TOPEKA — A one-time speechwriter for former Gov. Kathleen Sebelius says she will begin a campaign on Tuesday for an eastern Kansas congressional seat. The Kansas City Star reports that Democrat Abbie Hodgson will seek the party’s nomination to challenge freshman GOP Rep. Steve Watkins in Kansas’ 2nd Congressional District, which includes Lawrence, Topeka and Leavenworth. The 37-year-old Hodgson is a former Kansas House Democratic staff member who has spent the past two years working in Washington, D.C., for Pew Charitable Trusts. She has moved back to Kansas and says she will step down from her position with Pew’s State…
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TOPEKA — A state court judge is declining to give a Kansas clinic permission to provide telemedicine abortions. Shawnee County District Judge Teresa Watson Monday rejected a request from the Trust Women Foundation to block Kansas from prohibiting telemedicine abortions. Trust Women operates a Wichita clinic that in October began providing pregnancy-ending medications to patients who conferred with off-site doctors by webcam. But the clinic stopped Dec. 31 because the legal climate was uncertain. Another Shawnee County judge ruled Dec. 31 in another case that three bans enacted by the Republican-controlled Legislature since 2011 can’t be enforced. But Trust Women…
WICHITA — A new government report shows Kansas growers are still far behind in bringing in this season’s winter wheat crop. The National Agricultural Statistics Service reported Monday that 61% of wheat in the state has been harvested. That is well behind the 84% typically cut by this late in the season. About 92% of the wheat in Kansas has matured. The agency said about 58% of the wheat out in the field is in good to excellent condition. About 27% is rated as good with 15% in poor to very poor shape.
Officers filed a report for criminal damage to property in the 19000 block of Center Hill Rd. in Randolph on July 8, 2019, at approximately 5:15 PM. Officer listed a 29-year-old male as the victim when he reported an unknown suspect damaged a lock to a storage unit and took miscellaneous lawn equipment. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $1,660.00. Police ask that anyone with information please contact RCPD or the Manhattan Riley County Crime Stoppers. Using the Crime Stoppers service can allow you to remain anonymous and could qualify you for a cash reward of…
TOPEKA — Kris Kobach, a nationally known advocate of tough immigration policies and vocal supporter of President Donald Trump, launched a campaign Monday for the U.S. Senate in Kansas amid hostility from some Republicans worried that his loss in the governor’s race could threaten the party’s Senate majority. Kobach promised during a kickoff speech in Leavenworth outside the Kansas City area to fight aggressively for a wall along the U.S-Mexico border and to shrink government. He promised that he would “lead the charge” for Trump’s agenda and fight the political establishment in Washington as well. The speech came only hours…
Riley County’s 2019 delinquent tax foreclosure case and auction wrapped up last week after auctioning off seven properties. During Monday’s Riley County commission meeting, Deputy County Counselor Craig Cox presented all the final figures to the foreclosure case. The case began in October 2018 with 84 properties. Cox’s office sent out letters in October notifying residents their properties qualified for the tax sale. The county was able to collect $197,176 based on the demand letter sent in October and another $63,183 after filing the case in January. During the auction held on June 28, they were able to collect $6,681…
Dr. Neala Boyer with the Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine joined the program to discuss pet travel and needs as well as separation anxiety in pets. We also got a visit from T. Russell Reitz Animal Shelter Director Deb Watkins. She brought in her friend Leo who is currently up for adoption at the shelter. Lastly, we previewed 12th annual Stuff the Bus happening Saturday outside Walmart. Representatives included Tara Claussen from Konza United Way, Tracy Emery from the FIT Closet and Jill Ponto from K-State Credit Union.
KANSAS CITY — Kansas is expanding its Medicaid support for people with brain injuries to include those acquired through internal forces such as strokes or tumors, following years of advocacy for change. A quirk in Kansas’ Medicaid statute had meant the only patients to qualify were those with a traumatic brain injury from a blow to the head. But the Kansas City Star reports that a bipartisan coalition of legislators approved the inclusion of an “acquired brain injury,” which went in to effect July 1. Those injuries are due to internal forces such as strokes, tumors or asthma attacks. Lawmakers…
TOPEKA — The former top administrator of Kansas’ juvenile correctional facility accused of grabbing and shoving a female worker has pleaded no-contest to a misdemeanor disorderly conduct charge. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that Kyle Rohr entered the plea Friday in Shawnee County District Court to bring an end to the criminal case. He had been found guilty last year of battery by a municipal court, but appealed to the district court for a jury trial. That trial has been set to begin Monday. Rohr was effectively fired last year following the municipal conviction. Rohr was accused of twice grabbing Michelle…
Months after a January announcement that he was considering running, former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach officially filed as a candidate for U.S. Senate Monday. Kobach’s team has a speech planned in Leavenworth where he’s expected to give a public confirmation of his candidacy for the seat of current Sen. Pat Roberts’ — who is not running for re-election. The Republican former state official most recently ran for Kansas governor, losing out to Laura Kelly, and is well-known for his immigration policies. Kobach is reported to have faced some criticism from GOP strategists for the management of his gubernatorial…