A baby was found dead in the street in McConnellsburg in 2024. Investigators said the child's mother, Emily Dickinson, told ...

A new Safe Haven Baby Box in Crichton at the fire department there will accept newborn babies, 45 days or younger, no ...

The box contains a medical bassinet to hold the baby as well as blankets. It’s heated and air conditioned. An alarm goes off in the fire station saying ‘baby in box’ about a minute after the ...

Parents can surrender newborns who are younger than 3 days old by putting them in the baby box. No face-to-face contact is needed, and the fire department will be alerted. Once a newborn is ...

Joplin Fire Station 7 is receiving a Safe Haven Baby Box, which provides a safe and anonymous alternative to surrendering an ...

The Joplin Fire Department has a new, life-saving resource for infant children. A dedication ceremony and blessing took place ...

SHERWOOD, Ark. – Sherwood officials celebrated the addition of the city’s first baby box location. The Safe Haven baby box blessed on Wednesday is at the Sherwood Fire Department station located at ...

Kansas authorities investigate a fire in La Harpe, Newton County welcomes its new sheriff, and Joplin celebrates its new Safe ...

The outside of a the Safe Haven Baby Box at Lexington fire station No. 2, where parents can safely and anonymously surrender an infant without facing criminal charges. Chris Leach cleach@herald ...

The baby box was installed at Fire Station #2, at 1276 Eastland Drive. The Lexington Fire Department says Safe Haven Baby Boxes offer a compassionate and secure option for mothers in crisis who ...

How it works The baby box has information on signs above and on the box door on how to use the box and information about the Missouri state law that allows someone to abandon an infant if done safely.