Woman Smashes Goose Eggs, Community Adopts Orphan

0:00It's April 28th. Welcome in. This is Kansas News Today, where local news meets AI. A woman smashed six Canadian goose eggs in a nest that independent center mall in Kansas City, Missouri, right before they were set to hatch. Mall staff watched it happen Monday night from inside Jerry's jewelry store, where the planter has been a yearly spot for the geese family. The Missouri Department of Conservation confirmed it's a federal crime since Canada geese are protected. Agent Nathan Job says, harming them can mean jail time and finds up to $15,000. The department is now leading the hunt for the suspect. Mall general manager Tamika Bryan was heartbroken, expecting good news about the hatchlings, but getting this instead. She and the team won justice, stressing it's no small thing to the community that looks forward to these birds each year. In a heartwarming turn, a local rescue group stepped up Tuesday. They brought a weak old gossling with a leg injury, and the grieving parents instantly adopted it as their own.

1:01The little one just needs a few more days of rehab before fully joining the family at the mall. Meanwhile, officials keep pushing to cast a vandal and make sure everyone knows wildlife like this deserves protection.