Kansas ACLU seeks strict boundaries to end KHP’s unconstitutional vehicle searches
A judge proposed unprecedented court oversight of the Kansas Highway Patrol to break the agency’s affinity for unconstitutional searches of vehicles.
New KHP leader eager to rectify troopers’ flaws, rejects claim agency at ‘war’ with drivers
The new commander of the Kansas Highway Patrol vowed to amend traffic-stop techniques a judge concluded unfairly took advantage of motorists’ lack of knowledge about constitutional rights.
New Kansas law enforcement initiative getting help from dogs to chase down fentanyl traffickers
The KBI, Kansas Highway Patrol and attorney general are combining forces to undermine illicit fentanyl networks in the state.
‘The KHP waged war’: Federal judge orders end of Kansas trooper ‘two-step’ maneuver
The Kansas Highway Patrol has been ordered to stop its infamous “two-step” technique by a federal judge, in what the ACLU of Kansas calls a “huge win” for all motorists using state highways.
Gov. Laura Kelly selects DEA administrator to take charge of Kansas Highway Patrol
A national search led Gov. Laura Kelly to nominate Friday a Drug Enforcement Administration official and former Sedgwick County sheriff’s deputy to serve as superintendent of the Kansas Highway Patrol.
Kelly administration opens inquiry into complaint about leadership of KHP aviation unit
The administration of Gov. Laura Kelly said Friday an inquiry was launched into allegations Kansas Highway Patrol pilots misused state funds by deploying aircraft for personal reasons and by obtaining advanced flight training not required of the law enforcement agency.
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Lyon County judge grants expungement in Baldwin City police sergeant’s case; exceptions will apply
A judge in Lyon County on Monday granted a petition to expunge the record of a Baldwin City police sergeant who was acquitted of felony official misconduct and misdemeanor theft more than 10 years ago, but the order does not seal the records completely.
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Woman seriously injured in crash on I-70 in Douglas County
A Topeka woman was seriously injured in a crash on Interstate 70 in Douglas County Saturday night, according to a Kansas Highway Patrol crash report.
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Semitruck driver injured in crash on I-70 in Lawrence
A man was injured in a crash Friday afternoon on eastbound Interstate 70, according to a Kansas Highway Patrol crash report.
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Kansas Highway Patrol explains breach training conducted in Lawrence’s Oldfather Studios, why no notice
Technical Trooper Don Hughes said law enforcement was conducting “breach” training, or practice for crisis situations in which technicians must make entry through a door that has been barricaded or create another method of entry, on Friday at Oldfather Studios.
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