WYANDOTTE COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities investigating a fatal Halloween Party Shooting have identified the suspect as 22-year-old Daijon Estell.

Estell is being held in Wyandotte County on requested charges of first-degree murder, aggravated assault, aggravated endangering a child, according to online jail records.

On Wednesday detectives with the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department identified the victim in the Halloween night shooting in the 1600 block of S. 50th Street as 17-year-old Katron Harris a resident of Kansas City, Kansas. He was pronounced deceased on scene. The KCKPD Major Case Unit continues to investigate and search for other potential suspects. Harris was killed and six others were wounded after gunfire erupted at a crowded Halloween party.

The shooting happened Monday night at a large party at a Kansas City, Kansas home. Police said between 70 and 100 people were at the party.

Police were called around 9 p.m. and found a 17-year-old dead and six others injured. One person was treated and released and the other five were listed in stable condition Tuesday afternoon, police said.

The victims ranged in age from 15 to 18, with most being 15 and 16 years old.

Police took Estell into custody on Tuesday. Investigators were looking for four to six suspects. No other information on the suspects was released.

The party was intended for younger teens and was supposed to be invitation only but it was promoted on social media, police said.

The suspects, who were wearing costumes and masks, were asked to leave because they were older. They left but then returned and opened fire on the house, injuring people inside and outside, police said.

The parent/homeowner was home at the time. Similar parties had been held at the house previously without any issues, according to the statement.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/11/1667517702262.png" alt="Estell-photo Wyandotte County" />
 <figcaption>Estell-photo Wyandotte County</figcaption>
 </figure>WYANDOTTE COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities investigating a fatal Halloween Party Shooting have identified the suspect as 22-year-old Daijon Estell.Estell is being held in Wyandotte County on requested charges of first-degree murder, aggravated assault, aggravated endangering a child, according to online jail records.On Wednesday detectives with the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department identified the victim in the Halloween night shooting in the 1600 block of S. 50th Street as 17-year-old Katron Harris a resident of Kansas City, Kansas. He was pronounced deceased on scene. The KCKPD Major Case Unit continues to investigate and search for other potential suspects. Harris was killed and six others were wounded after gunfire erupted at a crowded Halloween party.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/11/1667299121422.png" alt="The shooting happened Monday night at a large party at a Kansas City, Kansas home.-photo courtesy KCTV" />
 <figcaption>The shooting happened Monday night at a large party at a Kansas City, Kansas home.-photo courtesy KCTV</figcaption>
 </figure>The shooting happened Monday night at a large party at a Kansas City, Kansas home. Police said between 70 and 100 people were at the party.Police were called around 9 p.m. and found a 17-year-old dead and six others injured. One person was treated and released and the other five were listed in stable condition Tuesday afternoon, police said.The victims ranged in age from 15 to 18, with most being 15 and 16 years old.Police took Estell into custody on Tuesday. Investigators were looking for four to six suspects. No other information on the suspects was released.The party was intended for younger teens and was supposed to be invitation only but it was promoted on social media, police said.The suspects, who were wearing costumes and masks, were asked to leave because they were older. They left but then returned and opened fire on the house, injuring people inside and outside, police said.The parent/homeowner was home at the time. Similar parties had been held at the house previously without any issues, according to the statement.

Kan. man accused of Halloween party shooting that killed 1 teen, injured 6

JOHNSON COUNTY— A Kansas woman died in a pedestrian accident just before 2a.m. Thursday in Johnson County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2011 Chevy Camaro driven by Troy Moore, 54, Olathe, was southbound in lane #5 of Interstate 35 just south of College Boulevard in Lenexa. The driver intended to exit at 119th Street.

The car struck a pedestrian identified as Maria Catherine Fulz, 23, Olathe, who crossed in front of vehicle 1 from an unknown direction.&nbsp;

Fultz was pronounced dead at the scene and transported to the Johnson County Coronor's office.&nbsp; Moore and a passenger in the Camaro were not injured. The accident remains under investigation.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/11/1667518160598.png" alt="First responders at the scene of the accident -photo courtesy KCTV" />
 <figcaption>First responders at the scene of the accident -photo courtesy KCTV</figcaption>
 </figure>JOHNSON COUNTY— A Kansas woman died in a pedestrian accident just before 2a.m. Thursday in Johnson County.The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2011 Chevy Camaro driven by Troy Moore, 54, Olathe, was southbound in lane #5 of Interstate 35 just south of College Boulevard in Lenexa. The driver intended to exit at 119th Street.The car struck a pedestrian identified as Maria Catherine Fulz, 23, Olathe, who crossed in front of vehicle 1 from an unknown direction.&nbsp;Fultz was pronounced dead at the scene and transported to the Johnson County Coronor's office.&nbsp; Moore and a passenger in the Camaro were not injured. The accident remains under investigation.

KHP IDs Kansas woman who died in pedestrian accident

The FCC’s Robocall Response Team is warning consumers about a potential uptick in student loan debt robocalls in the wake of the recent announcement of nationwide federal student loan debt relief.  Scammers often use broadly publicized news to add an air of legitimacy and familiarity to their spoofed robocalls.  Scammers might use the calls to pressure consumers to make a payment or provide private information.  But consumers should be aware that there is no fee to apply for student loan debt relief and that applications are accepted only at StudentAid.gov/DebtRelief.  

The FCC also issued an Enforcement Advisory today to remind voice service providers of their role in protecting consumers by combatting the scourge of illegal robocalls aggressively, especially student loan robocalls, following recent announcements regarding student loan forgiveness and deferment.  

These calls typically state that the caller is informing the recipient that the payment suspension will end or that a petition can be filed on their behalf to get a certain amount of their loan “dismissed.”  Some common campaigns purport to be from the “student loan forgiveness center” or from a state forgiveness center.  Spoofing may be use to further confuse consumers by using seemingly legitimate caller ID information.

“We are calling on the phone companies to heighten their vigilance and take decisive measures to block student loan debt scam robocalls.  We are ready to take action in every way we can and throw the book at robocallers who illegally target consumers.”

The Chairwoman recently attended a meeting hosted by the National Economic Council to discuss this topic and prepare to combat scammers.  The FCC is working with its federal partners to combat such calls.

On August 24, 2022, President Biden announced student loan forgiveness for millions of Americans and an extension of the loan forbearance period through December 31, 2022.   The Department of Education has extended forbearance seven times since March 20, 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.   Each time the Department of Education has extended the forbearance, fraudsters and unscrupulous marketers have taken advantage of these changes to flood American consumers with robocalls about student loans.  While the FCC has not seen any increase in consumer complaints about these calls to date, other evidence, including a recent warning from the FTC, suggests that callers are starting to flood phones in the United States with student loan-related robocalls in the months preceding the end of loan forbearance or changes to student loan programs.  

Consumers should be aware that they are likely talking to a scammer if the robocaller:

· Pressures you to provide money or information.

· Says you need to pay any sort of fee to apply or appeal your application.

· Directs you to any website outside of StudentAid.gov

· Purports to be calling from somewhere like the “student loan forgiveness center” or from a state forgiveness center.

· Uses suspicious caller ID, such as a name that is inconsistent with the substance of the message, or the same area code and first three digits of your phone number.

· Asks for your FSA ID, bank account, or credit card information.  (The real application requires your name, birth date, Social Security number, phone number, and email address.)

If you have received a possible scam robocall:

· Do not share any personal or financial information.

· If you’re not sure, hang up and call the institution using their publicly available, legitimate phone number.

· File a complaint with the FCC: https://consumercomplaints.fcc.gov

FCCThe FCC’s Robocall Response Team is warning consumers about a potential uptick in student loan debt robocalls in the wake of the recent announcement of nationwide federal student loan debt relief. Scammers often use broadly publicized news to add an air of legitimacy and familiarity to their spoofed robocalls. Scammers might use the calls to pressure consumers to make a payment or provide private information. But consumers should be aware that there is no fee to apply for student loan debt relief and that applications are accepted only at StudentAid.gov/DebtRelief. The FCC also issued an Enforcement Advisory today to remind voice service providers of their role in protecting consumers by combatting the scourge of illegal robocalls aggressively, especially student loan robocalls, following recent announcements regarding student loan forgiveness and deferment. <h2>Student Debt Scam Robocalls</h2>These calls typically state that the caller is informing the recipient that the payment suspension will end or that a petition can be filed on their behalf to get a certain amount of their loan “dismissed.” Some common campaigns purport to be from the “student loan forgiveness center” or from a state forgiveness center. Spoofing may be use to further confuse consumers by using seemingly legitimate caller ID information.Chairwoman Rosenworcel:“We are calling on the phone companies to heighten their vigilance and take decisive measures to block student loan debt scam robocalls. We are ready to take action in every way we can and throw the book at robocallers who illegally target consumers.”The Chairwoman recently attended a meeting hosted by the National Economic Council to discuss this topic and prepare to combat scammers. The FCC is working with its federal partners to combat such calls.<h2>What’s New?</h2>On August 24, 2022, President Biden announced student loan forgiveness for millions of Americans and an extension of the loan forbearance period through December 31, 2022. The Department of Education has extended forbearance seven times since March 20, 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Each time the Department of Education has extended the forbearance, fraudsters and unscrupulous marketers have taken advantage of these changes to flood American consumers with robocalls about student loans. While the FCC has not seen any increase in consumer complaints about these calls to date, other evidence, including a recent warning from the FTC, suggests that callers are starting to flood phones in the United States with student loan-related robocalls in the months preceding the end of loan forbearance or changes to student loan programs. <h2>Scam Clues for Consumers</h2>Consumers should be aware that they are likely talking to a scammer if the robocaller:· Pressures you to provide money or information.· Says you need to pay any sort of fee to apply or appeal your application.· Directs you to any website outside of StudentAid.gov· Purports to be calling from somewhere like the “student loan forgiveness center” or from a state forgiveness center.· Uses suspicious caller ID, such as a name that is inconsistent with the substance of the message, or the same area code and first three digits of your phone number.· Asks for your FSA ID, bank account, or credit card information. (The real application requires your name, birth date, Social Security number, phone number, and email address.)<h2>What to Do</h2>If you have received a possible scam robocall:· Do not share any personal or financial information.· If you’re not sure, hang up and call the institution using their publicly available, legitimate phone number.· File a complaint with the FCC: https://consumercomplaints.fcc.gov

