While the transaction, which was originally scheduled to be finalized in March, has been pushed back to next month, KBIGroup, which is pursuing the acquisition, maintains its stance to continue negotiations.
The KBI is investigating a fatal police shooting in Topeka after a man allegedly fired a handgun while two Topeka officers were trying to arrest him ... .
After Hipp could not verify the signatures, Boxberger contacted KBI headquarters in Topeka and requested an investigation ... Hipp also testified that, in her opinion, the KBI took a long time to begin moving forward with the investigation.
The disagreement came as the Joint Committee on StateBuilding Construction reviewed the KBI’s plans for a new headquarters and considered whether local governments should provide financial or in-kind support.
Still, Duncan said he loves having the KBI in Topeka, considers its presence here to be "essential and critical," and is willing to talk about how Topeka's city government can help ... Duncan said he wants more information from the KBI.
While the Kansas Bureau of Investigation wants its new headquarters downtown near other state agencies, some lawmakers think the KBI should look to move outside of Topeka — especially if local taxpayers don't help foot the bill.
The KBI announced in 2019 that it was looking into reports of sexual abuse by clergy in Kansas’ four Roman Catholic dioceses. The investigation later expanded to include the SSPX... .
The KBI crime index report uses data from standard offense and arrest reports submitted by law enforcement agencies in Kansas... "The report is compiled to provide a historical assessment and snapshot of crime trends," the KBI said.