Sam Zeff
Metro ReporterYou deserve to know what your taxpayer dollars are paying for and what public officials are doing on your behalf – I’ll work to report on irresponsible government spending in the Kansas City area and shed light on controversies that slow government down. And when you hear my voice in the morning, you know you’re getting everything you need to start your day.
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“While it’s an uphill battle, there’s certainly a chance,” says UMKC political scientist Debra Leiter. -
Her son is out of the hospital now, she said, but her family and other families with transitioning kids continue to face educational, bureaucratic and political minefields.
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Carson Hunter was running practice at Ft. Scott Community College the day 19-year-old Tirrell Williams collapsed after running sprints. He is a part time assistant football coach at the University of West Florida in Pensacola, an NCAA Division II school.
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The chairman of the community college's board of trustees says the board hasn't received a detailed briefing or been involved with any safety changes following the death of 19-year-old Tirrell Williams.
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The family of Tirrell Williams is still searching for answers after the 19-year-old lineman collapsed during an August 2021 football practice at Ft. Scott Community College. Williams' death is similar to that of Braeden Bradforth, who died of exertional heat stroke at Garden City Community College in 2018.
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Wandale J. Fulton was charged with running a ring that also included ID theft and car title fraud. He will spend at least ten years in federal prison.
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It took local, state and federal investigators years to put together the case against Wandale J. Fulton. Now the alleged ring leader is set for trial in federal court in Kansas City next month.
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The Transportation Security Administration says it has seized 4,496 guns at airports so far this year, setting a new record with more than two months left in the year. At KCI, gun seizures are on pace to tie a record set in 2017.
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The tripling of attacks on staff by patients at Cox Medical Center is symbolic of what nurses around the state face.
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We asked people to share what's on their social calendars this month and found there's lots to do whether you have just an evening or a whole week free.
