Family asks for support and forgiveness after toddler killed in accident

KIFI on September 9, 2025

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Originally Published: 09 SEP 25 14:59 ET

By Mike Anderson

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    LAYTON, Utah (KSL, KSL-TV) — The family of Angela Hansen is asking for lots of love and support as she works through her family’s second major tragedy.

Her 22-month-old daughter, Ada, was struck and killed by a truck while Hansen was cleaning the family minivan at a car wash Friday. In addition to that, she lost her husband, Kyley Hansen, to drowning at a family pool party on the Fourth of July in 2023.

Angela Hansen’s sister, Lauren Paskett, said the family is doing its best to come together for Angela Hansen.

“Everybody is beside themselves, you know,” Paskett said. “They’re distraught. It’s a horrific accident.”

She also worries for the well-being and mental health of the driver of the truck that struck Ada. It was parked next to the minivan.

“We just need to show more support for both parties,” Paskett said. “I feel so terrible for him to have to live with this the rest of his life.”

Paskett said her sister had pulled into the car wash vacuum station Friday with her two younger kids. She said Angela Hansen usually parked right next to the playground there, but ended up parking across the way because it was busy. Ada and her 4-year-old sister were in the playground while mom cleaned. At some point, Paskett said Ada called for her mom and her sister tried to help.

“She opened the gate and let her sister out because she wanted mom. So she was holding her hand and walking her back to mom,” Paskett said, explaining that the truck pulled out at that moment. “The 4-year-old is just distraught and beside herself, you know, because she witnessed the whole thing.”

A friend of Angela Hansen’s from a widow support group put together a fundraiser* for the Hansen family. Paskett said her sister is trying to get Ada buried with her dad, making arrangements for a service that is only days away.

“It’s just a huge loss for our family, especially since it was like her last piece of her husband that she had,” Paskett said.

And while she does not know the 18-year-old man who was behind the wheel of the truck, she wants to make sure he gets the support he needs too.

“We worry about the driver’s bills that he’s going to need therapy and counseling. We just want peace for everybody,” Paskett said. “So we hope that that can happen. If anybody wants to reach out, I’m happy to talk to them and let them know about our forgiveness for the accident.”

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2 people seriously injured in Miller County crash

KMIZ on September 9, 2025

Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Two people in separate vehicles were seriously injured in a crash Tuesday morning on Highway 42 in Miller County at Crestwood Drive, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

The report says the crash occurred after a 2020 Nissan Versa – driven by a 24-year-old woman from Camdenton – was heading southbound and pulled out in front of a 2006 Volkswagen Jetta that was heading east on Highway 42. The Volkswagen was driven by a 32-year-old man from Brumley.

Both drivers were brought to Lake Regional Hospital by ambulance, the report says. The Nissan was totaled while the Volkswagen had moderate damage, the report says.

MSHP reports do not name those involved in crashes.

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Santa Maria’s Loss Or SLO’s Gain? A.T. Still University Prepares To Relocate

KEYT on September 9, 2025

Jarrod Zinn

SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) – A.T. Still University is preparing to relocate from Santa Maria to San Luis Obispo.

College officials say moving to the new building is allowing them to expand.

Back in 2019, the city of Santa Maria announced the arrival of the nationally recognized A.T. Still University, or ATSU, to Coast Hills Credit Union’s flagship building on Betteravia.

ATSU teaches osteopathic medicine and trains students to join the workforce as primary care doctors, and the Central Coast’s College for Healthy Communities trains physician assistants for underserved communities.

“We accepted our first group of students in September of 2021,” says A.T. Still University dean Eric Sauers. “So we are about to graduate our third cohort of physician assistants students actually this Friday.”

The college is preparing to relocate to a location on Tank Farm Road in San Luis Obispo, and they expect their move will be complete in time to begin the next training cycle in September of 2026.

“During our time here, what we really realized was there is a need for more higher education opportunities for people on the Central Coast and there’s certainly a resounding need to grow the health care workforce,” says Sauers.

School officials have expressed tremendous gratitude for Santa Maria’s city leaders, who they say have gone above and beyond their call of duty in setting the campus up years ago, and continuing to accommodate them along the way.

“It doesn’t impact any of our training partners,” says Sauers. “So we will continue to train our students at Marion Regional Medical Center, Lompoc Valley Medical Center, Community Health Centers in the Central Coast, the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department. And hopefully it will create more opportunities for us to partner, say, with Adventist, French Hospital and others.”

