News Releases

  • Quote on Pediatrics Academy and gender affirming care

    Kobach, AG coalition question pediatrics academy on possible violations of gender care recommendations

    TOPEKA - (September 26, 2024) - Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach and a coalition of 20 state attorneys general are putting the American Academy of Pediatrics on notice for possible violations of state consumer protection laws over the AAP’s recommendation that puberty blockers are safe.

    09/26/2024

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    Georgia man faces charges for retail theft

    TOPEKA - (Sept. 24, 2024) - A Georgia man charged with identity theft, criminal use of a financial card, and conspiracy to commit criminal use of a financial card, entered his first appearance in a Kansas courtroom Monday afternoon, Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach today announced.

    09/25/2024

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    Chautauqua County USD 286 board fined for open meetings violations

    TOPEKA – (September 19, 2024) – Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach today announced that members of the Chautauqua County Community Unified School District Board of Education agreed in a consent order that they violated the Kansas Open Meetings Act.

    09/19/2024

  • Domme on solving 1980 murder

    Cowley County man pleads guilty to 1980 murder

    TOPEKA – (September 13, 2024) –Steven L. Hanks, 70 of Burden, was sentenced to up to 25 years in prison for the 1980 murder of 23-year-old Mary Robin Walter.

    09/13/2024

  • County Attorney pleads guilty, agree to resign from office

    TOPEKA – (September 4, 2024) –The Kansas Attorney General’s Office today secured guilty pleas from former Neosho County Attorney Linus Thuston on charges of misuse of public funds and a sales tax violation. A conviction of misuse of public funds requires forfeiture of office.

    09/04/2024

News releases issued prior to 2023 are available through an archive hosted by the Kansas State Library.