The attorney general of Kansas shows his support for Israel following ongoing attacks on the Jewish state. Overland Park police search for the driver of a semi involved in a fatal hit and run.. Kansas regulators take up a proposed rate hike request from Evergy. and a suspect has been identified in the Colorado deaths of two Emporia women. Those stories and more inside.
A 25-year-old homeless man has been charged with rape and capital murder in the killing of a 5-year-old girl in Topeka.a bi-partisan commission is recommending an increase in pay for Kansas lawmakers.and an inmate has died at the Lansing Correctional Facility. Details on these stories, and more, are available here.
A former Kansas lawmaker who was convicted of 12 felonies for lying on applications for federal COVID-19 relief was sentenced Thursday to two years and three months in prison.
Kansas state lawmaker Mark Samsel was arrested and charged after he allegedly kneed a student in the groin while substitute teaching last Wednesday.
Mark Samsel was arrested and charged with misdemeanor battery, but he was later released after posting a $1,000 bond. He was earlier booked into the Franklin County Adult Detention Center.
Students caught the action on video in a classroom at Wellsville s high school, People reported. Mark Samsel maintained that there was no altercation and that he had planned the whole thing.
Wellsville School District Superintendent Ryan Bradbury said the lawmaker would not be allowed to work for the district anymore.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. â Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly ordered all U.S. flags in state buildings, grounds, and facilities to be flown at half staff to honor Republican state Sen. Bud Estes
âI was deeply saddened to hear of Senator Estesâ passing,â Kelly said. âSenator Estes had a long history of serving the Southwest Kansas community, his legacy will live on through his public service. I extend my deepest sympathies to his friends and family during their time of mourning.â
Estes had represented the Kansas Senate District 38 since 2017. He also served in the Kansas House of Representatives from 2014-2017.