A controversial technique used by Kansas Highway Patrol troopers to extend traffic stops and eventually search vehicles has been upheld by a state appeals court even as the issue is being litigated in ...

(CN) — It’s called the “Kansas Two-Step,” but it’s not a dance, at least in the literal sense. It’s a maneuver where the state trooper during a traffic stop turns away from the driver’s door, and then ...

A federal judge on Monday ordered the Kansas Highway Patrol to stop using its “two-step” tactic during traffic stops as part of a sweeping court-mandated overhaul of the agency’s practices. U.S.