Ks Public Defender Seeks Hearing On Secret Recordings Of Inmates And Lawyers

    The top federal public defender in Kansas has asked a judge to reconvene a hearing on whether prosecutors improperly used secret recordings of conversations between inmates and their attorneys at a federal prison in Kansas.       In a court filing Monday, Public Defender Melody Brannon claims the Department of Justice has reversed agreements reached in negotiations with the U.S. attorney’s office in Kansas.       An evidentiar…

Dole Endorses Colyer In GOP Primary

    Kansas Governor Jeff Colyer has received the endorsement of a Kansas Kansas political icon and native son.     Former presidential candidate and U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole says he supports Colyer in next month’s Republican primary.has endorsed Kansas .     Colyer’s campaign announced the endorsement  Monday.          Dole said in a statement that he believes Colyer is the best candidate …

Future 5-Day Rainfall Amounts – July 30th

Looking at future rainfall over the next 5 days, it doesn’t look very promising for us. The graphic includes the rain that parts of south-central and southeast Kansas are getting this evening. Our pattern will be drying up over the next few days and that will hold as we roll into the weekend. Rain amounts look to ramp up along the Gulf Coast from Louisiana to Florida and northward up to the northeastern United States. Parts of the upper northeast are in a drought, so they could certai…