4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (695+ words) But none of the aforementioned departments utilizes a real-time database like the one recently unveiled in Overland Park, and that needs to change. For the sake of transparency, law and order and public safety, any police department in our region…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (435+ words) Many parents wrongly believe this could never happen to them, assuming only negligent caregivers forget children. When prosecutors charge these unintentional tragedies as serious crimes — including murder — it reinforces that dangerous misconception. But the reality is very different from public…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (567+ words) Who is the Lafayette County Sheriff’s deputy who fatally shot Saveion McConnell, an unarmed Black teenager from Lee’s Summit? Months have passed since the tragic incident and we still don’t know the deputy’s name. Folks, that’s not OK. Legally, Saveion…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (12+ words) (Video) Kansas City Star...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (791+ words) I have sat through a lot of civic board meetings in my days as a reporter. Many times, I’ve seen citizens yell disapprovingly from the audience at public officials for making what they believed were bad decisions. Only twice have…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (686+ words) When Kansas City Police Chief Stacey Graves stepped into the top cop job here, she promised to work toward improving her department’s relationship with the diverse communities that make up this Midwest city. Graves, the 48th and first permanent female chief…...