Sauers says the SLO building is larger than their current home in Santa Maria, and was designed with the intent to house schools of higher education.

This will enable further growth which will still include students and recruits from the whole region, and Sauers says this can be seen as an expansion in service to the overall Central Coast, rather than leaving one community for another.

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Santa Maria Auto Mall welcoming another dealership along Highway 101

KEYT on September 9, 2025

Dave Alley

SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) – The growing Santa Maria auto mall located along Highway 101 is getting another dealership.

Recently, the Santa Maria Planning Commission approved plans for a new home of Hyundai of Santa Maria.

The dealership is currently located on a small lot on West Main Street, but is now planning to move into a brand new 19,200-square-foot dealership building at the northwest corner of East Battles Road and Shepard Drive.

“When we first purchased the facility back in June 2024,” Ryan Renfrow, Hyundai of Santa Maria Managing Partner. “We’ve really outgrown our facility here on Main Street. We’ve really outgrown the facility to be able to handle the sales, the service, and the parts demands for all of our customers. Moving it over to Battles, it’s going to provide an ample amount of space and be a state-of-the art brand new facility. We’re excited to move over there and it’s really going to create an excellent buying experience for our customers.” 

The new site is located adjacent to several other dealerships owned by Renfrow, including Santa Maria Ford, Santa Maria Nissan and Santa Maria Mazda.

It’s also next to the Enos Ranch development, which already includes Santa Maria Toyota and Santa Maria Honda, as well as the future home of Home Motors Chevrolet that is currently under construction right across the street from the Hyundai lot.

When Hyundai moves in, it will become the latest edition to what has essentially become the Santa Maria auto mall, which the city hopes will turn Santa Maria into a regional destination for car buyers.

Already, there are several other car dealerships located within the immediate area, in addition to the Renfrow businesses.

Along South Bradley Road, Home Motors is going up next to Santa Maria Toyota. Santa Maria Honda is also on South Bradley located across the street from Toyota.

Nearby on Betteravia Road and surrounding streets, other dealerships include Kia, Volkswagen, BMW, Buick, GMC, as well as Sky River RV.

“This is the plan to have an auto mall, which brings more people because we have so many choices in one area,” said Suzanne Singh, Santa Maria Valley Chamber Economic Development Vice President. “When you put all the car dealerships together, it really brings synergy, so all car dealerships do better when they’re just bunched together like that.”

With the plans approved, Hyundai is hoping to begin construction within a few months and open for business at the new site within about a year.

Renfrow added when Hyundai moves to its new located, the current site on West Main Street will turn into a used car business.

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Cañon City suspects arrested with roughly $17,000-worth of drugs in their vehicle

KRDO on September 9, 2025

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CAÑON CITY, Colo. (KRDO) — The Cañon City Police Department says that two people were arrested, accused of having roughly $17,000-worth of drugs in their vehicle.

Vanessa Nicole Budd, 38, and George Bumgarner, 40, were pulled over on Thursday. Police say they saw drugs in plain view.

Once the vehicle was searched, police say they found about 1.8 pounds of meth, about 800 pills containing fentanyl, and more than 12 grams of a liquid meth/fentanyl mixture.

Additionally, police say they found a large amount of money, a scale, and plastic baggies.

“The recent drug arrest carried out by CCPD and Parole Officers was not just a tactical success—it was a powerful statement about our commitment to protecting this community from the devastatingeffects of dangerous drugs,” a statement by Chief John W. Schick read in part.

Vanessa Budd faces the following charges, according to police:

Unlawful distribution, manufacturing, dispensing, or sale (over 4g

of Fentanyl)

Special offender (deadly weapon)

Controlled substance, possession with intent

Conspiracy to commit a felony

Unlawful possession of a controlled substance (fentanyl)

Unlawful possession, Schedule I or II/Amphetamine

Possession of drug paraphernalia

Police say Bumgarner faces the following charges:

Unlawful distribution, manufacturing, dispensing, or sale (over 4g

of Fentanyl)

Special Offender (deadly weapon)

Controlled substance, possession with intent

Weapons possession, previous offender

Conspiracy to commit a felony

Unlawful possession of a controlled substance (fentanyl)

Unlawful possession, Schedule I or II/Amphetamine

Possession of drug paraphernalia

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Platte County withdraws from Tri-County board of trustees

News-Press NOW on September 9, 2025

News-Press NOW

PLATTE COUNTY, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — On Monday, the Platte County Commission unanimously voted to terminate its participation in the Clay Platte Ray Mental Health Board (CPR).

