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State Government April 8, 2021 - 11:56 am

Kansas Senate majority leader had 0.17 blood alcohol level in wrong-way pursuit

by Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector

Senate Majority Leader Gene Suellentrop allegedly reeked of alcohol, struggled to speak or walk, and threatened the Kansas Highway Patrol officer who stopped him in the early hours of March 16 for driving the wrong way on Interstate 70 in Topeka.

Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector
State Government April 8, 2021 - 11:34 am

Kansas Senate welcomes teens to concealed-gun club, pulls trigger on NRA-backed school curriculum

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

The Kansas Senate approved a double-barrel package of bills Thursday expanding the right of people as young as 18 to carry concealed firearms and implementing a gun-safety curriculum sponsored by the NRA in K-12 pubic schools.

Noah Taborda/Kansas Reflector
State Government April 8, 2021 - 11:17 am

Joint House, Senate panel revives effort to ban transgender athletes from women’s sports

by Noah Taborda, Kansas Reflector

TOPEKA — Kansas Republican legislators from the House and Senate agreed Thursday to insert a […]

Education April 7, 2021 - 11:17 pm

Lawrence school district faces scrutiny in plan to close Kennedy classrooms

by Tricia Masenthin

The Kennedy Elementary community showed up again Wednesday night for the last of two virtual […]

Noah Taborda/Kansas Reflector
State Government April 7, 2021 - 5:50 pm

Kansas House, Senate come to terms on bill that reshapes K-12 education

by Noah Taborda, Kansas Reflector

Kansas senators and representatives reached an agreement Wednesday on a bill reshaping K-12 education primarily through several initiatives designed to give struggling students and families options beyond public schools.

August Rudisell/@KsScanner
Crime & Courts April 7, 2021 - 5:16 pm

Police pursuit through Lawrence ends on 31st Street

by Mackenzie Clark

Two men were taken into custody following a police pursuit Wednesday afternoon in Lawrence. Lawrence […]

August Rudisell/@KsScanner
Education April 7, 2021 - 3:00 pm

Bureau of Indian Education rescinds 2 employee speech directives issued by embattled Haskell administration

by Conner Mitchell

The Bureau of Indian Education — the federal agency that governs Haskell Indian Nations University — on Tuesday rescinded two March directives that sought to limit how faculty and staff at the tribal university could express themselves.

Mackenzie Clark/Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts April 7, 2021 - 2:32 pm

Decision on Rontarus Washington Jr.’s defense attorneys still pending; state files motion to hold them in civil contempt

by Mackenzie Clark

A judge refrained from ruling on Rontarus Washington Jr.’s defense attorneys’ motions to withdraw once again Wednesday, to allow Washington more time to speak with a third attorney about the situation.

Education April 7, 2021 - 12:22 pm

Travis Goff formally introduced as KU’s director of athletics: ‘This is my destination job’

by Conner Mitchell

At just 41 years old, Travis Goff has his destination job as the director of […]

Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector
State Government April 7, 2021 - 10:17 am

House and Senate negotiators begin wrangling over Kansas K-12 budget and policies

by Noah Taborda, Kansas Reflector

Kansas Republican legislators from the House and Senate remain largely divided on several proposed budget and policy elements of K-12 public education in the state.

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