Weekend storms tore through parts of eastern Kansas.former state Attorney General Derek Schmidt Friday announced a run for the second congressional district in Kansas.and Baldwin City Prosecutor Dakota Loomis has announced plans to run for Douglas County district attorney. Those stories and more inside..
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Getting property back from Kansas police is really hard, even for the innocent. That will change hppr.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from hppr.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly signed the Kansas law that denies civil asset forfeiture in cases of lower level crimes like simple possession of drugs. It also forces police to return seized property faster.
The law makes modest reforms to the state's civil asset forfeiture process, but leaves participation in a federal program that allows state and local police to circumvent more strict state forfeiture laws mostly in tact.