Peggy Lowe
ReporterPeggy Lowe is a veteran investigative reporter based at KCUR, NPR’s member station in Kansas City. She also serves as a correspondent for Marketplace, public media’s national business show.
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Derrick D. Wren Jr., 28, was charged Wednesday with shooting three-year-old Marcus Haislip III in May 2017. Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker urged people to find other ways to resolve conflicts than “to pick up a gun.” -
A Johnson County man received probation after pleading guilty to two felonies resulting from a drug deal. The victim’s mother wonders why her son is dead and one of the guilty men is free.
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Three men alleged to be part of the Kansas City Proud Boys were arrested Thursday in what a federal criminal complaint says was a coordinated operation to storm the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
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As you plan to celebrate what we hope is another Super Bowl win for the Kansas City Chiefs, here are some things to keep in mind.
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Wyandotte County District Attorney Mark Dupree promised to hold law enforcement officers accountable in a community with a history of “open wounds” from police brutality.
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After Chief Rick Smith made his report to the Board of Police Commissioners Tuesday, City Councilmember Eric Bunch called for the chief’s resignation or firing. “Enough is enough,” Bunch wrote on Twitter.
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Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker dismissed 31 counts against a towing company owner after audio surfaced of Brad Lemon, president of the Fraternal Order of Police, threatening criminal action if a family car wasn't immediately released.
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Iola Mae Herviey was one of the first people to die of the coronavirus while living at Riverbend Post Acute Rehabilitation, the Kansas City, Kansas, facility where 36 others died. Riverbend has had the most COVID-19 deaths of any nursing home in the state.
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This year could see a surge in provisional ballots, a special fail-safe ballot designed to ensure that every vote counts, because some voters are worried their mail-in ballot could get lost.
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Missouri First Lady Teresa Parson took a rapid test for the virus Wednesday morning after experiencing mild symptoms. Gov. Parson announced his results late Wednesday.
