January 13, 2025

A ceremony to honor the families who lost loved ones to violent crime this past year, was hosted by the Kansas Attorney General office and the Kansas Organization for Victim Assistance. In ceremonial tradition, ornaments commemorating all of the victims who were killed in the past year were placed on an ‘angel tree.’. Kansas Attorney General, Kris Kobach:

Kansas poet Laureate traci Brimhall closed the ceremony with her poem, ‘When the Night is Over,’ illustrating the grief and pain that comes with losing a loved one.