Media Releases
KHP 2026-H-02: KHP to Conduct Sobriety Checkpoint in Cherokee County
The Kansas Highway Patrol, Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office, Crawford County Sheriff’s Office, and Cherokee Police Department will conduct a sobriety checkpoint on August 28, 2026, at US-400 and K-7 from 10 p.m. to midnight. Sobriety checkpoints are aimed at
KHP 2026-A-02: KHP Seeking Witnesses to Fatality Crash in Johnson County
The Kansas Highway Patrol is requesting the public’s help with information about a fatality crash that occurred on August 12, 2026, between 6:00 p.m. and 6:45 p.m. on northbound US-69 just south of 159th Street in Johnson County, Kansas.
KHP 2026-11: Kansas Highway Patrol Held Wall-Breaking Ceremony
The Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) held a wall-breaking ceremony on August 11 marking the start of renovations to the first floor of the Curtis State Office Building in Topeka, Kansas. In early 2026, Governor Laura Kelly and the Kansas
KHP 2026-10: KDOT, KHP Announce New Statewide Standard for Crash Reporting
The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) and the Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) announced the launch of the Kansas Crash Data System (KCDS), a modernized platform that will serve as the new statewide standard for law enforcement crash reporting. As
KHP 2026-08 Patrol Reports Independence Day Holiday Activity
KHP personnel assisted 614 motorists over the holiday reporting period. The Kansas Highway Patrol is releasing its Independence Day Holiday Activity Report. The reporting period for the holiday ran from 6 p.m. Thursday, July 2, to 11:59 p.m. Sunday,
KHP 2026-09: FY26 Nonprofit Security Grant Program Funding Opportunity
The Kansas Highway Patrol, as the State Administrative Agency for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) announces a “call for applications” to the Fiscal Year 2026 (FY2026) State NSGP funding opportunity. This funding opportunity is for physical security enhancements
KHP 2026-07: KHP’s Newest Troopers Graduate from Training Academy
A class of Kansas Highway Patrol Troopers graduated from the Kansas Highway Patrol Training Academy on Friday, June 5, 2026, in Salina, Kansas. Trooper Trainee Class #75 graduated sixteen (16) new troopers. Class #75 began 21 weeks of training
KHP 2026-06 Patrol Reports Memorial Day Weekend Holiday Activity
KHP personnel assisted 472 motorists over the holiday reporting period. The Kansas Highway Patrol is releasing its Memorial Day Weekend Holiday Activity Report. The reporting period for the holiday weekend ran from 6 p.m. Friday, May 22, through 11:59
KHP 2026-05 Kansas Law Enforcement Memorial Services to be held April 30 and May 1
In honor of National Police Week, and National Peace Officers’ Memorial Day, the State of Kansas will be holding its annual Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony in Topeka on Friday, May 1. A candlelight vigil will take place on Thursday,
KHP 2026-H-01: KHP to Conduct Sobriety Checkpoint in Cherokee County
The Kansas Highway Patrol and Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office will conduct a sobriety checkpoint on April 25, 2026. A sobriety checkpoint, intended to remove impaired drivers, will be set up in Cherokee County. “Removing an impaired driver from the
