State Government

Opponents of Kansas immigration detention center celebrate a temporary court win

A Leavenworth County District Court judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked a private prison company from housing immigrant detainees at its dormant facility in Leavenworth, handing a temporary victory to immigrant rights advocates and city officials defending their local authority. The ...

Kansas Supreme Court rules drug-dog search at Wichita traffic stop was constitutional

TOPEKA — Wichita police officers Donald Bailey and Shawn Isham were watching a suspected drug house in 2020 when Gina Wilson parked a vehicle in the driveway, entered the residence, reappeared a few minutes later and drove away. The officers followed Wilson before pulling her over on ...

Lawsuit filed in Douglas County over new law banning gender-affirming care

TOPEKA — Two transgender teenagers and their parents are challenging a new Kansas law that bans gender-affirming care for minors. The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas and the national ACLU filed a lawsuit Wednesday in Douglas County District Court on behalf of a 16-year-old trans boy ...