State Government

Bill compels teachers, students to undergo annual sexual abuse prevention training

TOPEKA — Erin Merryn wants the Kansas Legislature to require public school teachers and their students in kindergarten through high school to take part in annual training and instruction on prevention of sexual abuse. A bill before the House Education Committee would accomplish this through ...

Gov. Laura Kelly signs 4-piece crime bill

TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly put a signature to a bundled law enforcement bill Friday elevating consequences for conviction of buying sexual relations, misuse of a laser pointer and crimes of vehicle and gift-card theft. The legislation was a holdover from the 2025 legislative session that ...