Tag: neglect

LAWRENCE — Dee Miller has to make an “awful” decision. The Lawrence resident’s disabled husband of 57 years needs more intensive care than an in-home service is able to provide. But profit-driven assisted living facilities…

Adapted from an online discussion. Dear Carolyn: My husband got really into running last year as part of a treatment plan for his depression. I fully supported this. But now he spends 15 hours a…

Allen County sheriff’s deputies executed a search warrant Friday because of suspected drug use. What they found was much worse. In a Tuesday press release, the Sheriff’s Department announced two suspects had been arrested on…

It’s not easy to start something new. It’s even more challenging during a pandemic. One year ago, the Kansas Children’s Service League opened an office in Iola to help families with babies and toddlers get…

BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ child welfare agency balked at releasing records about a 3-year-old girl whose battered body was found this month, despite a 2018 law that aimed to make such documents more…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Abused and neglected children are again sleeping overnight in the offices of Kansas foster care contractors because homes cannot be found for them quickly enough. Since January, when Democratic Gov. Laura…