Peggy Lowe
Public Safety, Justice and Investigative ReporterAs KCUR’s public safety and justice reporter, I put the people affected by the criminal justice system front and center, so you can learn about different perspectives through empathetic, contextual and informative reporting. My investigative work shines a light on often secretive processes, countering official narratives and exposing injustices.
Email me at lowep@kcur.org.
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City leaders are bringing back what they say is an improved “focused deterrence” program to help reduce homicides and gun violence. But critics point to the model's modest, short-term success rates and the way it often targets minorities for “draconian punishment.” -
Police and Mayor Quinton Lucas say a focus on deterrence, community partners and youth curfews could help stem the record violence of last year, when there were seven homicides over Memorial Day weekend. -
A pesar del aumento de la violencia con armas de fuego en Estados Unidos, existen pocas pautas médicas sobre la extracción de balas de los cuerpos de los sobrevivientes. En la segunda entrega de nuestra serie “The Injured”, charlamos con tres personas heridas en el desfile del Super Bowl de Kansas City, que enfrentan el tener balas en sus cuerpos de diferentes maneras. -
They were shot at the Chiefs Super Bowl parade — and might live with bullets in their bodies foreverDespite the rise of gun violence in America, few medical guidelines exist on removing bullets from survivors’ bodies. In the second installment of our series “The Injured,” we meet three people shot at the Kansas City Super Bowl parade who are dealing with the bullets inside them in different ways.
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Ralph Yarl, 17, filed a civil suit in Clay County Court seeking monetary damages from Andrew “Dan” Lester, along with Lester’s homeowners’ association. The HOA failed to take precautions about a “potentially dangerous individual,” the lawsuit says. -
Terra Morehead, who retired as a federal prosecutor last August, has agreed to turn over her law license as part of an agreement with a Kansas disciplinary board. As a Wyandotte County prosecutor in the 1990s, Morehead helped KCKPD Detective Roger Golubski frame an innocent man who spent 23 years in prison. -
En la primera historia de nuestra serie “The Injured”, una familia de Kansas recuerda el Día de San Valentín como el comienzo de ataques de pánico, traumas que cambian la vida y pesadillas con disparos. Lanzados al centro de atención por los tiroteos, se preguntan cómo se recuperarán. -
Terry J. Young was identified near Union Station at the rally by his “unique green teddy bear backpack,” according to Kansas City Police. In all, three adult men and three juveniles are charged in the fatal shooting; three others are charged with weapons violations. -
In a victory for prosecutors, a federal judge ruled that the experiences of seven other women Golubski allegedly assaulted show much the same “alleged set of forced sex acts,” use the “same set of tactics” and all the victims “fit a certain profile.” But the judge refused prosecutors’ request to set a trial date. -
The National Registry of Exonerations says 153 innocent people were freed last year. A new report credits an increase on innocence organizations and conviction integrity units working on cases.
