LAWRENCE — A child sex abuse survivor and advocate thinks it’s “more than a coincidence” that three men accused of child sex crimes died by suicide in December. Survivors of the three men are now…

Carolyn Hax is away. The following first appeared Aug. 6, 2010. Hi, Carolyn: I’ve been seeing a really great guy, “Joe.” The relationship looks like it’s going to jell into something more permanent. He works…

TOPEKA — A former court reporter in Wyandotte County District Court was sanctioned by the Kansas Supreme Court for failing to cooperate with an investigation into allegations that she tried to get $2,000 from a…

Public health officials with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services and the Kansas Department for Children and Families recently discussed approaching an aging population and their…

Physicians from Children’s Mercy Hospital gathered in Iola on Wednesday to talk about child abuse. The event brought together numerous agencies that work with children, from the Child Advocacy Center at Hope Unlimited to law…

TOPEKA — The state of Kansas will pay $1 million to the family of a 7-year-old who was tortured and killed, settling an almost decade-long legal battle over the state’s child welfare agency’s failure to…

Adapted from an online discussion. Dear Carolyn: About a month ago, my mother had a procedure scheduled in my brother’s metro area, about four hours from my parents’. The plan was for my parents to…

About $71,000 in tax credits are still available to help Hope Unlimited build a new shelter to help victims of violence and abuse. The tax credits will be available until the end of the year…

Adapted from an online discussion. Dear Carolyn: Recently my girlfriend and I attended a family gathering. Afterward, I was set to go to a close friend’s house party. My girlfriend could have gone, but she…

Dear Carolyn: My wife has what I would call some anger issues. I don’t know whether she would agree. But I have asked her at various times to be “nicer” to me. (I hate putting…