Peggy Lowe
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KCUR 89.3
With the Missouri governor's appointment of Heather Hall, a former Kansas City councilwoman from the Northland, the state-run Board of Police Commissioners lacks any appointees from east of Troost Avenue. Residents and activists worry about accountability.
Laura Ziegler
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KCUR 89.3
Andrew Gaug
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Johnson County Post
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Chase Castor/Kansas City BeaconRideKC buses are each already equipped with four interior and four exterior cameras. New AI-powered cameras are being installed to detect possible security threats and automatically alert authorities. -
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No one was injured in the fire, which damaged three vehicles. Clayton Police found antisemitic graffiti in the roadway. The Regional Bomb and Arson Squad and the FBI are also investigating -
After rejecting the company's second proposed contract, union members in the St. Louis area began striking Monday. They said they will not stop until they receive a fair deal. -
Staff at the Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment are concerned about plans to create a registry of Americans with autism. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has declared a “massive testing and research effort” to determine a “root cause” of the disorder. -
The Clinton administration once used Matthew Morrison’s U.S. immigration case to help solidify peace in Northern Ireland. Decades after moving to St. Louis to find safety and build a family, Morrison is now fleeing this country out of fear. -
The leader of UnidosUS has decried the humanitarian and economic damage of the Trump administration’s immigration raids. -
Around half of all new admissions to Missouri's prisons come from people who have violated their probation or parole. Those cases sent more than 5,000 Missourians back to prison last year — and a lack of transparency is a reason. -
The federal lawsuit targets decisions from President Trump and the Department of Government Efficiency to eliminate billions in funding for law enforcement, medical and scientific research, food benefits, education and more. -
McCloskey and his wife Patricia had been forced to surrender the rifle and a second firearm after pleading guilty to misdemeanors for pointing the guns at George Floyd protesters in 2020. -
Legislators originally approved the recall vote for August 26, but the Jackson County and Kansas City election boards said they could not possibly meet legal balloting requirements in that short timeframe.
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