Kobach edges Colyer in tight Kansas GOP primary by 350
Final statewide tally from 105 counties shows Kris Kobach 128,838 votes 40.6 percent and Jeff Colyer 128,488 votes 40.5 percent. Jim Barnett about 9 percent and Ken Selzer 8 percent. Colyer conceded Aug. 14. certification must occur before Aug. 31. Becker loses re election to Waggoner by five votes in Reno County.
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Second donor pledges funds for county criminal justice study
Justice Matters says a second anonymous donor will contribute 10000 for a comprehensive county criminal justice study spanning police stops to sentencing with aim to cut incarceration. Total private money pledged now reaches 40000, contingent on hiring a MacArthur Foundation affiliated firm.
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Orman petitions face scrutiny amid election dispute in Kansas
Orman campaign says they filed petitions by August 6 with signatures in order. Democrats allege irregularities including notarization delays and a probationary felon signer. The Objections Board will hear the challenge, with a date not yet set.
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Eudora arrest of Arkansas man on sex crime charges
Devon A. Young twenty from Springdale Arkansas faced a district court appearance via video with bond set at one hundred thousand dollars. He is charged with aggravated indecent liberties with a child and criminal sodomy in connection with a Saturday incident involving a fifteen year old.
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Abuse figure tied to Haskell marked by retirement notice
A housing supervisor who worked 27 years at Haskell Indian University retired in 2017. The Haskell student press notes the figure was a familiar presence and delivered a premeeting blessing at a Board of Regents session in spring 2015. Douglas County Sheriff declined to release a booking photo to the Journal-World.
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County rejects sales tax plan for jail and health campus
Douglas County voters rejected Proposition 1 that would have funded a jail expansion and a 11 million dollar behavioral health campus plus 5 million for mental health and substance abuse programs. Chair Nancy Thellman said plans align with about 5.9 million for Prop 1 and now 4.9 million from a quarter cent tax, with revised designs due in September.
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