Elizabeth Ruiz

Dec 18, 2024 | kcur.org | Steve Kraske |Elizabeth Ruiz

When Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker prosecuted the Bishop of the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph more than a decade ago, she was aware that it could be career suicide. Although she won several more terms in office, her tenure as county prosecutor was always filled with heavy criticism. Law enforcement and public officials, including Missouri Gov.

Nov 27, 2023 | 953thebeach.com | Elizabeth Ruiz

In an effort to get kids to school in a safe and healthy way, more people across the country are hopping on the bike bus trend. A bike bus is simply a group of students and parent volunteers who ride to school together. Allen Cowgill helped start one in Denver. “50 years ago, about half of kids walked or biked to school,” Cowgill said. “I biked to school and walked to school growing up. Today, it’s more like 13% nationally.

Nov 27, 2023 | kshb.com | Elizabeth Ruiz

Imagine being told your typical five-day work week will transition to a four-day work week. Your pay won't decrease, but you have to get the same amount of work done. It was a change that seemed a bit daunting to many employees at Advanced RV in Cleveland, Ohio. "How are we going to take 40 hours and reduce it down to 32 hours and still keep the same workload?" Advanced RV engineer Myron Hare said. Advanced RV is a manufacturing company that builds custom high-end sprinter motor homes.

Nov 15, 2023 | 953thebeach.com | Elizabeth Ruiz

Veteran’s Day is a time to honor America’s veterans for their willingness to serve our country. Many of them sacrifice a lot and some deal with a lifetime of complications. Veteran Chad Prichard is hoping to help other vets by sharing how he has found relief through a national organization. Prichard was deployed to Iraq after 9/11. He says he was briefed on the culture shock he would face in another country, but in his experience, returning back to the U.S. was even more of a culture shock.