Kansas Missing Kids
KCLY and KFRM are partnering with neighboring communities to share information about missing Kansas kids. We have personally seen how a simple share can make a difference in finding these children and bringing them home. This week’s Missing Kansas kids are: 16 year old Maranda McGathy of Topeka, Kansas, has been missing since June 19, […]
Expungement Clinic Coming to Manhattan Public Library
Manhattan, KS- Those with a criminal record with Riley County and Manhattan Municipal courts will have an opportunity for a fresh start and get their records expunged during a one-day expungement clinic at the Manhattan Public Library. This is the second time this clinic has been held in Manhattan. Joy Springfield, Director for Pro-Bono […]
Justice Department Files Multiple Lawsuits to Stop the Illegal Sale of Unauthorized Vaping Products
The United States filed complaints against six companies and related individuals to stop the illegal manufacture and sale of unauthorized vaping products, the Department of Justice announced today. In civil complaints and accompanying court papers filed in U.S. District Court, the government alleges that the defendants illegally manufacture and sell electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) […]
U.S. Attorney Duston Slinkard Announces $168,085 Justice Department Grant to Support Project Safe Neighborhoods
“The programs’ emphasis on community engagement, prevention and intervention measures, focused and strategic enforcement, and measurement and accountability has helped achieve overall reductions in violent rime, including gun homicides, in neighborhoods where PSN strategies have been implemented”
No Nightmares: K-State Expert Shares Tips for Halloween Food Safety
By Emily Halstead, K-State Research and Extension news service Manhattan, KS- Temperatures are dropping and leaves are falling which means Halloween is quickly approaching. While the holiday is not always thought to be overly risky in terms of food safety, any time perishable foods are left out can be a nightmare. “Perishable foods […]
Kansas Ranks Among the Worst in the Country on Both Mental Illness and Its Treatment
“A new report ranks Kansas last in the U.S. in mental health due to high rates of mental illness and barriers to accessing care.”
Kansas Missing Kids
“17 year old Jesus Luna of Topeka, Kansas; 15 year old Eslyn Paola Cartagena Henriquez of Wichita, Kansas; 15 year old Demetric Dewitt Long of Parsons, Kansas; 15 year old Annavella Moran of Salina, Kansas; 16 year old Josie Holloway of Salina, Kansas; 16 year old Sciotha Sanford of Salina, Kansas; and 17 year old Tierra Long of Wichita, Kansas.”
Kansas Missing Kids
“16 year old Kayden Conlee of Pittsburg, Kansas; 14 year old Lamyah K. Shaffer of Wichita, Kansas; 17 year old Tierra Long of Wichita, Kansas; 15 year old James Geihsler of Junction City, Kansas; 16 year old Tucker Eshelman of Salina, Kansas and 15 year old Zolah Marshall of Goddard, Kansas; and an unidentified man who was found in Trego County in 1995.”
USAO-KS Takes Part in Department’s Wide-Ranging Efforts to Protect Older Adults
“We are intensifying our efforts nationwide to protect older adults, including by more than tripling the number of U.S. Attorneys’ offices participating in our Transnational Elder Fraud Strike Force dedicated to disrupting, dismantling and prosecuting foreign-based fraud schemes that target American seniors,” said Attorney General Merrick B. Garland.”
State Child Death Review Board: Child Drug, Fentanyl Deaths Increase in 2020
Topeka, KS – The State Child Death Review Board this week reported that Kansas recorded an increase in the number of drug-related deaths in children age 0-17, including a rapid rise related to fentanyl. The board’s just-released annual report analyzes the deaths of Kansas children (birth through 17 years old) that occurred in calendar year 2020, […]