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Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement

This is an advanced training for officers who have completed Standardized Field Sobriety Testing training to give them additional skills to recognize signs and symptoms of impairment from drugs other than alcohol.

December 16-17, 2025, Dodge City KLETC Regional Site
February 4-5, 2026, Learning Center Classroom Bldg
April 22-23, 2026, Riley County Public Works Training Room
May 19-20, 2026, Hays KLETC Regional Site

FBI Civil Rights 101: Color of Law, Hate Crimes, & Bias

The FBI will provide a federal overview of criminal civil rights statutes related to Color of Law, Hate Crimes - Bias & Uniform Crime Reporting, and FACE Act violations. Video examples of the use of force and color of law incidents will demonstrate state and/or federal criminal and department violations.

Tuesday, January 27, 2026, Hays KLETC Regional Site

Felony and High-Risk Vehicle Stop Training for Officer Survival

This training is a foundational training course designed to get agencies on the same page with their tactical considerations in dealing with these situations. The course develops a teamwork approach to dealing with any high risk type stops including felony stops, car chase conclusions, and suicidal subjects.

Thursday, October 8, 2026, Hays KLETC Regional Site

Field Training Officer Program

This seminar will train officers who conduct training for law enforcement officers, as well as supervisors who oversee the officers and the recruits they are training.

December 8-10, 2025, Learning Center Classroom Bldg
February 23-25, 2026, Hays KLETC Regional Site
March 23-25, 2026, Edwards Campus KLETC Regional Site
May 11-13, 2026, Learning Center Classroom Bldg

Legal Issues in Car Stops

This class examines the many legal issues involved in car stops. Topics include temporary detentions, reasonable suspicion, probable cause, consent, safety stops, tipsters, use of K-9s, interdiction techniques, searches and interviews.

Tuesday, September 1, 2026, Hays KLETC Regional Site

Livestock Investigations

This class discusses livestock theft from beginning to end. Included topics: how livestock theft tips are received, gathering of physical evidence, how to conduct follow-up after a theft has occurred, and using DNA as a prosecution tool.Animal mutilation is also presented. Photographs from mutilation cases are shown and crime scenes are explained. Importance is also placed upon knowing your local livestock auction barn managers and building rapport with farmers and ranchers. Fence line disputes between owners will also be discussed. Stray cattle and found cattle, and how Sheriffs can bring these types of calls to a successful resolution will be presented. Liability issues if livestock are allowed to remain at large will also be covered. Also included in this discussion is why Kansas is not a brand state.Other topics discussed: the Screwworm epidemic in Mexico that may enter the United States. Avian Influenza (known as bird flu), which is hitting many producers in Kansas. Chronic Wasting Disease is also covered, which has become a problem in Kansas deer herds.