Laura Bauer

“The State isn’t just failing to hit some number,” said Nicki Rose, Legal Director at Kansas Appleseed. “It is failing to ensure that children are provided safe, stable places to live ... “

The former vice president and loan officer at Community First Bank served as a pastor in El Dorado Springs before he was removed last year.

The suit, filed in Jackson County Circuit Court, accuses the trainer of abusing the teen — referred to in records as Jane Doe — during the time period of January 2021 and March 2021.

County Attorney’s Office encourages residents to “independently verify” all claims that involve relatives behind bars.

Case Higgins, of Parker, Kansas, has been in an Oklahoma hospital since July 24 when he was critically injured in a sprint car racing accident.

Tim Garrison, executive director of Missouri Association of Prosecuting Attorneys, says “the Association will have no further comment.”

Three former students at Kansas City faith-based boarding school have filed lawsuits alleging negligence & infliction of emotional distress.

“This case reflects a reckless and dangerous decision that resulted in the loss of a loved one and a felony conviction,” Leavenworth County Attorney Todd Thompson said in the release.

Kansas City police spokesman Capt. Jake Becchina describes the search efforts at a home in Independence, where the body of Oscar Sanchez-Munoz lay for days while police conducted a manhunt in the area.

The crash happened during takeoff and was reported about 11:27 a.m., Bates County Sheriff Chad Anderson said in a news conference Sunday afternoon. A pilot and 11 skydivers were killed.