The Latest Breaking News from Wyandotte County

Brickbat: Prison Medicine

Wyandotte County, Kansas, deputy Richard Fatherley has been charged second degree murder and involuntarily manslaughter after inmate Charles Adair died… The post Brickbat: Prison Medicine appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Sep 29, 2025

Suspects in Kansas City, Kansas, police shootout and fentanyl bust are charged with attempted capital murder

The Wyandotte County District Attorney’s Office announced attempted capital murder charges Thursday for the three suspects injured in a fentanyl bust turned shootout Wednesday, which also left five Kansas City, Kansas, police officers injured.

Tribune News Service · Apr 6, 2023

Plaintiffs Challenging Kansas’ Congressional District Boundaries File Appeal To U.S. Supreme Court

On November 23, 2022, the plaintiffs in Alonzo v. Schwab filed a petition for a writ of certiorari with the U.S.

Zenger · Dec 21, 2022

Kansas District Court judge overturns that state’s new congressional district boundaries

Wyandotte County District Court Judge Bill Klapper struck down Kansas’ enacted congressional map on April 25 for violating the state constitution due to political and racial gerrymandering. Klapper’s ruling stated, “The Court has no difficulty finding, as a factual matter, that Ad Astra 2 is an intentional, effective pro-Republican gerrymander…

Ballotpedia · Apr 27, 2022

Kansas lawmakers eye Supreme Court after Wyandotte County judge rejects congressional map

TOPEKA, Kan. — A Kansas judge struck down the state's new Republican-drawn congressional maps on Monday as an unconstitutional gerrymander, but conservative legislators aren't ready to talk about making changes to the maps.

Tribune News Service · Apr 25, 2022

'The frustration is deep': In Wyandotte County, Kansas, anger growing over political setbacks

First, Kansas lawmakers approved a congressional map that divides Wyandotte County for the first time in 40 years.

Tribune News Service · Apr 23, 2022

Kansas Gov. Kelly signs bill nullifying county's ‘safe and welcoming’ immigration ordinance

A Wyandotte County, Kansas, ordinance restricting police cooperation with federal immigration authorities was partially invalidated Monday by Gov. Laura Kelly’s signature.

Tribune News Service · Apr 12, 2022

In Kansas, a 'mountain of evidence' promised to prove gerrymandering of congressional map

Jowei Chen, a political science professor at the University of Michigan, had a computer draw 1,000 versions of Kansas congressional maps, using non-partisan and traditional guidelines.

Tribune News Service · Apr 1, 2022

Kansas residents sue over GOP-drawn map, alleging ‘extreme and intentional’ gerrymander

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Sixteen Kansas residents are suing to block the state’s new congressional map, alleging that its redrawn district boundaries are a racial and partisan gerrymander.

Tribune News Service · Feb 14, 2022

Kansas passes congressional map over Gov. Laura Kelly's veto, sets up court fight

TOPEKA, Kan. — The Kansas House overrode Gov. Laura Kelly's veto on Wednesday to enact a congressional map splitting Wyandotte County for the first time in 40 years.

Tribune News Service · Feb 9, 2022