Tag: domestic violence

Seven months ago, I was a woman drowning in addiction, domestic violence and unstable housing, fighting to keep my child while trying to rebuild a life that felt hopeless.  Today, I’m a certified Missouri Peer…

For those who flee from domestic violence, starting over can be challenging. Many leave their homes with little or nothing. A joint effort between St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church and local agencies — Hope Unlimited and…

HUMBOLDT — It’s not easy to ask for donations for a project most people will never see.  Hope Unlimited continues to raise money to build a new emergency shelter for survivors of domestic violence. The…

Hope Unlimited has announced a potential infusion of funds towards its efforts to build a new shelter. The organization has applied for a $1.584 million award from the Kansas Housing Resource Corporation through the United…

The Supreme Court on Friday issued the kind of ruling that would once have been viewed as so obvious as to be unnecessary: Yes, the court said, judges have the constitutional authority to deny firearms…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a federal gun control law that is intended to protect victims of domestic violence. In their first Second Amendment case since they expanded gun rights in…

Hope Unlimited, Inc., was recently awarded $158,919 through a $15 million federal package distributed by Gov. Laura Kelly.  The funds reached 65 state  crime victims and survivor services organizations. The local organization will use the…

Prosecutors amended the criminal damage charge against Kansas City Chiefs receiver Justyn Ross, upgrading it from a misdemeanor to a felony, in an alleged domestic violence related disturbance last month, court records show. The Johnson…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seemed likely Tuesday to preserve a federal law that prohibits people under domestic violence restraining orders from having guns. In their first guns case since last year’s expansion of…

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court could undermine decades of congressional efforts to prevent gun violence if they agree with a lower court decision that struck down a nearly 30-year-old gun control law, two groups of…