2 Deputy U.S. Marshals, FBI Agent Shot During Gun Battle at Kansas Hotel
Two U.S. Marshal Service deputies and an FBI agent are recovering from gunshot wounds after coming under fire at a motel in South Topeka, Kansas on Saturday.
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Kansas Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Trying to Detonate Bomb at Airport
A Kansas avionic technician who had restricted access to secure airport areas was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison Monday for trying to detonate a car bomb at the airport in Wichita.
Kansas Man Pleads Guilty to Trying to Blow Up Bomb at Airport
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Kansas man pleaded guilty Monday to attempting to detonate a card bomb at the Wichita airport. Terry Lee Loewen, 59, caught the attention of authorities on social media after he began expressing support for violent jihad. He pleaded guilty to one count of attempting to use a weapon of mass…
Anti-Gay Westboro Leader Fred Phelps Has Extensive FBI File
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Fred Phelps, the founder of the anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church, was no stranger to the FBI. In fact, The Hill reports that Phelps was “well known to the FBI,” according to his newly released 250-page bureau file. Phelps, who died in March 2014, first came on the FBI’s radar in 1967…
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback Becomes Sixth Republic Governor Under Scrutiny by Investigators
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Republican governors have been under heat recently, and the latest is Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback. The FBI is investigating whether Brownback confidantes were running an influence-peddling operation over getting people personal access to the governor, MSNBC reports. He’s far from the only Republican governor receiving scrutiny. According to MSNBC: New Jersey Gov….
Former KKK Leader Accused of Killing 3 People in Jewish Center Attacks in Kansas
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A former KKK leader is suspected of killing three people at two Jewish centers Sunday afternoon in Kansas. Frazier Glenn Cross, Jr., 73, is accused of shooting to death a 14-year-old Eagle Scout and his grandfather in the parking lot at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City campus in Overland…
Nullification: How States Are Making It a Felony to Enforce Federal Gun Laws
By Lois Beckett ProPublica In mid-April, Kansas passed a law asserting that federal gun regulations do not apply to guns made and owned in Kansas. Under the law, Kansans could manufacture and sell semi-automatic weapons in-state without a federal license or any federal oversight. Kansas’ “Second Amendment Protection Act” backs up its states’ rights claims…
Kans. Man Gets 20 Years for Attempting to Kill FBI Agent
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A word to the unwise: Don’t shoot at FBI agents. Nicholas Henry, 28, Kansas City, Kan., was sentenced Monday to 20 years in prison for attempting to kill an FBI agent and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced. In his plea, Henry admitted that…