Training informs law enforcement handling of mentally ill
A Lenexa police officer used deescalation training to calm a man on an Interstate 435 ramp who appeared drunk but had a developmental disability. The incident shows how targeted training shapes Kansas police encounters with mental illness, reducing potential harm on a busy highway.
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Lackman Road
Interstate 435
Kansas City
Mike Tyson
Lenexa
Wade Borchers
Borchers
Kansas
Legislative hopefuls push for transparency in Kansas
Democratic candidate Candace Ayers and other lawmakers push for open government reforms as the 2017 Kansas Legislature nears. They call for independent oversight, lower record request costs, and clearer timeframes for fulfilling information requests. The Kansas Press Association plans to advance a bill modeling federal fee limits and differentiating commercial from public interest requests.
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Statehouse
Shawnee County
Candace Ayers
Vicki Schmidt
Ayers
Ries
Kansas Press Association
Doug Anstaett
EPA
Kansas
Anstaett
Laura Kelly
D-Topeka
Marshall LaPolice clash in first district debate
In Hutchinson, Alan LaPolice and Roger Marshall debated at Hutchinson High School, trading on-farm versus outsider themes as Kerry Burt suspends his campaign. The race includes Marshall LaPolice and Burt on the ballot. Burt is off the campaign.
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Hutchinson
Roger Marshall
Great
Alan LaPolice
Marshall
LaPolice
Kerry Burt
Burt
Hutchinson High School
Marshall Marshall
U.S
Tim Huelskamp
R-Fowler/Hutchinson
First Congressional District
Clyde
Great Bend
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