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An investigative report by the NPR Midwest Newsroom and KCUR reveals disturbing behavior by Kansas City, Kansas, police officers and detectives — but few were ever punished.
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Up to 40% of domestic violence victims are unwilling to go to a shelter because they’re concerned with what will happen to pets left behind with their abuser.
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Rep. Cori Bush's new bill is called the People’s Response Act. It’s a $10 billion package aimed at putting community organizations, social workers and nurses on the front lines of the nation’s mental health crisis — and scaling back the role of law enforcement.
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A report from the Missouri Attorney General found that Black drivers are also 25% more likely to be arrested than white drivers.
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Before the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer in 2020, the police department of Topeka, Kansas, was already looking at ways to change its training regarding excessive force and individuals in crisis.
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How the Topeka Police Department is addressing mental health crisis calls, and author John Green on his latest book 'The Anthropocene Reviewed.'
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A Kansas lawmaker is working to focus attention on the hundreds of indigenous people that have gone missing and the revered team from the Negro Leagues era will see its name on players' jerseys in 2021.
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As of January 2021, nearly 700 American Indian and Alaskan Native people are missing — including three Kansans. Can legislation make a difference?
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A federal lawsuit says a school resource officer at a Linn County, Kansas high school repeatedly abused a 15-year-old girl. The former sheriff's deputy, 48-year-old David Huggins, is now serving a 15-year prison sentence.
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A pair of editorials in the Kansas City Star over the last week highlighted much of the negative feedback that community members have about the Wyandotte County District Attorney's Office under Mark Dupree.
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Sharp resigned as Jackson County sheriff in 2018 under a cloud of controversy because of a romantic relationship he had with a female employee.
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In the face of numerous calls for the resignation of police Chief Rick Smith, two members of the Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners defend the department veteran as "a good leader."