Former Kansas Attorney General Robert Stephan dies at 89

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Former Kansas Attorney General Robert Stephan has died. His brother, Don Stephan, told Kansas media Tuesday that the former attorney general died overnight at the age of 89. A cause of death was not released. Stephan, a Republican, served as attorney general from 1979 to 1995, the longest tenure in the office in Kansas. Stephan helped develop a victims’ rights amendment to the Kansas Constitution and emphasized consumer protection while in office. His tenure also included legal battles involving Democratic Gov. Joan Finney’s role in negotiating with the state’s federally recognized tribes on casino gambling and challenging the Posse Comitatus militia movement in western Kansas.