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Kansas first responders are learning about trauma-informed policing, and the effect of head and neck injuries on survivors.
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Sheena Greitens’ attorney says phone logs show no calls to Karl Rove, Mitch McConnell or the Associated Press to push out her allegations of child and spousal abuse by former Missouri governor and current U.S. Senate candidate Eric Greitens.
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Candidates such as Eric Greitens, Herschel Walker, and Max Miller have been accused of abusing partners and, in some cases, children. But some party leaders aren't convinced voters will reject them.
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In an affidavit last month, Sheena Greitens stated that then-governor Eric Greitens repeatedly threatened to commit suicide unless she showed “specific public political support” for him, and was physically violent against their children.
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Even as the Missouri Republican Party itself keeps quiet about the domestic violence allegations against U.S. Senate candidate Eric Greitens, a handful of women with prominent roles within the party started calling on him to drop his campaign.
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In rural places like western Kansas, the physical distance between support services and victims of domestic and sexual violence adds to the psychological and cultural barriers that might keep someone from seeking help.
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Some Missouri lawmakers are trying once again to close a legal loophole and make it illegal for convicted domestic abusers to own or access firearms. Plus, fire departments in rural Kansas can’t recruit enough young people to handle triple the number of service calls.
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Clay County lawmaker is sponsor of legislation to close a legal loophole in Missouri statutes.
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A Republican-led gun bill that took effect in August made it illegal for law enforcement officers in Missouri to enforce certain federal gun laws — including the law that prevents convicted domestic violence abusers from having guns.
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Kansas state Rep. Aaron Coleman allegedly hit brother, threatened grandfather on night of his arrestColeman tried to “shame” his brother for wanting to get baptized, according to an affidavit. Coleman then pushed his brother backwards, hit him in the chest and spit on him, the document says.
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Up to 40% of domestic violence victims are unwilling to go to a shelter because they’re concerned with what will happen to pets left behind with their abuser.
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Businesses with more than 20 employees must provide up to two weeks of unpaid time off for survivors of domestic or sexual violence under a state law.