Merging law enforcement popular in Kansas
The piece surveys Kansas efforts to consolidate police and sheriff functions, noting Riley County as the lone consolidated agency and detailing costs, politics, and opinions. It cites figures on potential savings, opposition concerns, and examples from Hugoton, Cloud, Lincoln, Reno, and Ellis counties, with Rand mentions of officials and institutions.
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Gwen Tietgen
Garden City Telegram
Kansas
Riley County
Wyandotte County
Johnson County
Stevens County
Hugoton
Neil Gillespie
Cloud
Lincoln
Kathleen Sebelius
Cloud County
Roger Nelson
Kansas Sheriff's Association
Riley
al Johnson
Lance Luftman
Reno
Ed Flentie
Hugo Wall
Ellis County
Hays
Donald Johnson
Attacks Kill Deputy Police Chief In Iraq Ahead Of Elections
Insurgents killed Baghdad deputy police chief Brig. Amer Ali Nayef and his son Lt. Khalid Amer in a pair of parallel car ambushes. A separate suicide car bombing at a southern Baghdad police station killed at least four officers. The weekend violence raises fears before the January 30 elections.
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Baghdad
Iraq
U.S
Amer Ali Nayef
Khalid Amer
Zafarniyah
Abdul Khaleq Hussein
Associated Press
Ali al-Haidari
Interior Ministry
Rural Kansas courthouses fear costs of consolidation
Western Kansas officials warn court consolidation would raise expenses and hinder access, with Hamilton County estimating at least 100000 dollars in costs. Lawmakers remain divided, debating whether consolidation could balance caseloads and improve access while risking fewer judgeships in rural areas.
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Marti Crow
D-Leavenworth
Crow
Kansas
Keating
Hamilton County
Finney County
Syracuse
Vieux
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