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According to a memo obtained by KCUR, Smith would step down as police chief April 22, 2022 and be paid his normal salary through August. On Tuesday, Smith told media outlets and city officials he had no plans to leave the department.

The attorney general's job is to seek justice, not to defend prior convictions, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker told KCUR. "They exploited these victims again," Peters Baker said of Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt's office.

Travis McMichael; his father, Greg; and their neighbor William "Roddie" Bryan all faced nine criminal counts in Georgia state court, including felony murder, aggravated assault and false imprisonment.

A St. Louis Fed economist says economic recovery from the pandemic has propelled demand for consumption, and it will take time for prices to even out.

In a pair of predominantly Hispanic southwest Kansas communities, two women try to become the first Latinas voted into local office. Elections earlier this month show both how far Latina candidates have come and how many barriers they still face.

The removal of the embattled police chief has been a rallying cry for activists and civil rights groups. It comes just days after a Kansas City Police detective was convicted of manslaughter in the death of a Black man.

A Missouri judge has barred local health departments from issuing orders to protect people during the coronavirus pandemic.

Lionel A. Womack, a former Kansas City, Kansas, Police detective, was shot and killed by a current officer Monday afternoon. Womack, 36, was fired last year for "numerous" policy and conduct violations.

Before the pandemic, 28% of students were below grade level in math. After the pandemic, that number shot to about 34%. In language arts, the falling-behind number went from 27% to just over 30%.

"The Court's confidence in Strickland's conviction is so undermined that it cannot stand," the judge wrote. Strickland's wrongful imprisonment for nearly 43 years is among the country's longest.

An advisory commission recommends a horizontal split that would divide the Northland into two council districts based on socioeconomic status. The split is designed to give voters in less affluent neighborhoods more political access and representation.

Helping sell Kansas City to soccer's international governing body was a "full-circle" experience for Katherine Fox, who played field hockey, basketball and soccer at Pembroke Hill.