Kansas Attorney Derek Schmidt plans to tour

the state this week to announce a new anti-gang initiative.

Schmidt will start his tour at 9 a.m. Wednesday in Kansas City, Kan., followed

by stops at 11:30 a.m. in Topeka and 4 p.m. in Wichita.

On Thursday he’ll be in southwest Kansas, with stops in Dodge

City at 9 a.m., Garden City at 11:30 a.m. and Liberal at 3 p.m.

Schmidt will be at the Rock Island Depot

Schmidt will conclude the tour Friday with a 9 a.m. presentation

at the Kansas Highway Patrol auditorium in Salina.

All of the attorney general’s appearances will be open to the

public.