Feds warn of scam student loan debt robocalls

SHAWNEE COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating two suspects on drug distribution allegations.

On Wednesday, members of the Topeka Police Department Narcotics Unit served a search warrant in the 600 BLK SW Roosevelt Street related to an ongoing investigation, according to Lt. Ronnie Connell.

 While conducting the search warrant, officers located methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia and firearms.

As a result, Spencer Allen, 44, and Joshua Reynolds, 38, were transported to the Shawnee County Department of Corrections.&nbsp; Allen is being held on requested charges of&nbsp;Distribution of methamphetamine within 1000’ of a school, Possession of drug paraphernalia and&nbsp;Possession of stolen property.

Reynolds is being held on requested charges of Possession of methamphetamine and Possession of drug paraphernalia.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/11/1667506016205.png" alt="Allen-photo Shawnee Co." />
 <figcaption>Allen-photo Shawnee Co.</figcaption>
 </figure>SHAWNEE COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating two suspects on drug distribution allegations.On Wednesday, members of the Topeka Police Department Narcotics Unit served a search warrant in the 600 BLK SW Roosevelt Street related to an ongoing investigation, according to Lt. Ronnie Connell. While conducting the search warrant, officers located methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia and firearms.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/11/1667506092388.png" alt="Allen-photo Shawnee Co." />
 <figcaption>Allen-photo Shawnee Co.</figcaption>
 </figure>As a result, Spencer Allen, 44, and Joshua Reynolds, 38, were transported to the Shawnee County Department of Corrections.&nbsp; Allen is being held on requested charges of&nbsp;Distribution of methamphetamine within 1000’ of a school, Possession of drug paraphernalia and&nbsp;Possession of stolen property.Reynolds is being held on requested charges of Possession of methamphetamine and Possession of drug paraphernalia.

Kansas drug task force finds meth, firearms and stolen property

KANSAS CITY (AP) — A man and his girlfriend&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/south-carolina-murder-suspect-400e3453a8c2ae58ca0ef3276c8d9b40">suspected of killing</a>&nbsp;five people in three states last year have pleaded guilty to two of the killings in South Carolina and been sentenced to life in prison without parole, authorities said.

Tyler Terry and Adrienne Simpson each pleaded guilty to two counts of murder and numerous other charges Wednesday in Chester County, according to media reports.

Prosecutors agreed to not seek the death penalty in any of the five killings as long as the couple also pleaded guilty to two shootings near St. Louis, Missouri, and another in Memphis, Tennessee. All five deaths happened in May 2021, investigators said.

Terry, 27, said nothing in court other than to answer questions about his guilty plea, while Simpson apologized to the families of the victims, which included her estranged husband.

Simpson, 34, said she was heartbroken over what happened and wished she could turn back time. Her lawyer said Simpson has struggled with abusive relationships.

Police began looking for Terry last year after he fired at an officer who tried to talk to him when he was parked at a closed restaurant. The officer kept chasing him with&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/sc-state-wire-south-carolina-0c2bf19007e1b67a475e152979105451">a bullet hole</a>&nbsp;in her SUV's windshield, authorities said.

Simpson was arrested at the end of the chase, but Terry managed to avoid more than 300 officers looking for him over seven days in one of the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/shootings-29239f3c23a8298e31f40acfc4284f2f">largest manhunts</a>&nbsp;law enforcement could recall in South Carolina.

The couple pleaded guilty Wednesday to killing Simpson's estranged husband Eugene in Chester County and Thomas Hardin in York County on the same day in May 2021.

Terry and Simpson then ended up in Missouri 13 days later where prosecutors said they shot and killed Sergei Zacharev during a robbery in a restaurant parking lot in the St. Louis suburb of Brentwood. They then killed Barbara Goodkin as she sat in her car with her husband in University City, authorities said.

Goodkin's husband was also shot, but investigators said the bullet hit his cellphone, which may have saved his life.

Two days later, Danterrio Coats was found shot to death near a car with its emergency flashers on in Memphis, said investigators, who think he was also robbed.

Prosecutors in South Carolina said their counterparts in Tennessee and Missouri also agreed not to seek the death penalty against either Terry or Simpson as long as they plead guilty in those states, too.

The couple will serve their life sentences in South Carolina prisons after they are sent to the other states to admit to the crimes, authorities said.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/11/1667509540729.png" alt="Terry-photo&nbsp; Chester County South Carolina Sheriff" />
 <figcaption>Terry-photo&nbsp; Chester County South Carolina Sheriff</figcaption>
 </figure>KANSAS CITY (AP) — A man and his girlfriend&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/south-carolina-murder-suspect-400e3453a8c2ae58ca0ef3276c8d9b40">suspected of killing</a>&nbsp;five people in three states last year have pleaded guilty to two of the killings in South Carolina and been sentenced to life in prison without parole, authorities said.Tyler Terry and Adrienne Simpson each pleaded guilty to two counts of murder and numerous other charges Wednesday in Chester County, according to media reports.Prosecutors agreed to not seek the death penalty in any of the five killings as long as the couple also pleaded guilty to two shootings near St. Louis, Missouri, and another in Memphis, Tennessee. All five deaths happened in May 2021, investigators said.Terry, 27, said nothing in court other than to answer questions about his guilty plea, while Simpson apologized to the families of the victims, which included her estranged husband.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/11/1667509514716.png" alt="Simpson-photo Chester County South Carolina Sheriff'" />
 <figcaption>Simpson-photo Chester County South Carolina Sheriff'</figcaption>
 </figure>Simpson, 34, said she was heartbroken over what happened and wished she could turn back time. Her lawyer said Simpson has struggled with abusive relationships.Police began looking for Terry last year after he fired at an officer who tried to talk to him when he was parked at a closed restaurant. The officer kept chasing him with&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/sc-state-wire-south-carolina-0c2bf19007e1b67a475e152979105451">a bullet hole</a>&nbsp;in her SUV's windshield, authorities said.Simpson was arrested at the end of the chase, but Terry managed to avoid more than 300 officers looking for him over seven days in one of the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/shootings-29239f3c23a8298e31f40acfc4284f2f">largest manhunts</a>&nbsp;law enforcement could recall in South Carolina.The couple pleaded guilty Wednesday to killing Simpson's estranged husband Eugene in Chester County and Thomas Hardin in York County on the same day in May 2021.Terry and Simpson then ended up in Missouri 13 days later where prosecutors said they shot and killed Sergei Zacharev during a robbery in a restaurant parking lot in the St. Louis suburb of Brentwood. They then killed Barbara Goodkin as she sat in her car with her husband in University City, authorities said.Goodkin's husband was also shot, but investigators said the bullet hit his cellphone, which may have saved his life.Two days later, Danterrio Coats was found shot to death near a car with its emergency flashers on in Memphis, said investigators, who think he was also robbed.Prosecutors in South Carolina said their counterparts in Tennessee and Missouri also agreed not to seek the death penalty against either Terry or Simpson as long as they plead guilty in those states, too.The couple will serve their life sentences in South Carolina prisons after they are sent to the other states to admit to the crimes, authorities said.

Life in prison: Couple wanted for 5 killings in 3 states

By JONATHAN ZWEYGARDT Hays Post

STOCKTON — A Kansas man pleaded guilty this week to involuntary
manslaughter in a DUI-related accident that killed a 16 year-old Plainville
girl in April 2021.

Zebulun Thomas Cole, 22, Stockton, pleaded guilty in Rooks
County District Court on Wednesday to involuntary manslaughter while under the
influence of alcohol.

As a result of the plea agreement, Cole, who was 20 at the
time of the accident, admitted to driving under the influence of alcohol on
April 29, 2021, and causing a crash the resulted in the death of 16-year-old Carole
Leanne Adamson of Plainville.

