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Blue city, red state battle: Kansas City feuds over ‘colonial’ police system

Democratic city does not control its police force – and reform attempts have been thwarted by Republicans

The Guardian - US · Apr 12

KCPD officer who killed Malcolm Johnson was named in earlier police brutality case

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Kansas City police officer who killed a Black man inside a gas station in a controversial shooting two years ago had previously been accused of injuring a disabled man during a traffic stop in 2015, according to internal police documents.

Tribune News Service · Jun 29, 2023

Missouri AG seeks to throw out Kansas City cop’s conviction in Black man’s killing

In a move described as “unprecedented,” Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is trying to overturn the convictions of Eric DeValkenaere, Kansas City’s first police officer to be found guilty in the killing of a Black man.

Tribune News Service · Jun 27, 2023

Kansas City struggles with Missouri over police funding

A power struggle over control of the Kansas City’s police department is going before Missouri voters

The Independent UK · Jul 15, 2022

Mater Brisbane volunteer Gwen Grant clocks up 15,000 hours with newborns

Gwen Grant has calmed a restless baby or two in her time looking after sick and premature babies in a busy Brisbane hospital. Here are a few of the tricks she has picked up during her 25 years of volunteering.

ABC News · Jun 22, 2022