Kansas Judge’s Ruling Incredible
http://www.cjonline.com/stories/061907/loc_178490863.shtml
Talk show host Bill O'Reilly applied spin Monday to controversy in Topeka sparked by a Shawnee County District Court judge's grant of probation to three men guilty of child sex crimes. O'Reilly focused on the sentence of three years of probation given to Orlando Paul Cisneros, 38, who was convicted in February by a Shawnee County District Court jury of 17 felony counts of raping and sodomizing a 14-year-old girl in 2006.

Johnson County continues retail building boom
http://www.kansascity.com/news/neighborhood/johnson_county/story/159723.html
Retail projects continue to boom in Johnson County, with no sign of slowing. Doug Davidson, president of the County Economic Research Institute, said the local economy is healthy and has room to grow.

Kansas and Missouri differ drastically over Internet Tax
http://www.kansascity.com/115/story/162727.html
Amazon officials said Kansas was one of four states where the company had facilities, and state laws required charging sales tax on any purchase delivered to an address in those states. Missouri does not tax Internet sales.

Kansas Legislator sued for attack
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=56313
The civil action was sparked by Flora's attack on Newman last September as Newman was protesting a gubernatorial debate at the Kansas State Fair. Flora pleaded no contest and was convicted of battery. One of the candidates was now-current Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, a strong abortion supporter.

Carjackings Abound in KC Metro Area
http://www.kansascity.com/115/story/161836.html
You can be carjacked while getting into or out of a car, while stopped at a traffic light or even while parked in a residential driveway. Here are some tips to keep it from happening to you: Be alert while driving. Avoid dangerous areas. Keep windows up and car doors locked. Leave room to maneuver out of a dangerous situation while stopped. Stay far enough behind the car in front of you that you can see where the rear tires of the vehicle touch the pavement. If you think you’ve been bumped intentionally, don’t leave your car. Motion for the other driver to follow you to the nearest police station. If confronted, give up your car. If your car breaks down and someone stops to help, open the window slightly and ask them to call for help. Ask uniformed officers to show identification.

Cop guilty of filming underage girls at Parade
http://www.kansascity.com/news/breaking_news/story/162189.html
The Kansas City, Kan., police officer caught filming up a teenage girl’s skirt at this year’s the St. Patrick’s Day Parade has resigned, a department spokesman confirmed today.

KCK Police Arrest 24 in Prostitution Ring
http://www.kansascity.com/news/neighborhood/wyandotte_county/story/156965.html
Capt. James Brown, a police spokesman, said the enforcement operation was a quality-of-life issue that Police Chief Sam Breshears is addressing to improve the area and keep more serious crimes from encroaching into the neighborhood. “It is the broken window theory where if you allow that to happen, then you will soon allow a broken down vehicle to occur,” Brown said. “Then the crack houses will move into the dilapidated area.”