According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, Cole was driving westbound at approximately 9:30 p.m. on April 29, 2021, when his pickup hit an SUV
that was disabled on the side of Kansas 18 west of Plainville. 

The collision caused the SUV to strike and kill Adamson, who
was standing next to it.

An Iowa woman, Maranda Payton-Louise Kuhl, was also injured
in the accident when the SUV hit a Dodge pickup she was standing next to.

An investigation into the accident determined Cole was
under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident.

According to court documents, Cole agreed to serve 41 months, or
three years and five months, in prison. He will also be responsible for pay for
Adamson’s funeral expenses and travel expenses for Kuhl to attend the
preliminary hearing.

As a result of the plea agreement the prosecution agreed to
dismiss a felony aggravated battery, DUI causing great bodily harm charge, and
misdemeanor charges of driving while under the influence of alcohol, consumption of alcohol by a minor, and speeding.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/11/1667504140459.png" alt="Carole Leanne Adamson-photo Courtesy&nbsp;Plumer-Overlease Funeral Home" />
 <figcaption>Carole Leanne Adamson-photo Courtesy&nbsp;Plumer-Overlease Funeral Home</figcaption>
 </figure>By JONATHAN ZWEYGARDT Hays PostSTOCKTON — A Kansas man pleaded guilty this week to involuntary
manslaughter in a DUI-related accident that killed a 16 year-old Plainville
girl in April 2021.Zebulun Thomas Cole, 22, Stockton, pleaded guilty in Rooks
County District Court on Wednesday to involuntary manslaughter while under the
influence of alcohol.As a result of the plea agreement, Cole, who was 20 at the
time of the accident, admitted to driving under the influence of alcohol on
April 29, 2021, and causing a crash the resulted in the death of 16-year-old Carole
Leanne Adamson of Plainville.According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, Cole was driving westbound at approximately 9:30 p.m. on April 29, 2021, when his pickup hit an SUV
that was disabled on the side of Kansas 18 west of Plainville. The collision caused the SUV to strike and kill Adamson, who
was standing next to it.An Iowa woman, Maranda Payton-Louise Kuhl, was also injured
in the accident when the SUV hit a Dodge pickup she was standing next to.An investigation into the accident determined Cole was
under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident.According to court documents, Cole agreed to serve 41 months, or
three years and five months, in prison. He will also be responsible for pay for
Adamson’s funeral expenses and travel expenses for Kuhl to attend the
preliminary hearing.As a result of the plea agreement the prosecution agreed to
dismiss a felony aggravated battery, DUI causing great bodily harm charge, and
misdemeanor charges of driving while under the influence of alcohol, consumption of alcohol by a minor, and speeding.

Prison time for Kan. man in DUI crash that killed 16-year-old

SAN FRANCISCO (AP)—House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said her husband, Paul Pelosi, was released from the hospital Thursday after his treatment for injuries from a&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/paul-pelosi-assaulted-156ece77186eb11b97260af3c5122f67">violent assault last week</a>&nbsp;in which he was attacked with a hammer.

Pelosi said, “Paul remains under doctors’ care as he continues to progress on a long recovery process and convalescence. He is now home."

Law enforcement officers who responded to the break-in early last Friday witnessed Paul Pelosi being struck in the head with the hammer at least once, according to&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/twitter-inc-san-francisco-conspiracy-theories-nancy-pelosi-congress-e2d8fc90553c24b5e5162e02e6378321">court documents.</a>&nbsp;Officials said the assault was captured on the officers’ body cameras.

Pelosi was taken to Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital. Speaker Pelosi said her husband was grateful to the 911 operator who directed police to the family residence, emergency responders and the entire hospital staff for “their excellent and compassionate life-saving treatment."

“The Pelosi family is thankful for the beautiful outpouring of love, support and prayers from around the world," she said.

Paul Pelosi's release from the hospital comes as a federal official says the Canadian man accused of breaking into their home and attacking him should have been flagged by immigration officials and blocked from getting back into the U.S. after overstaying his authorized entry more than two decades ago.

David DePape, 42, legally entered the United States in 2000 and later left the country and returned a few times, including entering in March 2008 at San Diego’s San Ysidro border crossing, said a U.S. official who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter.

Most Canadians are not required to obtain a visa to enter the U.S. as tourists and can stay for up to six months. The official said it was unclear why U.S. authorities admitted DePape after he overstayed his entry in 2000.

The Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to questions about DePape’s entry to the United States after he violated immigration law. It acknowledged in a statement that DePape was allowed into San Diego from Tijuana on March 8, 2008, but didn’t address any other entries.

San Francisco police said&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/california-san-francisco-nancy-pelosi-government-and-politics-paul-985a574966438975ec9ccdc39061d83c">DePape confronted Paul Pelosi</a>&nbsp;in the family’s Pacific Heights home Oct. 28 and demanded to know where the House Speaker was. DePape pleaded not guilty to state charges on Tuesday and was ordered held without bail. His public defender, Adam Lipson, said he looks forward to providing him with a “vigorous legal defense.”

DePape faces state charges of attempted murder, burglary and elder abuse. He also faces federal charges including attempted kidnapping of a U.S. official. His state case will continue Friday, though the defendant will not appear in the courtroom. An arraignment on federal charges has not been scheduled.

In the state court filing, prosecutors detailed the attack in stark terms, saying Paul Pelosi, 82, was knocked unconscious by the hammer attack and woke up in a pool of his own blood.

<a href="https://apnews.com/article/california-donald-trump-san-francisco-47c103cfe696df9faf0e57e1c7dd4f10">DePape grew up in Powell River,</a>&nbsp;British Columbia, but relocated to California to be with a girlfriend, stepfather Gene DePape told The Associated Press last week. He has three children with two women, he said. Gene DePape said the suspect had lived with him in Canada until he was 14 and had been a quiet boy.

DePape’s ex-girlfriend, Bay Area nudist activist Oxane “Gypsy” Taub, told the San Francisco Chronicle she met DePape in Hawaii in 2000. The pair lived in Berkeley and had two children during their 15-year relationship.

U.S. officials have long struggled to quantify — let alone track down — people who enter the country legally and overstay visas, believed to be about 40% of the population who are in the country illegally.

There were 684,499 visa overstays from October 2019 through September 2020 among visitors who arrived by plane or ship — more than the population of Vermont or Wyoming – according to the Department of Homeland Security’s latest annual report. The total number of overstays is much larger but has not been quantified because it doesn’t include how many people arrive by land, the primary way for Canadians and Mexicans to enter the United States.

The cost and technological hurdles to develop a checkout system at congested land crossings with Canada and Mexico are enormous. In the 12-month period through September 2020, more than 52,000 Canadians who came to the U.S. by air or sea had overstayed their legally authorized entry.

