Tag: Kansas Reflector

Kansas school district switches software, asks court to dismiss lawsuit for spying on students

From left, student journalists Jack Tell, Natasha Torkzaban, Maya Smith and Morgan Salisbury meet with district officials on…

Kansas secretary of state seeks to improve efficiency of filing campaign, lobbying reports

Clay Barker, general counsel for the Kansas secretary of state, urges the 2026 Kansas Legislature consider streamlining the…

U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran of Kansas urges delivery of long-range cruise missiles to Ukraine

U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, endorses during a Senate speech on Oct. 16, 2025, intensification of economic pressure…

Judge orders ex-police chief who led raid on Kansas newspaper to stand trial for deleted texts

Kari Newell, the former owner of a restaurant and coffeeshop in Marion, is questioned during an Oct. 15,…

Kansas City metro exposed to flood risk by government shutdown, official warns

Sarah White, a Missouri and Associated Rivers Coalition board member, appears by Zoom during an Oct. 9, 2025,…

Kansas Supreme Court sides with woman who lost job offer after she refused COVID-19 vaccine

Kansas Supreme Court Justice Caleb Stegall authored an opinion in favor of a woman who was denied an…

Kansas Legislature closer to special session for partisan remapping of U.S. House districts

U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids, the Democrat serving the 3rd District, is the target of Republicans who want to…

Kansas judge admonishes public defenders for ‘petty’ infighting, reassigns death penalty case

Brandon Barrett, general counsel and acting director at the State Board of Indigents' Defense Services, appears at the…

Kansas death penalty case derailed by fighting, firing and fear at public defense agency

Brandon Barrett, general counsel and acting director at the State Board of Indigents' Defense Services, appears at the…

Lost federal funding slows transport of Kansas water, health samples to state labs

Ashley Goss, deputy director of public health, explains the consequences of losing federal funding for a statewide courier…

Police records reveal man who sparked investigation into Kansas official’s immigration status

Lenexa City Council member Melanie Arroyo, left, listens to public comments during an Aug. 19, 2025, city council…

Six former cult leaders sentenced in Kansas City forced labor case

The “University of Islam,” the former Roosevelt Elementary that was donated to the United Nation of Islam by…