Law

Both Missouri and Kansas have non-partisan merit selection systems, although parts of both states still elect judges to office.

How to get tested in Wyandotte County, how and why long-term care facilities were troubled long before the pandemic, the possible legal fallout from COVID-19, and selling out of puzzles.

Segment 1, beginning at 4:12: Current Washington debates revolve around who should get a bailout due to the COVID-19 crisis.Congress seems willing to…

Segment 1, beginning at 4:12: Current Washington debates revolve around who should get a bailout due to the COVID-19 crisis.Congress seems willing to…

The story of the pugnacious Kansas sheriff and attorney general Vern Miller, whose antics seemed to be a throwback to the Wild West era but left a…

Segment 1: What is a non-disclosure agreement? After Sen. Elizabeth Warren publicly questioned fellow Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg's…

Jean Peters Baker has been the Jackson County Prosecutor since 2011, and she's often in the news, but usually talking about everything but herself. Today…

A federal judge is holding the U.S. Attorney's Office in Kansas in contempt in connection with a burgeoning scandal involving recordings of confidential…

Segment 1: Missouri's new rules on bond authorizes judges to look for alternatives to cash bail or confinement. On July 1st, a new rule took effect…

The Jackson County Detention Center has been a contentious topic in city and county politics, with a lot of the public debate focused on questions of…

Segment 1: Bra-Gate inspires a conversation about gender in the legal profession.Three lawyers speak from personal experience, discussing pay equity,…

Nearly 100 criminal defense attorneys signed an open letter to Sheriff Darryl Forté and other Jackson County officials Thursday, stating that the new…