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A mailer to voters across Kansas suggests removing state Supreme Court justices in Tuesday's election would protect access to abortion, when abortion rights advocates want to keep them on the bench.
Texts to Kansas voters rile Democrats, top election official
November 1, 2022 GMTTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas' top elections official warned voters Monday that text messages from outside the state were giving them incorrect information about where to vote, but groups involved in the texting said they weren't trying to confuse or mislead people.
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Man prosecuted for death threat against Kansas Rep. LaTurner
October 28, 2022 GMTTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A northeastern Kansas man is facing a felony charge of threatening to kill one of the state's congressmen. But his trial has been postponed indefinitely so that a federal judge can decide whether he is too mentally ill to help his lawyers or follow what's going on in court.
Abortion foes seek ouster of 5 Kansas Supreme Court justices
October 28, 2022 GMTTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The most influential anti-abortion group in Kansas politics is urging voters in mailers to remove five of the seven justices on a state Supreme Court that declared access to abortion a fundamental right under the state constitution.
After abortion vote, Kansas lawmakers’ power back on ballot
October 27, 2022 GMTTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas voters are being asked to reduce the authority of the governor and other state officials and give legislators a bigger say in how the state regulates businesses, protects the environment and preserves residents' health.
In AG bid, Kobach wants to rid Kansas of ballot drop boxes
October 19, 2022 GMTTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kris Kobach, the Kansas Republican who helped lead Donald Trump's short-lived presidential voter fraud commission, wants to rid his state of ballot drop boxes and says as he runs for attorney general that discounting talk of fraud is “ignoring reality.”
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