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<div style="color: #333;">Goossen closes time as North Newton municipal judge</div>
Retiring North Newton Municipal Judge Levi Goossen was honored during the town’s city council meeting on Monday night. “Tonight, we are recognizing the career of the longtime Municipal Judge Levi Goossen,” North Newton Mayor Ron Ratzlaff said. “The city warmly…
<div style="color: #333;">Sheriff explains the use of cameras</div>
Are Flock cameras constitutional? That’s the question that Commissioner Becky Reimer said a couple of her constituents asked her, so she asked Harvey County Sheriff Chad Gay about it during his monthly report to the commissioners. His simple answer: yes.…
<div style="color: #333;">Court intern gets behind the scenes experience</div>
Arkansas City Senior Genevieve Herrera is receiving first-hand experience on how the court system works. For the past six months, she has served as an intern with District Judge Christopher Smith at the court facilities in Arkansas City and Winfield.…
<div style="color: #333;">Olathe pumps the brakes on a drone ordinance after pushback from operators</div>
After pushback from the public, the Olathe City Council on Tuesday delayed a vote on an ordinance restricting drone takeoffs and landings to give the topic more scrutiny and discussion. The ordinance would place new limits on where drones can…
<div style="color: #333;">It’s hard to get legal help in rural Kansas. Now the state will pay new attorneys to practice there</div>
Steve Hirsch serves as county attorney in four counties and as city attorney in 20 communities in western Kansas … and he has even more jobs. The 64-year-old also files income tax returns, helps handle affairs after someone dies and…
<div style="color: #333;">Sedgwick County leaders push for a law school in Wichita</div>
Sedgwick County commissioners are pushing for a law school to be established in Wichita. During their meeting on Wednesday, commissioners said having a law school in Wichita would address the lack of attorneys in central and western Kansas. Sedgwick County…
<div style="color: #333;">Topeka settles police discrimination lawsuits for $1.025M</div>
Topeka settled two lawsuits for $1.025 million. On May 1, the city announced two settlement deals: one with Topeka police administrators Jana Kizzar and Colleen Stuart and the other with Capt. Jennifer Cross. "The settlement agreement and related payment is…
<div style="color: #333;">Riley County adopts complaint policy for bathroom law</div>
The Riley County Commission on Thursday adopted a policy for handling complaints related to a recent state law prohibiting transgender Kansans from using facilities associated with their gender identity. “It’s relatively straightforward,” county counselor Jacob Hansen told commissioners. “The purpose,…
<div style="color: #333;">City, others sued after electrocution</div>
A man who was electrocuted while working on a City of Winfield-owned substation in 2020 has sued the city and other defendants, alleging that a city employee failed to ensure the equipment was de-energized and safe to work on prior…
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