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Kansas Highway Patrol outlines staffing, hangars, grappler tech and radio concerns
Summary
Col. Eric Smith updated the Joint Committee on Kansas Security on KHP structure, new hangars and aviation plans, grappler pursuit technology, a statewide dispatch project and concerns about the K6 radio system’s 2031 lifecycle and estimated replacement costs.
Colonel Eric Smith, superintendent of the Kansas Highway Patrol, briefed the Joint Committee on Kansas Security on Oct. 24 about agency structure, recent projects and near‑term technology and facilities priorities.
Smith described the patrol’s statutory duties (traffic and vehicle enforcement, commercial motor‑vehicle oversight, Kansas Turnpike policing, VIN inspections, Capitol complex security, grant administration and ignition‑interlock oversight). He summarized KHP’s bureau structure and said the agency completed a personnel allocation assessment to better align positions statewide.
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