Despite the challenges, the U.S. official said DePape’s overstay should have been noted in immigration records, which, in theory, should have prevented authorities from admitting him.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/10/1666975658521.jpeg" alt="FILE -Police investigators work outside the home of Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, in San Francisco, Friday, Oct. 28, 2022. Paul Pelosi, was attacked and severely beaten by an assailant with a hammer who broke into their San Francisco home early Friday, according to people familiar with the investigation. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)" />
 <figcaption>FILE -Police investigators work outside the home of Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, in San Francisco, Friday, Oct. 28, 2022. Paul Pelosi, was attacked and severely beaten by an assailant with a hammer who broke into their San Francisco home early Friday, according to people familiar with the investigation. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)</figcaption>
 </figure>SAN FRANCISCO (AP)—House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said her husband, Paul Pelosi, was released from the hospital Thursday after his treatment for injuries from a&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/paul-pelosi-assaulted-156ece77186eb11b97260af3c5122f67">violent assault last week</a>&nbsp;in which he was attacked with a hammer.Pelosi said, “Paul remains under doctors’ care as he continues to progress on a long recovery process and convalescence. He is now home."Law enforcement officers who responded to the break-in early last Friday witnessed Paul Pelosi being struck in the head with the hammer at least once, according to&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/twitter-inc-san-francisco-conspiracy-theories-nancy-pelosi-congress-e2d8fc90553c24b5e5162e02e6378321">court documents.</a>&nbsp;Officials said the assault was captured on the officers’ body cameras.Pelosi was taken to Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital. Speaker Pelosi said her husband was grateful to the 911 operator who directed police to the family residence, emergency responders and the entire hospital staff for “their excellent and compassionate life-saving treatment."“The Pelosi family is thankful for the beautiful outpouring of love, support and prayers from around the world," she said.Paul Pelosi's release from the hospital comes as a federal official says the Canadian man accused of breaking into their home and attacking him should have been flagged by immigration officials and blocked from getting back into the U.S. after overstaying his authorized entry more than two decades ago.David DePape, 42, legally entered the United States in 2000 and later left the country and returned a few times, including entering in March 2008 at San Diego’s San Ysidro border crossing, said a U.S. official who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter.Most Canadians are not required to obtain a visa to enter the U.S. as tourists and can stay for up to six months. The official said it was unclear why U.S. authorities admitted DePape after he overstayed his entry in 2000.The Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to questions about DePape’s entry to the United States after he violated immigration law. It acknowledged in a statement that DePape was allowed into San Diego from Tijuana on March 8, 2008, but didn’t address any other entries.San Francisco police said&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/california-san-francisco-nancy-pelosi-government-and-politics-paul-985a574966438975ec9ccdc39061d83c">DePape confronted Paul Pelosi</a>&nbsp;in the family’s Pacific Heights home Oct. 28 and demanded to know where the House Speaker was. DePape pleaded not guilty to state charges on Tuesday and was ordered held without bail. His public defender, Adam Lipson, said he looks forward to providing him with a “vigorous legal defense.”DePape faces state charges of attempted murder, burglary and elder abuse. He also faces federal charges including attempted kidnapping of a U.S. official. His state case will continue Friday, though the defendant will not appear in the courtroom. An arraignment on federal charges has not been scheduled.In the state court filing, prosecutors detailed the attack in stark terms, saying Paul Pelosi, 82, was knocked unconscious by the hammer attack and woke up in a pool of his own blood.<a href="https://apnews.com/article/california-donald-trump-san-francisco-47c103cfe696df9faf0e57e1c7dd4f10">DePape grew up in Powell River,</a>&nbsp;British Columbia, but relocated to California to be with a girlfriend, stepfather Gene DePape told The Associated Press last week. He has three children with two women, he said. Gene DePape said the suspect had lived with him in Canada until he was 14 and had been a quiet boy.DePape’s ex-girlfriend, Bay Area nudist activist Oxane “Gypsy” Taub, told the San Francisco Chronicle she met DePape in Hawaii in 2000. The pair lived in Berkeley and had two children during their 15-year relationship.U.S. officials have long struggled to quantify — let alone track down — people who enter the country legally and overstay visas, believed to be about 40% of the population who are in the country illegally.There were 684,499 visa overstays from October 2019 through September 2020 among visitors who arrived by plane or ship — more than the population of Vermont or Wyoming – according to the Department of Homeland Security’s latest annual report. The total number of overstays is much larger but has not been quantified because it doesn’t include how many people arrive by land, the primary way for Canadians and Mexicans to enter the United States.The cost and technological hurdles to develop a checkout system at congested land crossings with Canada and Mexico are enormous. In the 12-month period through September 2020, more than 52,000 Canadians who came to the U.S. by air or sea had overstayed their legally authorized entry.Despite the challenges, the U.S. official said DePape’s overstay should have been noted in immigration records, which, in theory, should have prevented authorities from admitting him.

Speaker Pelosi issues statement as husband  released from hospital 

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City will pay $5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of an unarmed Black man who was fatally shot by a police officer in 2019.

The Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners approved the settlement with the family of Terrence Bridges Jr. in a closed meeting earlier this week, The Kansas City Star&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article268226847.html#storylink=cpy">reported</a>.

Bridges, 30, was shot and killed after officers responded to a reported carjacking.

Police had contended he was resisting arrest and was shot during a struggle with the officer, identified in police records as Dylan Pifer. The officer told investigators he feared for his life because he thought Bridges was pulling a gun from a sweatshirt.

<a href="https://apnews.com/article/kansas-city-police-michael-brown-kansas-police-reform-8f71cb718759cb138c033a68bbf0e195">Bridges' family and civil rights activists</a>&nbsp;said he was not armed, not resisting, did not pose a threat to the officer and was not involved in the carjacking.

Tom Porto, an attorney representing the family, said in a statement the settlement represents the police department's acknowledgement of the tragic and significant loss to Bridges' family.

“Despite this tragedy, we recognize that police officers have difficult jobs and are frequently faced with making split-second life or death decisions," Porto said. “The family is grateful that they are now able to put this matter behind them.”

The police department said in a statement that it routinely trains officers to handle tense and rapidly evolving situations.

“The KCPD is sorry for the pain felt by Terrence Bridges’ family," police spokesperson Sgt. Jacob Becchina said in the statement. "We are pleased everyone was able to come to a mutually agreeable resolution.”

Pifer, who is still on the police force,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/c1657ae59b384d3cbb178acd30da4867">was not charged</a>&nbsp;in the killing.

A year after Bridges’ death, Pifer was with Sgt. Matthew T. Neal as Neal injured a 15-year-old boy by slamming his face into the pavement after stopping a car the teenager was in.

Neal left the department after&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/crime-police-kansas-city-missouri-89fa894212475929a37d9da31a8cd00f">pleading guilty last week</a>&nbsp;to third-degree assault. He was placed on four years' probation. Pifer was not charged.

The Kansas City police commissioners agreed in January 2021 to pay $725,000 to settle an excessive use of force lawsuit in that case.

<div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/M_1mV_a8IqY" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City will pay $5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of an unarmed Black man who was fatally shot by a police officer in 2019.The Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners approved the settlement with the family of Terrence Bridges Jr. in a closed meeting earlier this week, The Kansas City Star&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article268226847.html#storylink=cpy">reported</a>.Bridges, 30, was shot and killed after officers responded to a reported carjacking.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/7/1595861626648.png" alt="In July of 2020, protesters gathered in the Kansas City neighborhood of Westport to call for police accountability-photo courtesy KCTV" />
 <figcaption>In July of 2020, protesters gathered in the Kansas City neighborhood of Westport to call for police accountability-photo courtesy KCTV</figcaption>
 </figure>Police had contended he was resisting arrest and was shot during a struggle with the officer, identified in police records as Dylan Pifer. The officer told investigators he feared for his life because he thought Bridges was pulling a gun from a sweatshirt.<a href="https://apnews.com/article/kansas-city-police-michael-brown-kansas-police-reform-8f71cb718759cb138c033a68bbf0e195">Bridges' family and civil rights activists</a>&nbsp;said he was not armed, not resisting, did not pose a threat to the officer and was not involved in the carjacking.Tom Porto, an attorney representing the family, said in a statement the settlement represents the police department's acknowledgement of the tragic and significant loss to Bridges' family.“Despite this tragedy, we recognize that police officers have difficult jobs and are frequently faced with making split-second life or death decisions," Porto said. “The family is grateful that they are now able to put this matter behind them.”The police department said in a statement that it routinely trains officers to handle tense and rapidly evolving situations.“The KCPD is sorry for the pain felt by Terrence Bridges’ family," police spokesperson Sgt. Jacob Becchina said in the statement. "We are pleased everyone was able to come to a mutually agreeable resolution.”Pifer, who is still on the police force,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/c1657ae59b384d3cbb178acd30da4867">was not charged</a>&nbsp;in the killing.A year after Bridges’ death, Pifer was with Sgt. Matthew T. Neal as Neal injured a 15-year-old boy by slamming his face into the pavement after stopping a car the teenager was in.Neal left the department after&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/crime-police-kansas-city-missouri-89fa894212475929a37d9da31a8cd00f">pleading guilty last week</a>&nbsp;to third-degree assault. He was placed on four years' probation. Pifer was not charged.The Kansas City police commissioners agreed in January 2021 to pay $725,000 to settle an excessive use of force lawsuit in that case.

Kansas City to pay $5M after police killing of Black man

By SAMANTHA HORTON <a href="https://www.kcur.org/news/2022-11-03/the-disappearance-of-the-family-glitch-could-help-40-000-more-kansans-afford-health-insurance">Kansas News Service</a>

Taxpayer subsidies for health insurance have been available to 
millions of Americans since the Affordable Care Act took effect during 
the Obama administration.

Some people 
who earned too much money to qualify for Medicaid —and too little to 
afford policies from their employers that covered the rest of their 
families — found themselves caught in what became known as the “family 
glitch.” The government saw those workers' individual employer policies 
as affordable, even if the cost of covering a spouse and children proved
 wildly expensive.

Now those workers can 
enroll for health insurance in the Affordable Care Act Marketplace and 
qualify for government subsidies so they can buy coverage for the rest 
of their family members.

“(The ‘family glitch’) made a lot of 
people really disappointed,” said Kathy Hempstead, a senior policy 
advisor at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. “They (would) go to the 
marketplace and see, ‘Wow, it's like $1,300 a month to cover my family. 
You know I’m so disappointed.’

“So now,” she said, “a lot of people are gonna find that they’re eligible for subsidies and the cost is more reasonable.”

The
 ACA Marketplace enrollment period started Tuesday. It runs through Jan.
 15. People who want their coverage to start at the beginning of 2023 
need to enroll by Dec. 15.

Experts say the changes that expand who qualifies for subsidies likely will mean more people can buy health coverage.

“A
 huge number of people just were not able to afford the premiums,” in 
previous years, said Kate Gramlich, a project specialist with Cover 
Kansas. The organization helps people navigate the ACA Marketplace. “So 
they just went uninsured. And so we’re hoping that there is a huge bump 
in enrollments and in coverage for Kansans with this being fixed.”

The update changing the “family glitch” could make coverage more affordable for about 40,000 more Kansans.

