Baldwin City fifth grader wins Missing Children’s Poster Contest
TOPEKA – (April 29, 2022) – A fifth grade student from Baldwin City has been chosen as the Kansas winner of the 2022 Missing Children’s Poster Contest, Attorney General Derek Schmidt and KBI Director...
View ArticleAG Derek Schmidt statement regarding leaked U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion
TOPEKA – (May 3, 2022) – Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt today issued the following statement in response to the leaked U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health...
View ArticleWestern Kansas woman sentenced for insurance fraud, restitution
COLBY – (May 6, 2022) – A western Kansas woman has been sentenced to pay nearly $18,000 in restitution in connection with filing fraudulent insurance claims for medical services, Kansas Attorney...
View ArticleAG Derek Schmidt urges federal agency to implement rules to help trafficking...
TOPEKA – (May 10, 2022) – Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt is urging the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to implement the provisions of the Debt Bondage Repair Act to provide a...
View ArticleKansans safely dispose of more than 3.5 tons of unused medicines
TOPEKA – (May 11, 2022) – Kansans safely disposed of more than 3.5 tons of unused and unwanted medicines during last month's National Drug Take-Back Day, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said...
View ArticleAG Derek Schmidt urges federal government to enforce law prohibiting efforts...
TOPEKA – (May 12, 2022) – Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt yesterday urged the U.S. Department of Justice to enforce a federal law that prohibits individuals from attempting to intimidate U.S....
View ArticleAG Derek Schmidt renews request for U.S. Supreme Court to block healthcare...
TOPEKA – (May 13, 2022) – Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt yesterday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to once again review the legality of the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for healthcare...
View ArticleAG Derek Schmidt statement on Kansas Supreme Court upholding legislative,...
TOPEKA – (May 18, 2022) – Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt issued the following statement on the Kansas Supreme Court decisions released this morning, which upheld the legislatively enacted...
View ArticleAG Derek Schmidt: 23 vests donated to support Ukrainian law enforcement,...
TOPEKA – (May 19, 2022) – Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said today that the attorney general’s office has donated 23 protective ballistic vests retired from use to be shipped to Ukraine for use...
View ArticleHays man appointed to Sunflower Foundation Board of Trustees, two current...
TOPEKA – (May 19, 2021) – Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt today announced the appointment of Tim Werth of Hays to the Sunflower Foundation Board of Trustees.Werth is the founder of Werth Wealth...
View ArticleAG Derek Schmidt: Federal court agrees with Kansas, blocks Biden...
TOPEKA – (May 20, 2022) – A federal court today granted a request by Kansas to block the Biden administration from implementing its plans to rescind the Title 42 public health policy regarding the...
View ArticleAG Derek Schmidt: 221 crime victims to receive support
TOPEKA – (May 23, 2022) – The Kansas Crime Victims Compensation Board has awarded financial assistance to 221 victims of violent crime at its May meeting, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said....
View ArticleWichita man sentenced to more than 22 years in prison for 2020 death of woman
Second defendant pleads guilty to related chargesMARION – (May 24, 2022) – A Wichita man has been sentenced to more than 22 years in prison in connection with the disappearance and death of a Sedgwick...
View ArticleAG Derek Schmidt: Wednesday is National Missing Children’s Day
TOPEKA – (May 25, 2022) – As National Missing Children’s Day is observed today, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt is reminding Kansas parents to talk to their children about ways to stay...
View ArticleRooks County man convicted of second degree intentional murder for 2020 death
STOCKTON − (June 9, 2022) − A Rooks County man has been convicted of second degree intentional murder for the 2020 death of a woman in northwest Kansas, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt...
View ArticleAG Derek Schmidt urges Biden administration to halt efforts to revisit energy...
Efforts to maintain domestic energy production continueTOPEKA – (June 14, 2022) – Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt is opposing the latest effort by the Biden administration to place additional...
View ArticleAG Derek Schmidt demands Biden administration withdraw guidance tying school...
TOPEKA – (June 15, 2022) – Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt yesterday called on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to withdraw its threat to withhold school-lunch and related nutrition...
View ArticleAG Derek Schmidt: 202 crime victims to receive support
TOPEKA – (June 16, 2022) – The Kansas Crime Victims Compensation Board has awarded financial assistance to 202 victims of violent crime at its June meeting, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said....
View ArticleAG Derek Schmidt recovers $1.28 million for Kansas taxpayers in settlement...
TOPEKA – (June 17, 2022) – Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt today announced a settlement with pharmaceutical company Mallinckrodt ARD, LLC to resolve a lawsuit alleging Medicaid fraud involving...
View ArticleAG Derek Schmidt secures at least $6 million from opioid manufacturer...
Schmidt's ongoing efforts yield nearly $200 million in total to fight addiction, substance abuse in Kansas for years to comeTOPEKA – (June 20, 2022) – Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt today...
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