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After spending 28 years in prison for a murder he did not commit, Lamar Johnson is a free man
A judge in St. Louis ruled on Tuesday that Lamar Johnson should be freed after two people provided testimony that absolved Johnson in the 1994 killing of Marcus Boyd.
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A Kansas City group helps underserved kids find careers in the esports industry
The KC Pioneers and the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Kansas City began a partnership to help connect kids in Kansas City with career opportunities in the world of esports. The groups also collaborated to build an esports lounge in northeast Kansas City, Kansas, and hold multiple youth esports tournaments.
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On The Kansas City, Kansas, Taco Trail
Local officials are turning a food favorite into an engine for culinary tourism in the city.
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ICE wants to build a Kansas City detention center that could hold 10,000 people
Kansas City officials confirmed Thursday that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is seeking to build a detention facility in the metro. A south Kansas City location is one of a few potential sites, but city council members passed an ordinance aimed at blocking the center from opening.
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Downtown Council has big plans for Kansas City, but what's in it for adjacent neighborhoods?
Changes to the city's core could have effects on outlying residents. It's just a question of how much and what kind.
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Kansas City, Kansas, mayor shares goals and frustrations two months into his term
CEO and Mayor Tyrone Garner discusses corruption within the police department, redistricting, taxes and infrastructure.
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Two Kansas City activists reflect on Dr. Martin Luther King's legacy
Musician Danny Cox faced discrimination while touring in Missouri in the 1960s, while public servant Al Brooks marched across the city during the 1968 riots. They've seen firsthand the long arc of the Civil Rights Movement, and how the work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is still ongoing in Kansas City.
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Robert Stephan, longest serving attorney general in Kansas history, dies at 89
Former Kansas Attorney General Robert Stephan has passed away at the age of 89. Stephan served as attorney general from 1979 to 1995, when a sexual harassment scandal ended his political career.
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As Election Day in Kansas City nears, political polls are proliferating. Here's how to read them
With political seasons come lots of polls. Being able to trust a poll depends on different factors that can be hard to understand without knowledge of statistics and how it was conducted.
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For Kansas City's Kevin Strickland, more reporting needed to uncover others wrongly convicted
The media's influence has proven significant when it comes to wrongful conviction cases.
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