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It is not just homicides that are vexing Kansas City police. Non-fatal shootings are up 26% year-to-year, according to KCPD data. Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker says casework is filed in only 19% of those attacks. She calls that "a pathetically small number."
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The child is the second young child to fall victim to homicide this summer, and the sixth so far this year.
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Missouri's 2020 special session on violent comes to an abrupt ending after House fails to consider several of Gov. Mike Parson's proposals.
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In response to a recent editorial in The Kansas City Star U.S. Attorney disputes claims that Operation LeGend's success has been overstated.
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How effective the influx of federal agents into Kansas City has been, an Olathe teacher explains why she began tracking COVID-19 cases among U.S. schoolchildren, and what was behind a Missouri high school league's decision to play fall sports.
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A coalition of civil rights organizations are opposed to the operation, with many saying it's an “overreach” that doesn’t address the root causes of violence.
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The killing of 4-year-old LeGend Taliferro, who was shot while asleep in his bed, is among the many violent crimes during a summer of record-breaking homicides and heartbreak.
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Operation Legend becomes news around the world as civil rights organizations accuse Mayor Lucas of allowing “undue civilian terror.”
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The Trump Administration has sent about 200 additional federal law enforcement agents to Kansas City. It's a controversial operation, but those involved want to make something clear: "This is not Portland".
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What’s still not clear about 'Operation LeGend' is what exactly the federal agents will be doing, how their activities will be coordinated and how long the agents will remain in town.
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With homicides up 40% this year, President Trump has decided to attempt to stem the tide by sending hundreds of agents from several federal bureaus to Kansas City, Missouri.
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Mayor Quinton Lucas discusses the city's crime problem, the coronavirus and a new federal law enforcement effort focused on Kansas City, Missouri, dubbed "Operation LeGend."