Topeka woman can’t get liquor license because husband works in law enforcement

Denise Selbee-Koch’s small Topeka business focuses on empowering women.

She can’t get a liquor license because of her husband.

Kansas law forbids the spouse of a law enforcement officer from selling liquor, a relic of the state’s Prohibition past. Selbee-Koch, who is married to the police chief in Valley Falls, wants to change that.

She co-owns Dirty Girl Adventures with Jennifer Woerner. The organization specializes in guided outdoors adventure that is accessible for all ages and fitness levels. The goal is to encourage women to get outside.
(Read more: Local – The Topeka Capital-Journal)