News Releases
Kobach pushes feds to further crackdown on illegal robocalls
TOPEKA – (July 9, 2026) – Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach and 48 other attorneys general today called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen rules that would cut off scammers’ access to legitimate telephone numbers. Without that access, scammers can’t use real numbers to de
07/09/2026 9:32 AM
Kansas Attorney General's Office participates in 2026 DOJ National Health Care Fraud Takedown
TOPEKA – (June 23, 2026) – Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach announced today that the Kansas Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) played an active role in the 2026 U.S. Department of Justice National Health Care Fraud Takedown.
06/23/2026 11:32 AM
Kobach recognizes Elder Abuse Awareness Month with educational tour
TOPEKA – (June 17, 2026) – Today, Attorney General Kris Kobach recognized Elder Abuse Awareness Month. To raise awareness, Attorney General staff, in collaboration with the Kansas Department of Children and Families, is conducting a statewide educational tour that kicks off today in Pittsburg.
06/17/2026 10:04 AM
Attorney General Kobach Announces Victory in Title IX Challenge
TOPEKA – (June 12, 2026) – Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach today announced that Kansas’s legal challenge to the Biden-era Title IX rule has ended in complete victory.
06/12/2026 11:09 AM
AG Kobach strongly opposes clemency for Kansas death row inmates
WICHITA – (June 9, 2026) – Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach today voiced strong opposition to clemency requests filed by nearly all of Kansas’s death row inmates. At a press conference today flanked by law enforcement, Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennett and victim family members...
06/10/2026 12:03 PM
Tonganoxie woman sentenced with wire fraud
Kansas woman sentenced to prison for stealing deceased relative’s identity to fraudulently receive federal and state benefits.
06/02/2026
Kobach Secures Over $1 Million in Restitution and Permanent Business Ban Against Ellis County Contractor
TOPEKA – (May 19, 2026) – Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach today announced that his office obtained a consent judgment against Rodney Rippe, the operator of an Ellis County construction business, Straight Line Remodeling, LLC.
05/19/2026 3:29 PM
Kobach to appeal of district court ruling blocking protections for children
TOPEKA – (May 16, 2026) – Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach announced today that his office will appeal a preliminary injunction temporarily blocking enforcement of key provisions of Senate Bill 63.
05/19/2026 3:27 PM
Kansas Attorney General's Office recognizes Suicide Prevention Month with Youth Art Contest
TOPEKA – (May 14, 2026) – Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach today announced winners of the Youth Suicide Prevention Youth Art Contest.
05/18/2026 2:24 PM
Prison Cells Subject to SB 244, But Veterans Rooms and State Cabins Are Not
TOPEKA – (May 13, 2026) –Kansas Attorney General Kris W. Kobach today issued Attorney General Opinion 2026-8 clarifying how 2026 Senate Bill 244 (SB 244) applies to specific state facilities.
05/18/2026 2:06 PM
Kristen Czugala, Division Chief of Victim Services, Elected President of National Association of Crime Victim Compensation Boards
TOPEKA – (May 13, 2026) – Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach announced today that Kristen Czugala, Chief of the Victim Services Division of the Kansas Attorney General’s Office, was elected President of the National Association of Crime Victim Compensation Boards (NACVCB) last week.
05/13/2026 9:14 AM
Kobach secures restitution, permanent ban against out-of-state contractors
TOPEKA – (May 12, 2026) – Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach today announced his office secured judgments against M.GC Construction, LLC, a Missouri-based limited liability company and its operators Nathan Leavy, Devin Leavy, Wesley Wishon, and Cory Kreigling.
05/13/2026 8:29 AM
State Child Death Review Board Partners with KIDS Network to Provide Sleep Sacks, Promote Infant Safe Sleep Across Kansas
TOPEKA – (May 11, 2026) – The Kansas State Child Death Review Board is partnering with KIDS Network to promote infant safe sleep, Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach announced today.
05/11/2026 3:54 PM
Kobach joins bipartisan lawsuit to protect Kansas consumers and unwind Nexstar/Tegna merger
TOPEKA – (April 30, 2026) – Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach today announced that he joined a lawsuit challenging television broadcasting company Nexstar Media Group’s acquisition of Tegna.
05/01/2026 9:38 AM
Kobach joins coalition to defend executive order on election integrity
TOPEKA – (April 23, 2026) – Today, Kansas joined 10 other states in a motion to intervene to defend a presidential executive order that would allow access to information that would verify voter registration lists against lawfare from left-wing activists.
04/22/2026 12:29 PM
News releases issued prior to 2023 are available through an archive hosted by the Kansas State Library.