body cameras

TOPEKA, Kansas — Wendy Couser, a former juvenile intake officer at the Newton Police Department, has always believed in the importance of consequences....

Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer says the state’s government will be more transparent with the new rules for releasing information he signed into law Thursday.The…

Younger people could carry guns even as local authorities gain new powers to take guns away in some situations. Police videos could become more available…

The Kansas Senate has advanced a compromise that would make it easier for some people to get access to police body camera footage. However, some lawmakers…

Kansas lawmakers have forged a compromise to allow more access to video from police body cameras and vehicles.Legislation debated in the Kansas House…

Legislation pending in the Kansas Statehouse would require police to release videos of shootings by officers, stripping away the wide discretion that law…

Some Kansas lawmakers say there should be changes to laws concerning when police departments must release body camera footage, but they acknowledge it…

Wichita’s police chief wants the state Legislature to clarify laws on video taken by officers with body-worn cameras.In an eight-minute video posted on…

The Wichita Police Department is testing a new type of high-tech body camera that it says will reduce the risk of human error.All officers were outfitted…

Newton police officers and supervisors are now using body cameras to record their interactions with the public during official duties.The city used a…