She said most of the people shut out by the old rules were women and children.

Subsidies
 and tax credits from the federal pandemic economic stimulus plan and 
the Inflation Reduction Act enacted earlier this year have largely 
offset increases in premiums by health insurance companies.

The 
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid service estimates four out of five 
people on the marketplace will qualify for plans that cost them $10 or 
less per month — after calculating in tax credits.

In Kansas, 
UnitedHealthcare entered several counties it didn’t sell coverage in 
last year. That’s giving people in some parts of the state new options.

All
 plans offered in Kansas are Exclusive Provider Organizations, meaning 
closed networks. So Hempstead recommends making sure a preferred doctor 
or hospital takes insurance from a particular plan before buying a plan.

And
 she said the process can be confusing. So ask for help. Navigators 
trained to help people find the best plans work out of 18 locations in 
the state. You can find them at <a href="https://getcoveredkansas.org/find-navigator" target="_blank">getcoveredkansas.org</a>
 or get online help through that website. Those navigators are paid for 
by taxpayers, so there’s no cost and no sales incentives for them.

“It can be super overwhelming,” she said. “This is a really huge decision.”

Hempstead said people who already enrolled through the marketplace shouldn’t automatically re-enroll in their existing plan.

“You still might see one plan is a better value than another,” she said, “ in a new year.”

Last year saw a record number of enrollees and experts expect to see demand for the marketplace to continue to rise.

University of Kansas economics professor David Slusky said the changes in the ACA policy will continue to drive more enrollment.

“The
 whole point of the ACA is to get the millions of Americans who are not 
getting health insurance through the previous existing systems, a way to
 get health insurance in affordable fashion,” said Slutsky. “That’s the 
goal. And we’re chipping away at it slowly.”

Samantha Horton reports on health&nbsp; for the Kansas News Service. You can follow her on Twitter @SamHorton5.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/11/1667497255071.png" alt="Chris Neal / Kansas News Service" />
 <figcaption>Chris Neal / Kansas News Service</figcaption>
 </figure>By SAMANTHA HORTON <a href="https://www.kcur.org/news/2022-11-03/the-disappearance-of-the-family-glitch-could-help-40-000-more-kansans-afford-health-insurance">Kansas News Service</a>Taxpayer subsidies for health insurance have been available to 
millions of Americans since the Affordable Care Act took effect during 
the Obama administration.But not for everyone.Some people 
who earned too much money to qualify for Medicaid —and too little to 
afford policies from their employers that covered the rest of their 
families — found themselves caught in what became known as the “family 
glitch.” The government saw those workers' individual employer policies 
as affordable, even if the cost of covering a spouse and children proved
 wildly expensive.That’s changed.Now those workers can 
enroll for health insurance in the Affordable Care Act Marketplace and 
qualify for government subsidies so they can buy coverage for the rest 
of their family members.“(The ‘family glitch’) made a lot of 
people really disappointed,” said Kathy Hempstead, a senior policy 
advisor at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. “They (would) go to the 
marketplace and see, ‘Wow, it's like $1,300 a month to cover my family. 
You know I’m so disappointed.’“So now,” she said, “a lot of people are gonna find that they’re eligible for subsidies and the cost is more reasonable.”The
 ACA Marketplace enrollment period started Tuesday. It runs through Jan.
 15. People who want their coverage to start at the beginning of 2023 
need to enroll by Dec. 15.Experts say the changes that expand who qualifies for subsidies likely will mean more people can buy health coverage.“A
 huge number of people just were not able to afford the premiums,” in 
previous years, said Kate Gramlich, a project specialist with Cover 
Kansas. The organization helps people navigate the ACA Marketplace. “So 
they just went uninsured. And so we’re hoping that there is a huge bump 
in enrollments and in coverage for Kansans with this being fixed.”The update changing the “family glitch” could make coverage more affordable for about 40,000 more Kansans.“It's a huge deal,” Gramlich said.She said most of the people shut out by the old rules were women and children.Subsidies
 and tax credits from the federal pandemic economic stimulus plan and 
the Inflation Reduction Act enacted earlier this year have largely 
offset increases in premiums by health insurance companies.The 
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid service estimates four out of five 
people on the marketplace will qualify for plans that cost them $10 or 
less per month — after calculating in tax credits.In Kansas, 
UnitedHealthcare entered several counties it didn’t sell coverage in 
last year. That’s giving people in some parts of the state new options.All
 plans offered in Kansas are Exclusive Provider Organizations, meaning 
closed networks. So Hempstead recommends making sure a preferred doctor 
or hospital takes insurance from a particular plan before buying a plan.And
 she said the process can be confusing. So ask for help. Navigators 
trained to help people find the best plans work out of 18 locations in 
the state. You can find them at <a href="https://getcoveredkansas.org/find-navigator" target="_blank">getcoveredkansas.org</a>
 or get online help through that website. Those navigators are paid for 
by taxpayers, so there’s no cost and no sales incentives for them.“It can be super overwhelming,” she said. “This is a really huge decision.”Hempstead said people who already enrolled through the marketplace shouldn’t automatically re-enroll in their existing plan.“You still might see one plan is a better value than another,” she said, “ in a new year.”Last year saw a record number of enrollees and experts expect to see demand for the marketplace to continue to rise.University of Kansas economics professor David Slusky said the changes in the ACA policy will continue to drive more enrollment.“The
 whole point of the ACA is to get the millions of Americans who are not 
getting health insurance through the previous existing systems, a way to
 get health insurance in affordable fashion,” said Slutsky. “That’s the 
goal. And we’re chipping away at it slowly.”Samantha Horton reports on health&nbsp; for the Kansas News Service. You can follow her on Twitter @SamHorton5.

Fixing ACA ‘family glitch’ could help 40,000 Kansans afford health insurance

SHAWNEE COUNTY—Investigators have determined a Thursday morning Kansas house fire was intentionally set.

Just after 3a.m., crews responded to a house fire located at 1280 SW Lane Street in Topeka, according to Assistant Fire Marshal Dylan Smith.

&nbsp;Upon arrival, fire crews found smoke and flames coming from the two story house. Four adults escaped prior to the fire department’s arrival. 

After a preliminary investigation the fire cause remains incendiary. There were No injuries reported. Four&nbsp;adults and 6 animals were displaced due to the fire. 

The estimated dollar loss – $40,000.00; of which $30,000.00 is associated with structural loss and $10,000.00 is associated with contents loss, according to Smith. Working smoke detectors were not located within the home.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/11/1667482338628.png" alt="Crews on the scene of the fire -photo courtesy WIBW TV" />
 <figcaption>Crews on the scene of the fire -photo courtesy WIBW TV</figcaption>
 </figure>SHAWNEE COUNTY—Investigators have determined a Thursday morning Kansas house fire was intentionally set.Just after 3a.m., crews responded to a house fire located at 1280 SW Lane Street in Topeka, according to Assistant Fire Marshal Dylan Smith.&nbsp;Upon arrival, fire crews found smoke and flames coming from the two story house. Four adults escaped prior to the fire department’s arrival. After a preliminary investigation the fire cause remains incendiary. There were No injuries reported. Four&nbsp;adults and 6 animals were displaced due to the fire. The estimated dollar loss – $40,000.00; of which $30,000.00 is associated with structural loss and $10,000.00 is associated with contents loss, according to Smith. Working smoke detectors were not located within the home.

Asst. Fire Marshal: Kansas house fire intentionally set

By&nbsp;<a href="https://khn.org/news/author/harris-meyer/">Harris Meyer</a>, Kaiser Health News

In late October, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services opened an investigation at Freeman Hospital West in Joplin, Missouri, under the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, department spokesperson Lisa Cox told KHN. It was authorized by the federal Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services, which contracts with state agencies to conduct EMTALA surveys.

The case involves a woman whose water broke early in her pregnancy, but the hospital refused to let doctors perform an abortion. She eventually sought medical help outside the state.

The Biden administration in July had&nbsp;<a href="https://khn.org/news/article/emtala-abortion-care-gray-zone-trigger-laws/">reminded hospitals and physicians</a>&nbsp;in the 13 states that have outlawed most abortions that federal law requires them to provide life- or health-saving medical services — including abortion, if necessary — to patients experiencing emergency pregnancy complications.

The Missouri investigation is significant because EMTALA is one of the government’s strongest tools to ensure that patients with pregnancy complications receive needed abortions following the Supreme Court’s June ruling erasing the constitutional right to abortion.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20160326/MAGAZINE/303289881/why-patients-still-need-emtala">The 1986 EMTALA law</a>&nbsp;requires hospitals and physicians to provide screening and stabilizing treatment in emergency situations.

The&nbsp;<a href="https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/emergency-medical-care-letter-to-health-care-providers.pdf">July policy guidance</a>&nbsp;from the Department of Health and Human Services stressed that EMTALA supersedes any state law barring abortion, and that hospitals and physicians who don’t comply with the federal mandate could face civil fines and termination from the Medicare and Medicaid programs.

