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TOPEKA – (December 13, 2022) – Eric Montgomery, chief of staff for Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt, was presented with the Senior Staff of the Year Award by the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) during the organization’s annual Capital Forum event in Washington, D.C., last week.

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Labette County District Judge Steve Stockard sentenced 38-year-old Jered Bybee under Jessicas Law on Tuesday. He wont be eligible for parole for 25 years.

Kansas AG-elect Kris Kobach nominates former federal prosecutor Tony Mattivi to serve as director of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.

Republican lawmakers want to shift control of the embattled Kansas Highway Patrol from Gov. Laura Kelly to incoming Attorney General Kris Kobach.

Attorney General-elect Kris Kobach said Tuesday he would nominate a former Republican rival, Tony Mattivi, to be director of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.

Here are this week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: ...

Democrat Chris Mann concedes to Republican Kris Kobach in a close race for attorney general in red-state Kansas.

Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's centrist appeal, spending advantage and leveraging of Brownback legacy too much for GOP nominee Derek Schmidt to overcome.

Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt says details have been finalized for $9.9 million settlement with Juul e-cigarette manufacturer.