More than 100 inmates have sought to have their convictions vacated or their sentences reduced, claiming their Sixth Amendment rights were violated. The U.S. Attorney’s office in Kansas City, Kansas, […]
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Coronavirus Pushes More People To Ponder If They’re Ready For Death
When the coronavirus first became a big deal in Kansas back in March, elementary school music teacher Emily Boedeker’s life changed quickly. One day she was singing and laughing with […]
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Kansas City Schools Make A Census Push in Face of Pandemic
Kansas City area schools are making a final push to get families to fill out the 2020 census. The census is critically important to schools, but a third of Kansans […]
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Happy 100th Birthday, Bird! Kansas City’s Charlie Parker Celebration Finale Aug. 28-29
Jazz saxophonist and composer Charlie Parker, whose nickname was “Bird,” was born in Kansas City on August 29, 1920. For the past month, his hometown has been celebrating his 100th […]
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Thousands Gather for March on Washington Commemorations
Capping a week of protests and outrage over the police shooting of a Black man in Wisconsin, civil rights advocates began highlighting the scourge of police and vigilante violence against […]
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Woman Declared Dead But Found Alive at Funeral Home
An attorney for the family of a young woman found breathing at a Detroit funeral home after being declared dead said Tuesday the 20-year-old was in a body bag for […]
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George Floyd had ‘Fatal Level’ of Fentanyl in His System, Say Court Documents
New documents filed in the George Floyd case give new information about the Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s findings in Floyd’s autopsy. Handwritten notes of a law enforcement interview with Dr. […]
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Minneapolis Looting Breaks Out After Homicide Suspect’s Suicide
An emergency curfew expired and downtown Minneapolis was calm Thursday morning after unrest broke out following what authorities said was misinformation about the suicide of a Black homicide suspect. Gov. […]
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New Nonprofit Gifting Black-owned Businesses in KC’s Urban Core
Out of frustration of the lack of support for small, Black-owned businesses, Christopher Stewart made a Facebook post in a Kansas City Black-owned business group that would start a movement. […]
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NBA Playoff Games Called Off Amid Player Protest
All three NBA playoff games scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 26, have been postponed, with players around the league choosing to boycott in their strongest statement yet against racial injustice. Called […]