HHS cited several emergency pregnancy situations in which abortion might be required to prevent permanent injury or death, such as ectopic pregnancies, severe blood pressure spikes known as preeclampsia, and premature rupture of the membrane causing a woman’s water to break before her pregnancy is viable, which can lead to serious infections and threaten her life.

Other EMTALA investigations of hospitals and physicians alleged to have denied medically necessary emergency abortions have been opened in Texas but haven’t been publicly reported, said Greer Donley, an associate law professor at the University of Pittsburgh, who studies abortion issues.

CMS does not disclose EMTALA investigations before they have been completed and findings and penalties have been finalized, and states generally don’t publicize them either. But patients or hospital staff members might talk, particularly on issues like abortion if they strongly object to the alleged denial of services.

The Missouri investigation involves the case of Mylissa Farmer, 41, who went to Freeman Hospital on Aug. 2, after her water broke nearly 18 weeks into her pregnancy, followed by bleeding and cramping. Physicians there reportedly recommended terminating the pregnancy because it was not viable, Farmer had lost amniotic fluid, and she faced a risk of serious infection. Her case is described in detail in an&nbsp;<a href="https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/local/ozarks/2022/10/19/missouri-laws-abortion-ban-left-her-with-a-baby-dying-inside-pprom/10366865002/">Oct. 19 article in the Springfield News-Leader</a>, which Farmer, in a brief interview with KHN, said was accurate. Farmer confirmed she was contacted and questioned in October for the EMTALA investigation.

According to the newspaper article, Farmer’s physicians, after consulting with Freeman Hospital’s legal team, told her they could not offer her the standard procedure to terminate the pregnancy — dilation and evacuation — due to Missouri’s law banning all abortions, which took effect June 24.

That position was different from what Farmer said the physicians told her. “My doctors said it was an emergency, and I felt it was an emergency,” she told KHN.

Even though&nbsp;<a href="https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=188.017#:~:text=%E2%80%94%201.,in%20cases%20of%20medical%20emergency.">the law includes an exception</a>&nbsp;for “medical emergency,” the doctors and hospital lawyers allegedly determined that her case did not qualify for that exception. Providers found to violate the law can be prosecuted for a class B felony, as well as have their license to practice revoked. The burden of proof is on the providers to show that the abortion was performed because of a medical emergency.

<a href="https://www.nationalreview.com/2022/08/american-abortion-laws-do-not-require-delaying-treatment-for-a-mothers-life-threatening-condition/">Abortion opponents argue</a>&nbsp;that most state anti-abortion laws include adequate exceptions for the health and life of the pregnant woman. But physicians and hospital lawyers say the exceptions are vaguely worded, and what really matters is how prosecutors in these conservative states interpret them.

Physicians say they need flexibility in deciding when there is an emergency that requires a pregnancy to be terminated and that it’s dangerous to have politicians and lawyers looking over their shoulders. “This is medicine, not law, and it’s very complicated,” said Dr. Kim Puterbaugh, a Cleveland OB-GYN who is a past president of the Society of OB/GYN Hospitalists. Setting arbitrary limits on blood pressure or bleeding when determining if a pregnancy is “in distress, that’s ridiculous. There are too many variables.”

Democratic lawmakers in Missouri have pushed the governor, the attorney general, and state health officials for a clearer definition of the exception for medical emergencies.

Farmer and her boyfriend, who both wanted a child, called multiple hospitals in Kansas and Illinois to see whether she could deliver safely but were repeatedly told that the pregnancy wasn’t viable and that her health was at risk. She eventually got an appointment at the Hope Clinic for Women, across the state border in Granite City, Illinois, where she went into labor and received a procedure to end the pregnancy Aug. 6.

Freeman Hospital officials did not respond to repeated requests for comment.

“The Missouri statute puts doctors and providers between a rock and a hard place,” said&nbsp;<a href="https://reproductiverights.org/profile/genevieve-scott/">Genevieve Scott</a>, senior counsel at the Center for Reproductive Rights in New York. “It creates an extreme deterrent to providing care in medical emergencies, given the risk of providers facing prosecution and losing their livelihood. That clearly threatens the health and lives of every pregnant person in the state.”

The Missouri investigation could provoke a new legal showdown between the Biden administration and Republican state elected officials who favor strict abortion bans. The administration already is locked in litigation in Texas and Idaho over the July guidance on EMTALA.

A Texas federal judge issued a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/24/politics/federal-judge-texas-abortion-services">temporary restraining order</a>&nbsp;in August saying the guidance was “unauthorized” and went beyond EMTALA in requiring abortions in emergency situations. Federal officials have appealed. But an Idaho federal judge&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/idaho-abortion-law-emergency-medical-care-judge-injunction/">sided with the administration’s position</a>, and Idaho officials have asked him to reconsider his ruling.

Experts doubt whether such litigation will block EMTALA enforcement in abortion-related situations like the Missouri case. The investigation of the actions of Freeman Hospital and its physicians will solely examine whether they complied with the requirements of federal law, not state law, said&nbsp;<a href="https://chir.georgetown.edu/faculty_katie_keith/">Katie Keith</a>, an associate research professor at the Georgetown University Health Policy Institute. Still, she added, the hospital could cite the Missouri anti-abortion law as a defense, setting up a court fight down the line.

Farmer’s case also is&nbsp;<a href="https://missouriindependent.com/2022/10/28/democrat-alleges-missouri-investigating-hospital-in-retaliation-for-ad-critical-of-eric-schmitt/">playing a role</a>&nbsp;in the U.S. Senate race in Missouri between Republican Attorney General Eric Schmitt and Democratic nominee Trudy Busch Valentine, a nurse. Farmer appeared in a TV ad for Busch Valentine criticizing Schmitt for issuing a proclamation on June 24 that put Missouri’s anti-abortion trigger law into effect. “My Missouri doctors weren’t allowed to give me the care I needed, all because of the mandate Eric Schmitt put into place,” Farmer said in the ad. “Eric Schmitt doesn’t care about women like me.”

Schmitt’s campaign lawyers sent letters to the TV stations carrying the ad demanding that it be taken off the air, according to local news reports. They claimed it was inaccurate in stating that women could go to prison for having an abortion and failing to mention that it includes an exception to protect the health of the patient.

Cases similar to Farmer’s likely are happening every day in states that have banned abortions, and more EMTALA investigations will be launched, warned&nbsp;<a href="https://publichealth.gwu.edu/departments/health-policy-and-management/sara-rosenbaum">Sara Rosenbaum</a>, a professor of health law and policy at George Washington University. This places hospitals and physicians in an excruciating spot, she added. CMS has said it will initiate investigations based on credible information including news reports.

An EMTALA investigation “is one of the worst things that can happen to you,” she said, speaking about providers, “because it puts a label on you that you denied what the woman needed to survive when it was clear that the baby was lost.”

KANSAS CITY (AP) — Missouri's health department is investigating whether a hospital violated federal health care rules in denying a woman an emergency abortion, an agency spokeswoman confirmed Monday.

Missouri Health and Senior Services spokeswoman Lisa Cox in a statement said the agency launched an investigation into southern Missouri's Freeman Health System's treatment of Mylissa Farmer.

Farmer, who is from Joplin, told The Associated Press that she went to the system's local emergency room when her water broke months early on Aug. 2. She said tests showed that she had lost all of her amniotic fluid because of a pregnancy complication and doctors told her the fetus was not expected to survive.

Doctors also told Farmer that “awaiting a medical emergency may put her at further risk for maternal mortality” or the removal of her uterus, medical records show.

But because her fetus still had a heartbeat and her condition wasn’t considered a life-threatening medical emergency at that moment, they couldn’t terminate the pregnancy in Missouri, they told her. She eventually got an abortion in Illinois.

Records from that visit say doctors told Farmer that the law supersedes their medical judgment and “contrary to the most appropriate management based (on) my medical opinion, due to the legal language of MO law, we are unable to offer induction of labor at this time.”

“They were telling me to basically get out of the state to get the care that I needed,” the 41-year-old told AP.

Farmer criticized Missouri's&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/7bb5798bae32c3f15abad3a10941dfb5">abortion ban</a>&nbsp;in a campaign ad for Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Trudy Busch Valentine, who is running against Republican Attorney General Eric Schmitt.

Missouri's abortion ban includes exceptions for medical emergencies, although&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/abortion-health-missouri-columbia-fef01a409b24991a4e56cc70c874f0bd">doctors and hospitals have said they're unsure exactly what that covers</a>.

Hospital spokeswoman Liz Syer said it’s their practice not to comment on patient care. She did not immediately return a request for comment Monday regarding the investigation.

Missouri's health department investigation centers on a federal law requiring medical facilities to determine whether a person seeking treatment may be in labor or whether they face an emergency health situation — or one that could develop into an emergency — and to provide treatment.