“This is an important first step to improving and expanding mental health services for Platte County residents and we expect this action will actually result in increased federal funding for mental health services in Platte County,” said Platte County Presiding Commissioner Scott Fricker.

Fricker also said the withdrawal will pave the way for the Platte County Mental Health Board to oversee approximately $3 million annually in Platte County property tax revenue earmarked for mental health services in the county.

The withdrawal comes as, in 2025 alone, Platte County has contributed $3 million to CPR; however, according to the county commission, persistent issues with CPR’s oversight and administration have raised serious concerns about the value of the partnership for residents.

One of the concerns includes the lack of control from the county, which only has two seats on CPR’s nine-member board.

Another concern was the lack of transparency. For eight months, the Platte County Presiding Commissioner has sought documentation to confirm that Platte County funds were being used for Platte County residents.

According to a press release from Platte County, CPR staff gave initial resistance, but it was later reported that Platte County tax dollars have been subsidizing services in Clay and Ray counties.

Additionally, the Platte County Commission said there was no program evaluation, stating, “CPR lacks meaningful assessments of program effectiveness, leaving taxpayers without assurance that funds are achieving intended outcomes.”

CPR, a publicly funded non-profit, has also had an absence of financial audits, despite managing a $10 million annual budget.

After withdrawing from CPR, the Platte County Commission opted to redirect its $3 million annual mental health budget to a “to-be-formed” Platte County Mental Health Board, stating the “new entity will prioritize transparency, financial oversight, and services tailored to the needs of Platte County residents”.

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YFD to hold its annual flag tribute to honor lives lost on 9/11

KYMA on September 9, 2025

Madeline Murray

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – The Yuma Fire Department (YFD) is holding its flag tribute Wednesday to honor the lives lost on Sept. 11.

Displayed on the lawn outside Yuma Fire Station #2, each of the flags represent the first responders who died on 9/11.

The flags will be displayed Wednesday, Sept. 10 and will go until Monday, Sept. 15.

Each flag placed on the lawn represents a firefighter or police officer that was killed in the 9/11 attack.

Fire Captain Paul Evancho says, “The thousands of people that were running for their lives, it was gut-wrenching, and even worse you see the firefighters going in the opposite direction, as the people that were fleeing, so you kind of knew, nobody expected the towers to fall, but these guys were going in when everybody was coming out.”

YFD placed down 415 flags for law enforcement and first responders who lost their lives during the 9/11 attack

It’s a memorial set up in an Arlington-type fashion, and YFD has been keeping the tradition for 24 years.

Some firefighters, like Evancho, remember that day a lot differently than most.

“The guy, the newscaster…he clearly didn’t know. He says all the car alarms are going off in the streets, but they weren’t car alarms. They were the air packs for the firefighters that were killed that were caught in the collapse,” describes Evancho.

Yuma locals talked about what goes through their mind when they see the flags placed outside of Station two.

“I mean, I think it’s good to remember what we went through as a country, and all the lives that were lost,” says Nicole Dylan, Yuma local.

YFD hopes people drive by and recognize the memorial and what it symbolizes.

“We want people to remember those men and women, the police officers, the firefighters that gave their lives in the line of duty,” says Evancho.

YFD wants to remind the community to remember and tell the story of the tragic attack on 9/11 because its history we swore we would never forget.

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CET provides residents with specialized training, job placement amid March job report

KESQ on September 9, 2025

Kendall Flynn

COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) – Coachella Prospera is a city project aiming to create a “resilient and equitable community.” The project works on neighborhood planning, healthy child development and aiding the senior community. Part of this includes providing opportunities for job training through the Center for Employment Training.

Through the grants, Coachella Prospera has created the Center for Employment Training providing job opportunities for HVAC technicians and green technology. Trainees also learn building and maintaining a home, along with interior and exterior finishes.

The HVAC technician and green technology program each are 9 months and 900 hours for free, as long as the applicant is within the Coachella Prospera area. CET will also be adding a new electrician and residential training program, which is currently being built. It will follow the same timeline of 9 months and 900 hours for free.

Organizers say this program is to enhance the quality of life of residents but giving them life-long and individual skills for jobs.

While students learn the trade, they are are nearly guaranteed a job afterward through CET’s partnerships with businesses. They’ve also seen over 80% of students receive jobs after training as either an apprentice or in a full-time position.

