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Judge Allows Wiretap Recording of Kylr Yust Ahead of Jury Selection
Andres Gutierrez 

March 11, 2021

HARRISONVILLE, Mo. — The judge presiding over the Kylr Yust trial ruled Thursday that testimony and a wiretap from

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Former Jackson County Deputy Who Shot Woman Could Get Lighter Sentence than Most
JP Law

Jan. 27, 2021

A former Jackson County sheriff’s deputy who shot a woman in the back and made false statements about

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Extradition of Man Who Allegedly Killed His Sons Could Take Weeks
JP Law

Nov. 18, 2020

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It will likely be weeks before the man accused of killing his sons and abducting his daughters is returned to Kansas.

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KC Attorney Breaks Down ‘no-knock warrants’
Caitlin Knute

Sept. 23, 2020

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — “No-knock warrants,” which played a role in the March shooting death of Louisville EMS worker

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KCPD Employee Who Allegedly Claimed to Be Officer, Left Accident Scene, Works in IT
Glenn E. Rice

Feb. 25, 2020

Victoria Russell says she was in a minor car wreck in December with a Kansas City Police Department employee

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Deputy Faces Charges for Shooting Someone in The Back. It’s Not Her First Shooting.
Glenn E. Rice and Katie Bernard

Oct. 9, 2019

Update: After the charges were announced, the family of a man shot and killed by the deputy in 2017 said they want a

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KC Area Teens Didn’t Pull the Trigger but Are Charged with Murder. Is that Justice?
Luke Nozicka

Sept. 22, 2019

Johnson County District Attorney Stephen M. Howe discusses the felony murder rule and how his office uses

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