In July, soon after the Supreme Court&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/abortion-supreme-court-decision-854f60302f21c2c35129e58cf8d8a7b0">struck down Roe v. Wade</a>, U.S. Health and Human Services&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/abortion-health-government-and-politics-4221f9306a596904b9af2e0d1fad23b9">Secretary Xavier Becerra wrote in an email to health care providers</a>&nbsp;that the federal EMTALA statute “protects your clinical judgment and the action that you take to provide stabilizing medical treatment to your pregnant patients, regardless of the restrictions in the state where you practice.”

Becerra wrote that a hospital violating any provision of EMTALA “may be subject to termination of its Medicare provider agreement and/or the imposition of civil monetary penalties. Civil monetary penalties may also be imposed against individual physicians for EMTALA violations. Additionally, physicians may also be subject to exclusion from the Medicare and State health care programs.”

By&nbsp;<a href="https://khn.org/news/author/harris-meyer/">Harris Meyer</a>, Kaiser Health NewsIn late October, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services opened an investigation at Freeman Hospital West in Joplin, Missouri, under the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, department spokesperson Lisa Cox told KHN. It was authorized by the federal Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services, which contracts with state agencies to conduct EMTALA surveys.The case involves a woman whose water broke early in her pregnancy, but the hospital refused to let doctors perform an abortion. She eventually sought medical help outside the state.The Biden administration in July had&nbsp;<a href="https://khn.org/news/article/emtala-abortion-care-gray-zone-trigger-laws/">reminded hospitals and physicians</a>&nbsp;in the 13 states that have outlawed most abortions that federal law requires them to provide life- or health-saving medical services — including abortion, if necessary — to patients experiencing emergency pregnancy complications.The Missouri investigation is significant because EMTALA is one of the government’s strongest tools to ensure that patients with pregnancy complications receive needed abortions following the Supreme Court’s June ruling erasing the constitutional right to abortion.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20160326/MAGAZINE/303289881/why-patients-still-need-emtala">The 1986 EMTALA law</a>&nbsp;requires hospitals and physicians to provide screening and stabilizing treatment in emergency situations.The&nbsp;<a href="https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/emergency-medical-care-letter-to-health-care-providers.pdf">July policy guidance</a>&nbsp;from the Department of Health and Human Services stressed that EMTALA supersedes any state law barring abortion, and that hospitals and physicians who don’t comply with the federal mandate could face civil fines and termination from the Medicare and Medicaid programs.HHS cited several emergency pregnancy situations in which abortion might be required to prevent permanent injury or death, such as ectopic pregnancies, severe blood pressure spikes known as preeclampsia, and premature rupture of the membrane causing a woman’s water to break before her pregnancy is viable, which can lead to serious infections and threaten her life.Other EMTALA investigations of hospitals and physicians alleged to have denied medically necessary emergency abortions have been opened in Texas but haven’t been publicly reported, said Greer Donley, an associate law professor at the University of Pittsburgh, who studies abortion issues.CMS does not disclose EMTALA investigations before they have been completed and findings and penalties have been finalized, and states generally don’t publicize them either. But patients or hospital staff members might talk, particularly on issues like abortion if they strongly object to the alleged denial of services.The Missouri investigation involves the case of Mylissa Farmer, 41, who went to Freeman Hospital on Aug. 2, after her water broke nearly 18 weeks into her pregnancy, followed by bleeding and cramping. Physicians there reportedly recommended terminating the pregnancy because it was not viable, Farmer had lost amniotic fluid, and she faced a risk of serious infection. Her case is described in detail in an&nbsp;<a href="https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/local/ozarks/2022/10/19/missouri-laws-abortion-ban-left-her-with-a-baby-dying-inside-pprom/10366865002/">Oct. 19 article in the Springfield News-Leader</a>, which Farmer, in a brief interview with KHN, said was accurate. Farmer confirmed she was contacted and questioned in October for the EMTALA investigation.According to the newspaper article, Farmer’s physicians, after consulting with Freeman Hospital’s legal team, told her they could not offer her the standard procedure to terminate the pregnancy — dilation and evacuation — due to Missouri’s law banning all abortions, which took effect June 24.That position was different from what Farmer said the physicians told her. “My doctors said it was an emergency, and I felt it was an emergency,” she told KHN.Even though&nbsp;<a href="https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=188.017#:~:text=%E2%80%94%201.,in%20cases%20of%20medical%20emergency.">the law includes an exception</a>&nbsp;for “medical emergency,” the doctors and hospital lawyers allegedly determined that her case did not qualify for that exception. Providers found to violate the law can be prosecuted for a class B felony, as well as have their license to practice revoked. The burden of proof is on the providers to show that the abortion was performed because of a medical emergency.<a href="https://www.nationalreview.com/2022/08/american-abortion-laws-do-not-require-delaying-treatment-for-a-mothers-life-threatening-condition/">Abortion opponents argue</a>&nbsp;that most state anti-abortion laws include adequate exceptions for the health and life of the pregnant woman. But physicians and hospital lawyers say the exceptions are vaguely worded, and what really matters is how prosecutors in these conservative states interpret them.Physicians say they need flexibility in deciding when there is an emergency that requires a pregnancy to be terminated and that it’s dangerous to have politicians and lawyers looking over their shoulders. “This is medicine, not law, and it’s very complicated,” said Dr. Kim Puterbaugh, a Cleveland OB-GYN who is a past president of the Society of OB/GYN Hospitalists. Setting arbitrary limits on blood pressure or bleeding when determining if a pregnancy is “in distress, that’s ridiculous. There are too many variables.”Democratic lawmakers in Missouri have pushed the governor, the attorney general, and state health officials for a clearer definition of the exception for medical emergencies.Farmer and her boyfriend, who both wanted a child, called multiple hospitals in Kansas and Illinois to see whether she could deliver safely but were repeatedly told that the pregnancy wasn’t viable and that her health was at risk. She eventually got an appointment at the Hope Clinic for Women, across the state border in Granite City, Illinois, where she went into labor and received a procedure to end the pregnancy Aug. 6.Freeman Hospital officials did not respond to repeated requests for comment.“The Missouri statute puts doctors and providers between a rock and a hard place,” said&nbsp;<a href="https://reproductiverights.org/profile/genevieve-scott/">Genevieve Scott</a>, senior counsel at the Center for Reproductive Rights in New York. “It creates an extreme deterrent to providing care in medical emergencies, given the risk of providers facing prosecution and losing their livelihood. That clearly threatens the health and lives of every pregnant person in the state.”The Missouri investigation could provoke a new legal showdown between the Biden administration and Republican state elected officials who favor strict abortion bans. The administration already is locked in litigation in Texas and Idaho over the July guidance on EMTALA.A Texas federal judge issued a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/24/politics/federal-judge-texas-abortion-services">temporary restraining order</a>&nbsp;in August saying the guidance was “unauthorized” and went beyond EMTALA in requiring abortions in emergency situations. Federal officials have appealed. But an Idaho federal judge&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/idaho-abortion-law-emergency-medical-care-judge-injunction/">sided with the administration’s position</a>, and Idaho officials have asked him to reconsider his ruling.Experts doubt whether such litigation will block EMTALA enforcement in abortion-related situations like the Missouri case. The investigation of the actions of Freeman Hospital and its physicians will solely examine whether they complied with the requirements of federal law, not state law, said&nbsp;<a href="https://chir.georgetown.edu/faculty_katie_keith/">Katie Keith</a>, an associate research professor at the Georgetown University Health Policy Institute. Still, she added, the hospital could cite the Missouri anti-abortion law as a defense, setting up a court fight down the line.Farmer’s case also is&nbsp;<a href="https://missouriindependent.com/2022/10/28/democrat-alleges-missouri-investigating-hospital-in-retaliation-for-ad-critical-of-eric-schmitt/">playing a role</a>&nbsp;in the U.S. Senate race in Missouri between Republican Attorney General Eric Schmitt and Democratic nominee Trudy Busch Valentine, a nurse. Farmer appeared in a TV ad for Busch Valentine criticizing Schmitt for issuing a proclamation on June 24 that put Missouri’s anti-abortion trigger law into effect. “My Missouri doctors weren’t allowed to give me the care I needed, all because of the mandate Eric Schmitt put into place,” Farmer said in the ad. “Eric Schmitt doesn’t care about women like me.”Schmitt’s campaign lawyers sent letters to the TV stations carrying the ad demanding that it be taken off the air, according to local news reports. They claimed it was inaccurate in stating that women could go to prison for having an abortion and failing to mention that it includes an exception to protect the health of the patient.Cases similar to Farmer’s likely are happening every day in states that have banned abortions, and more EMTALA investigations will be launched, warned&nbsp;<a href="https://publichealth.gwu.edu/departments/health-policy-and-management/sara-rosenbaum">Sara Rosenbaum</a>, a professor of health law and policy at George Washington University. This places hospitals and physicians in an excruciating spot, she added. CMS has said it will initiate investigations based on credible information including news reports.An EMTALA investigation “is one of the worst things that can happen to you,” she said, speaking about providers, “because it puts a label on you that you denied what the woman needed to survive when it was clear that the baby was lost.”------KANSAS CITY (AP) — Missouri's health department is investigating whether a hospital violated federal health care rules in denying a woman an emergency abortion, an agency spokeswoman confirmed Monday.Missouri Health and Senior Services spokeswoman Lisa Cox in a statement said the agency launched an investigation into southern Missouri's Freeman Health System's treatment of Mylissa Farmer.Farmer, who is from Joplin, told The Associated Press that she went to the system's local emergency room when her water broke months early on Aug. 2. She said tests showed that she had lost all of her amniotic fluid because of a pregnancy complication and doctors told her the fetus was not expected to survive.Doctors also told Farmer that “awaiting a medical emergency may put her at further risk for maternal mortality” or the removal of her uterus, medical records show.But because her fetus still had a heartbeat and her condition wasn’t considered a life-threatening medical emergency at that moment, they couldn’t terminate the pregnancy in Missouri, they told her. She eventually got an abortion in Illinois.Records from that visit say doctors told Farmer that the law supersedes their medical judgment and “contrary to the most appropriate management based (on) my medical opinion, due to the legal language of MO law, we are unable to offer induction of labor at this time.”“They were telling me to basically get out of the state to get the care that I needed,” the 41-year-old told AP.Farmer criticized Missouri's&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/7bb5798bae32c3f15abad3a10941dfb5">abortion ban</a>&nbsp;in a campaign ad for Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Trudy Busch Valentine, who is running against Republican Attorney General Eric Schmitt.Missouri's abortion ban includes exceptions for medical emergencies, although&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/abortion-health-missouri-columbia-fef01a409b24991a4e56cc70c874f0bd">doctors and hospitals have said they're unsure exactly what that covers</a>.Hospital spokeswoman Liz Syer said it’s their practice not to comment on patient care. She did not immediately return a request for comment Monday regarding the investigation.Missouri's health department investigation centers on a federal law requiring medical facilities to determine whether a person seeking treatment may be in labor or whether they face an emergency health situation — or one that could develop into an emergency — and to provide treatment.In July, soon after the Supreme Court&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/abortion-supreme-court-decision-854f60302f21c2c35129e58cf8d8a7b0">struck down Roe v. Wade</a>, U.S. Health and Human Services&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/abortion-health-government-and-politics-4221f9306a596904b9af2e0d1fad23b9">Secretary Xavier Becerra wrote in an email to health care providers</a>&nbsp;that the federal EMTALA statute “protects your clinical judgment and the action that you take to provide stabilizing medical treatment to your pregnant patients, regardless of the restrictions in the state where you practice.”Becerra wrote that a hospital violating any provision of EMTALA “may be subject to termination of its Medicare provider agreement and/or the imposition of civil monetary penalties. Civil monetary penalties may also be imposed against individual physicians for EMTALA violations. Additionally, physicians may also be subject to exclusion from the Medicare and State health care programs.”