This comes just after the US job market report for March, where he US economy added about 911,000 fewer jobs than initially estimated for the year ending in March, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics report.

However, CET said they don’t believe this applies to them or their students ability to get jobs after training. With their partnerships and turnover rate, they haven’t experienced any issues placing students in jobs and they don’t see that changing in the future.

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New Parking Systems Coming to Santa Barbara

KEYT on September 9, 2025

John Palminteri

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) –  A proposed change in an ordinance will allow the City of Santa Barbara to buy and use new parking systems.

This will likely mean the driver who is in a downtown lot will go to a machine after parking and not have a ticket that is used at a kiosk by the exit.

The change means the ordinance language will have to be reworded. It currently says that fees must be paid prior to exiting a parking lot to either an attendant or by mail. 

The city report says the change provides for “the ability to have modern payment systems while improving parking operations.”

The City’s Downtown Parking Lots can then use a pay-on-foot system, similar to the system used in the Waterfront parking lots, in the Helena Lot located in the Funk Zone. This is where the driver goes to a posted machine and enters in the number of hours they plan to be parked, then pay with a credit card.

The city says the change will allow for the pilot of pay-on-foot parking in the Helena Parking Lot. The ability to receive payment for parking in this lot is estimated to bring in $75,000 in revenue annually. The success of the pilot payment system demonstrates the potential to implement the self-service payment model in all Downtown Parking surface parking lots to reduce operating costs.

Downtown Plaza and Parking Manager Ed France says, “what is important is the Helena lot which is very small. It is a 29 space lot in the Funk Zone is a space where we can try that  exiting system that has been wired, we can   test the new pay by plate system and we can learn how that can be  useful for other downtown parking   other areas  of the city and departments.”

Santa Barbara’s downtown parking system is old and needs a modern upgrade. Some replacement parts can not be found. Broken exit gates are reused and trimmed up.

The city says the time has also come to have the downtown lots and the waterfront lots on the same system. They are different now.

France says, “we are working together  so we can find the best technology  and again that will be seemless so you won’t have to think about it being a different system whether it’s downtown versus waterfront parking.”

Hearing of the new technology idea,  some drivers are ready.

Jessica O’Connor, ” love that better.”  Holding her parking slip in her hand she said, “this needs to go!”

Anni Keshishian is visiting from Glendale and has seen changes in parking systems. “we are so advanced now with technology  I think it is time to keep up so.  whatever makes it easier for us”

There are times when the kiosks are not staffed and the gates are up. With the new proposed system it will be more efficient for the city to collect the parking fees.

Systems that read your license plates also get a favorable review.

Keshishian said, “I love the fact that when you are driving out of a parking spot it reads you license plate and it just opens and it so much easier seemless to do that.”

Jess Rodriguez said the current system is fast for her timeline. “You just drive out and its less than 75 minutes (the free period) and I can go on with my day.  “

There will also be a phone app in one system and you can add time to your parking without going back to your car.

Some drivers like  the way it is now.

Cheri Chako was firm on having no change with a personal tech component involved. ” I like this system better. It is just more convenient and I am older and I don’t have to think about that stuff.”

With the current system and someone to see you on the way out, Rodriguez said, “I like having the attendants when I drive out and it adds a nice touch to being downtown,”

The parking plan ordinance change  going forward still has to go to the full city council for a discussion.

The Ordinance Committee is made up of three City Councilmembers. Moving the plan to the council was supported by Councilmembers Mike Jordan and somewhat reluctantly by Kristen Sneddon, who had several questions about how the system is operated and its efficiencies. Councilmember Oscar Gutierrez opposed the plan and believes there are already taxes to pay for the parking services. He also said it is a hardship for some members of the community to pay for parking when they come to their downtown.

The committee members also heard, under the current system, some drivers who fail to pay at the kiosk and promise to pay in an envelope in the next three days did not follow through. The city says it has been hard to get that payment and some people are abusing this option.

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Police Search for Two People Accused of Stealing Nitrous Oxide from Local Smoke Shop

KEYT on September 9, 2025

Alissa Orozco

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – Santa Barbara Police are searching for two suspects accused of stealing canisters of nitrous oxide from a local smoke shop.

On Monday, a man attempted to purchase the canisters from Illusion Smoke Shop in Santa Barbara but his card was declined. The business says a woman took the canisters some time later in the day – the two left in a car, possibly a Toyota.

Police believe the credit cards were fraudulent.

Anyone with tips or information can contact the Santa Barbara Police Department.

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