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Kansas City Attorney Reviews Missouri AG’s Call to Reverse DeValkenaere’s Conviction
JPLaw

July 6, 2023

John Picerno said that in his 30 years working in the legal system, he’s never seen a state attorney general

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4 the People: Strange Moves in Ex-KCPD Officer’s Appeal
Heidi Schmidt

July 2, 2023

An unusual move by Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey surprised many of the people he was appointed

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KCPD Officer Who Killed Malcolm Johnson Was Named in Earlier Police Brutality Case
Katie Moore, Glenn E. Rice

June 29, 2023

The Kansas City police officer who killed a Black man inside a gas station in a controversial shooting two years

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Civil Rights Groups Again Ask Feds to Investigate Police Brutality and Racism at KCPD
By Glenn E. Rice, Matti Gellman

June 23, 2023

Lora McDonald, executive director of MORE2, said on Friday, June 23, 2023, that her group and other Kansas

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Ex-FBI Analyst Who Kept Classified Info in Bathroom Like Trump Going to Prison in KC Case
Jonathan Shorman

June 22, 2023

Donald Trump addresses his supporters at rally before the start of the Kansas GOP caucus on March 5, 2016

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As Trump Faces Charges, Kansas City Case Shows how Seriously Feds Take Classified Docs
Jonathan Shorman, Kacen Bayless

June 13, 2023

The defendant is accused of illegally taking hundreds of classified documents with secrets about U.S. counterterrorism

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‘The Whole World Is Watching’: Lawyers for Ralph Yarl Criticize Handling of Court Case
Matti Gellman, Anna Spoerre

June 2, 2023

The Family and attorneys of Ralph Yarl, a Kansas City teen shot after ringing the wrong doorbell this spring

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Local Kansas City Police Board Denies Lawyer’s Allegations that KCPD Hid Public Records
Glenn E. Rice, Luke Nozicka

May 2, 2023

The Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners on Monday said allegations made by a former police department

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Why Wasn’t Andrew Lester Charged with Hate Crime? Experts Point to Gap in Missouri Law
Glenn E. Rice

April 21, 2023

Clay County Prosecutor Zachary Thompson spoke Monday about why no hate crime charge was filed against

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Crime Why Haven’t Kansas City Police Sought Charges in Ralph Yarl Shooting?
Glenn E. Rice

April 20, 2023

Ralph Yarl shooting After a Kansas City teenager was shot and injured for going to the door of the wrong house

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