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Missouri saw deadliest year ever for gun violence in 2020, made worse by pandemic | The Kansas City Star
This Kansas prosecutor keeps getting away with misconduct. Will she ever be punished?
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Security guard convicted of murder in 2018 shooting outside Kansas City bar
KCPD employee who allegedly claimed to be officer, left accident scene, works in IT
Harvey Weinstein found guilty of rape but acquitted of top criminal charges
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KC court had 867 strangulation cases — and zero officers to confiscate abusers’ guns
Man pleads guilty to Kansas City shooting that left three dead in November 2017
MO Supreme Court chief: ‘System simply does not work’ without public defender funding | The Kansas City Star
Effort underway to free Missouri man sentenced to 241 years as a teenager
Driver Stops at Taco Shop After Deadly Sherman Heights Hit-and-Run
Democrat contender Bloomberg’s gun control group helps city sue firearms-maker
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Man gets 34 years for Independence murder of woman who was a witness in another case
Security guard convicted of murder in 2018 shooting outside Kansas City bar, Sentenced to 13 years.
Kansas City, Mo., Sues Gun Manufacturer, Alleging Trafficking
Pleasant Hill Man convicted of killing a witness in another murder case
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KC-area teens didn’t pull the trigger but are charged with murder. Is that justice?
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Cameron teacher pleads guilty to using hidden camera to record teenager
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Underwire bra policy at Jackson Co. jail called humiliating, sexist in open letter
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Jema Donahue convicted on five charges in murder case
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Jackson County will pay $150,000 to family of man who died after chair restraint
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Man sentenced to 80 years for KC burglary walks free on Greitens’ final day
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Jackson County will pay $150,000 to family of man who died after chair restraint
Illegal Drugs vs. Legal Drugs
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Lee’s Summit teen pleads guilty in vehicle crash that killed two friends
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Michael Brooks denies assault accusation after resigning from Kansas City Council
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Prisoner and court experts are perplexed by burglary sentence of 80 years
Kansas City man pleads guilty to manslaughter in wreck in which motorcyclist died
Secret cellphone tracking device used by police stings civil libertarians
Hundreds of Missouri DWIs could be revoked due to loophole in law
Ex-salesman convicted of sex attacks
Seven life terms in prison are punishment for rapist
State of Missouri, ex rel. John A. Picerno, Relator, v. The Honorable William F. Mauer, Respondent.
Missouri teen will be tried as adult in stabbing death of best friend’s mother
Killing haunts woman’s parents They regret failing to see ‘red flags’
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Police Woman killed ex-beau
Galindo: Defendant’s parents don’t want killing to define daughter’s life
Husker charged for punching MU fan
Husker Kellen huston Suspended This Weekend; Missouri Fan Files Charges
Huston suspended for one game for punching Missouri fan
Cornhusker suspended for hitting fan
Huskers Suspend Player for Incident in Columbia
Missouri fan asks that charge be filed against Husker
Solich reviewing tape of Nebraska player hitting MU fan
Couple accused of abusing teen
West charged with Murder 1, Convicted of Murder 2
A strange and tragic cover-up
Wounded teen-ager denies misdeed
Judge says boy did not aim at police
A Kansas City, North, man sentenced to nine years in prison for a shooting Clay County
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Aide Alleges That KC Councilman Michael Brooks Assaulted Her
EXCLUSIVE: Ruling Could Free 84 Juveniles Serving Life Without Parole
A Year of Questions Finds Few Answers In Baby Lisa Case
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Irwin’s Metro Lawyer Pleased Following Family’s ‘Dr. Phil’ Appearance
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Wilfredo Pujols Sentenced For Hit-And-Run
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“The legal battle is far from over,” said John Anthony Picerno, an attorney for Bazooka’s and Main Street Realty Co.
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Judge says boy did not aim at police