Inspired by the tragic drowning of a Tiffin teen last April, two state senators hope to create a law punishing those who see someone in danger but fail to alert authorities.
Lang 2/14/21 A rollover accident north of Solon has led to the arrest of a Cedar Rapids man accused of mixing medications before driving. 51-year-old Glenn
Nomin Ujiyediin, Kansas News Service
photo by: Nomin Ujiyediin / Kansas News Service
Kansas lawmakers are considering two measures recommended by the state s Criminal Justice Reform Commission.
Two bills pending in the Kansas Legislature would slim down penalties for minor drug crimes.
Supporters of the lighter sentences contend the changes would give Kansas more reasonable drug laws and carve away at the state’s prison population.
Opponents told a Kansas House committee this week that the legislation would go too far, discounting that all drug crimes even relatively small offenses feed an often-violent illegal drug trade.
One bill would shorten prison and probation sentences for the lowest-tier of drug crimes like possession or intent to distribute a small amount sometimes by as much as half.
Two bills pending in the Kansas Legislature would slim down penalties for minor drug crimes. Supporters of the lighter sentences contend the changes would
8 victims rescued in human trafficking raids in Missouri
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8 victims rescued in human trafficking raids in Missouri
8 victims rescued in human trafficking raids in Missouri
Demonstrators in Keene, New Hampshire, gather at a Save the Children Rally to protest child sex trafficking and pedophilia around the world, on September 19, 2020. | AFP via Getty Images/Joseph Prezioso
A Missouri anti-trafficking operation led to the rescue of six adults and two children as part of ongoing efforts to combat the scourge nationwide.
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt said that in coordination with several state and federal agencies, law enforcement conducted a successful operation at two truck stops in St. Joseph, which resulted in three arrests and eight victims being rescued. Two of the victims were children, a 2-year-old and an infant, he said in a press release on Saturday.