Sam Zeff
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'It's A Nightmare' — Police And Community Leaders Puzzled By Spike In Homicides In South Kansas CityThe South Patrol Division of the Kansas City Police Department has recorded 11 homicides so far this year, when there were 0 this time last year. -
KCPD has curtailed contact with the public in order to protect investigators from COVID-19. At the same time, homicides and shootings are up over last year.
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Veteran officer was off-duty when he responded to a report of a hit-and-run.
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KU Athletics Has Paid Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars To Defend A Lawsuit, With Meter Still RunningFormer University of Kansas head football coach David Beaty is suing KU Athletics for $3 million he claims he is owed following his firing in 2018. The athletic department has already spent more than $350,000 defending itself in federal court.
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Just when did the University of Kansas decide to fire David Beaty as head football coach?That question is at the heart of two depositions unsealed this…
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On Wednesday, the first really gorgeous spring afternoon of the year, a couple dozen people were playing pickleball at Meadowbrook Park at 91st and Nall…
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This story was updated at 4:55 p.m.Days before Missouri holds its Democratic presidential primary, former Vice President Joe Biden has a slim lead over…
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Property owners in eight Jackson County neighborhoods can expect "significantly higher assessed valuations in 2021," according to new County Administrator…
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After reading the KCUR story on how local betting on the 1970 Super Bowl marked the beginning of the end for the local mob family, you might have some…
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Kansas health officials are waiting for test results after a patient in Lawrence reported symptoms of the coronavirus.Local health officials are now more…