Hospital investigated for allegedly denying an emergency abortion

KANSAS CITY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a fatal accident that occurred just before midnight Wednesday in Kansas City, Kansas.

First responders were dispatched to the 6700 block of Donahoo Road and they discovered a vehicle down an embankment and on fire, according to Kansas City, Kansas police. A single occupant was pronounced deceased on scene.

This incident is under investigation by the KCKPD Traffic Division.

Check the Post for additional details as they become available.

KANSAS CITY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a fatal accident that occurred just before midnight Wednesday in Kansas City, Kansas.First responders were dispatched to the 6700 block of Donahoo Road and they discovered a vehicle down an embankment and on fire, according to Kansas City, Kansas police. A single occupant was pronounced deceased on scene.This incident is under investigation by the KCKPD Traffic Division.Check the Post for additional details as they become available.

Police: One dead in Kansas crash and fire

TOPEKA – A former Kansas auto dealer has been sentenced to pay more than $72,000 in restitution on a charge related to failing to pay sales tax to the state, according to Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt.

Justin Bogina, 40, formerly of Tecumseh, was sentenced Monday in Shawnee County District Court on one count of felony theft. He was ordered by Shawnee County District Judge C. William Ossmann to pay $72,483.90 to the Kansas Department of Revenue and to serve 12 months of supervised probation.

Bogina was convicted May 22, 2022.&nbsp;The theft charged stemmed from his failing to remit sales tax to the department of revenue for the sale of vehicles. The crime occurred between April 1, 2016, and January 1, 2017. The case was investigated by the Kansas Department of Revenue.

The case was prosecuted by Deputy Attorney General Steven Karrer of Schmidt’s office.

In a separate<a href="https://ag.ks.gov/media-center/news-releases/2018/02/01/former-topeka-auto-dealer-banned-from-doing-business-in-kansas-ordered-to-repay-$25-000-to-consumers">, prior civil case in January</a> 2018, Bogina was permanently ordered to refrain from conducting any business related to the sale of property or services within the state of Kansas. Bogina, who was the owner of Auto Acceptance Center Corp., of Topeka, was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $25,775.89 to four consumers.&nbsp;

TOPEKA – A former Kansas auto dealer has been sentenced to pay more than $72,000 in restitution on a charge related to failing to pay sales tax to the state, according to Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt.Justin Bogina, 40, formerly of Tecumseh, was sentenced Monday in Shawnee County District Court on one count of felony theft. He was ordered by Shawnee County District Judge C. William Ossmann to pay $72,483.90 to the Kansas Department of Revenue and to serve 12 months of supervised probation.Bogina was convicted May 22, 2022.&nbsp;The theft charged stemmed from his failing to remit sales tax to the department of revenue for the sale of vehicles. The crime occurred between April 1, 2016, and January 1, 2017. The case was investigated by the Kansas Department of Revenue.The case was prosecuted by Deputy Attorney General Steven Karrer of Schmidt’s office.In a separate<a href="https://ag.ks.gov/media-center/news-releases/2018/02/01/former-topeka-auto-dealer-banned-from-doing-business-in-kansas-ordered-to-repay-$25-000-to-consumers">, prior civil case in January</a> 2018, Bogina was permanently ordered to refrain from conducting any business related to the sale of property or services within the state of Kansas. Bogina, who was the owner of Auto Acceptance Center Corp., of Topeka, was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $25,775.89 to four consumers.&nbsp;

Former Kan. car dealer sentenced for failing to pay sales tax 

HUTCHINSON—Shawn Steward with AAA Kansas said gas prices are continuing their seasonal trend.

"Here in the last week or so in Kansas, we're down a couple of cents a gallon to $3.36," Steward said. "The national average is also down a couple of cents in the past week, so we have been seeing a drop in prices, albeit gradually. Domestic gas demand is about 400,000 barrels per day. That's less than we saw this time last year."

"Generally, this time of year, fall and winter, we see lower demand for driving and gasoline usage," Steward said. "Seasonally, as fewer people hit the roads, there's generally less demand for gas this time of year and we have been seeing that."

Also, winter is when the blend of gasoline is a little less expensive to manufacture.

"Kansas is 11th cheapest in the U.S. as of this week," Steward said. "We have been down in the teens or so, which is typically higher than we usually are. In past times, we've been sometimes in the top five cheapest gas prices, but generally, south of us and southeast of us are the cheapest prices in the country right now."

Geopolitical issues and the approaching usage of crude for other purposes as winter sets in could have an effect on prices, while in a normal year, prices would usually continue lower because of the reduced demand prior to the holiday season.

NICK GOSNELL Hutch PostHUTCHINSON—Shawn Steward with AAA Kansas said gas prices are continuing their seasonal trend."Here in the last week or so in Kansas, we're down a couple of cents a gallon to $3.36," Steward said. "The national average is also down a couple of cents in the past week, so we have been seeing a drop in prices, albeit gradually. Domestic gas demand is about 400,000 barrels per day. That's less than we saw this time last year.""Generally, this time of year, fall and winter, we see lower demand for driving and gasoline usage," Steward said. "Seasonally, as fewer people hit the roads, there's generally less demand for gas this time of year and we have been seeing that."Also, winter is when the blend of gasoline is a little less expensive to manufacture."Kansas is 11th cheapest in the U.S. as of this week," Steward said. "We have been down in the teens or so, which is typically higher than we usually are. In past times, we've been sometimes in the top five cheapest gas prices, but generally, south of us and southeast of us are the cheapest prices in the country right now."Geopolitical issues and the approaching usage of crude for other purposes as winter sets in could have an effect on prices, while in a normal year, prices would usually continue lower because of the reduced demand prior to the holiday season.

AAA Kansas: Gas prices still drifting lower

MANHATTAN – Law enforcement authorities are investigating alleged sex crimes and have made an arrest.

MANHATTAN – Law enforcement authorities are investigating alleged sex crimes and have made an arrest.&nbsp;On Wednesday evening, police arrested Reginald Smith, 41, of Manhattan in connection to sex crimes reported to have occurred between August 2021 and March 2022 involving a now 16-year-old female victim known to the suspect, according to a media release from the Riley County Police Department.Smith was arrested on his Riley County District Court warrant for criminal sodomy, aggravated criminal sodomy, four counts of rape, five counts of indecent solicitation of a child, and six counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child. He remains confined in the Riley County Jail on a total bond of $250,000.