Zane Irwin

1 week ago | hppr.org | Zane Irwin

A district court judge has thrown out a challenge to the Kansas death penalty on procedural grounds, but said there are economic and psychological concerns about capital punishment in Kansas. Wyandotte County District Judge Bill Klapper ruled on Wednesday that the challenge could not move forward because the defendants no longer face the death penalty.

1 week ago | klcjournal.com | Zane Irwin

Editor’s note: The story is being republished from the Kansas News Service. Lawmakers in the Kansas House and Senate work just a few hundred feet away from each other in the Statehouse. But they’re far apart from one another on the best way to address rising property taxes. They have failed so far this year to bridge that gap — despite lawmakers of both political parties saying property tax relief was their top priority this spring.

2 weeks ago | hppr.org | Zane Irwin

Lawmakers in the Kansas House and Senate work just a few hundred feet away from each other in the Statehouse. But they’re far apart from one another on the best way to address rising property taxes. They have failed so far this year to bridge that gap — despite lawmakers of both political parties saying property tax relief was their top priority this spring.

4 weeks ago | kcur.org | Zane Irwin

LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS — The Leavenworth City Commission voted unanimously on Tuesday for a resolution that says a private prison operator must get permission before reopening its facility in the city. The resolution doesn’t carry legal weight, but it's the city’s first formal move to place a check on CoreCivic after the company announced plans to operate as a federal immigration detention center. “Yes, CoreCivic needs a special use permit to open their facility in Leavenworth.

4 weeks ago | klcjournal.com | Zane Irwin

Editor’s note: The story is being republished from the Kansas News Service. Lee este reporte en español. In the first 50 days of the new Trump administration, ICE said it made over 32,000 immigration-related arrests in communities across the country — nearly as many as in all of 2024. But that trend doesn’t seem to have reached Kansas.