Tag: Topeka
Politicians you send to Topeka this November will slice and dice the entire state—into congressional and state legislative districts. Gerrymandering is when politicians manipulate district boundaries for political gain: maximizing the seats that their side…
TOPEKA — Hundreds of police supporters gathered Tuesday afternoon outside the capital’s city hall to protest demands by Black Lives Matter. Standing in sweltering heat, they chanted “back the blue,” joined in prayer, sang “God…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Two people were killed and another person injured in a late-night shooting at a Topeka mobile home park. Officers were called to the mobile home park around 10:15 p.m. Monday for…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A freshman Kansas congressman facing felony criminal charges over previously listing a UPS Inc. postal box as his residence on a state voter registration form has been forced to temporarily give…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities are investigating after racist graffiti that included white power slogans, swastikas and expletives denouncing the Black Lives Matter movement was found at a Topeka park. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Topeka private school was closed Thursday after thieves broke in and stole technology, sports uniforms and damaged at least 10 rooms. Police said thieves broke into Topeka Lutheran School early…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Highway Patrol says five people died and one person was injured when two vehicles collided on Interstate 70 west of Topeka. The State Patrol says the crash happened around…
This year will test just how short voter memories are in Kansas. Will Kansans keep rejecting Brownback-era politics? Or, will they buy those politics again, attractively repackaged and reframed? With the Kansas legislature reconvening, that…
Topeka Mayor Michelle De La Islas run for Kansas 2nd District congressional seat should be praised, and not because were deciding to endorse early. No, her run should be praised because of the importance of…
Kansas educators want lawmakers to act on health care, bullying and college credits when the Legislature convenes later this month. For over a decade, the school funding battle has dominated any conversation about education in…
