In the last month of Zoey Felix's short life, Kansas child welfare officials made seven attempts to contact her family. Five home visits, a letter and a phone call by child protective services in ...

TOPEKA, Kan. – The Kansas Department for Children and Families (DCF) has released the case summary of slain five-year-old Zoey Felix. Felix died Oct. 2 after Topeka police said she was raped. Mickel ...

TOPEKA, Kan. -- A Kansas grandmother is continuing her fight for changes within Kansas Department for Children and Families following the death of her grandson. Judy Conway spent Tuesday afternoon ...

The school said it is prepared to fully cooperate with the investigation, acknowledging that "this news is concerning." ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNW) – Two years ago Kansas lawmakers asked for an audit of the Kansas Department of Children and Families (DCF). Now, that audit is out, and it offers several criticisms.READ THE FULL ...

UPDATE AFTER KMBC9 NEWS REQUESTED RECORDS FROM THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WE LEARN TODAY. THERE IS A 533 PAGE CASE FILE FOR OLIVIA JANSEN THAT DCF PRODUCED FOR THE COURT. IT’S ...

TOPEKA, Kan. — The Kansas House passed a bill that would require more transparency from the Kansas Department for Children and Families. The bill passed unanimously Thursday morning. HB 336 would ...

A dozen years after lawmakers mandated the Kansas Department for Children and Families produce annual statistics on child sex abuse reports from abortion providers, legislators will finally see what ...

The family of Adrian Jones — the 7-year-old boy who suffered brutal abuse and whose remains were found in a pigsty in 2015 — has filed a lawsuit against several defendants, including the Kansas ...

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly announced a sweeping reorganization Wednesday of the state departments that administer foster care, mental health hospitals and services for troubled juveniles — consolidating ...

The Kansas agency in charge of child welfare failed to meet 16 standards for keeping children safe and giving them a stable home over the past year. The Department for Children and Families this week ...

Child welfare workers investigating abuse and neglect are supposed to carry a maximum caseload of about 15. But in the Kansas City area, workers for the Kansas Department for Children and Families ...