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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.

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

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker on Monday said her office will fight to uphold the conviction of Eric DeValkenaere, a Kansas City police officer convicted of manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a Black man in 2019.

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Invasive 'Frankenfish' that can survive on land for days discovered in drainage pool

Wildlife officials have previously warned anglers who catch a northern snakehead to 'kill it immediately.' A slightly less alarming memo called on anyone who sees them to 'kill the fish by freezing it or putting it on ice for an extended length of time'

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At least three dead and five injured at early morning shootings in Kansas City, Missouri

Police in Missouri investigated two shootings with multiple victims in the same area of Kansas City early Sunday morning

The Independent UK

Abortion denials may trigger lawsuits

It's only a matter of time before a pregnant patient dies from lack of care, triggering a wrongful death claim

Salon

Record-breaking Texas heatwave enters third week as thousands lose power

New Mexico, Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri and Kansas also face scorching temperatures as heat dome settles over US south-west

The Guardian - US

Bizarre UFO-shaped home goes on market in area flooded with recent UFO sightings

A UFO-shaped Kansas City home is listed on Zillow for $349,500 with one catch - it is located in a neighbourhood where UFO sightings are becoming more regular

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US engineers contributed to Missouri River flood damage and must pay landowners, court rules

An appeals court has not only upheld a 2020 order for the federal government to pay landowners along the Missouri River for years of flooding, it's also requiring the government to cover crop losses and damages from the devastating floods of 2011

The Independent UK

Legislators introduced triple the number of constitutional amendments related to parental rights in 2023 compared to prior years

Since 2013, at least 38 state constitutional amendments related to parental rights have been introduced in state legislatures. From 2013 to 2021, there were between one and three amendments introduced each year. In 2022, there were four constitutional amendments introduced. In 2023, that number more than tripled, with 13 state…

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Foundations buoy a new movement of renters’ activism

After years of rising rents, a group of Kansas City, Missouri, renters came together in 2019 to form KC Tenants, armed with an annual budget of $30,000 and demands for a bill of rights to protect renters from rising prices, unjust evictions, and landlord abuse

The Independent UK

How many miles do you have to travel to get abortion care? One professor maps it

An economics professor at Middlebury College and her undergrad research assistants have been tracking access to abortion care since 2009. These maps show the dramatic changes in the past decade.

WEKU

Editorial: Josh Hawley knows better about slavery and Juneteenth. But he just wants to fight

We’ve long since become accustomed to Sen. Josh Hawley’s online provocations. The Missouri Republican (or perhaps his staff) is a prolific poster, one who uses Twitter not to enlighten or inform his constituents but to start fights and stir up politically useful culture wars. For the most part, we prefer…

Tribune News Service

"Bombshell" internal docs in SCOTUS case

"Missouri lawsuit is just a partisan hack job aimed at getting the right-wing AG's name in the paper," expert says

Salon

Judge rules Missouri AG Bailey had no authority to inflate cost of abortion rights ballot measure

COLUMBIA, Mo. — A Cole County judge on Tuesday ruled that Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey had no authority to inflate the estimated cost of a ballot measure to restore abortion rights.

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The Independent UK

Missouri judge orders end to GOP officials' standoff over proposed abortion rights ballot measure

A constitutional amendment to restore abortion rights in Missouri will move forward after a judge broke a standoff between two Republican officials that had halted the process

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Are book bans unconstitutional? They are certainly political

In Missouri, the Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel “Maus” about the Holocaust faces possible removal from schools for at least the third time over its depiction of a female character in a bathtub.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Top in-state target sets commitment date, Michigan State football involved

One of the top in-state prospects is down to MSU, Michigan and Missouri with a decision date set:

The Guardian - US

Missouri student loan provider baffled by inclusion in supreme court debt relief challenge

Emails reveal staff at Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority confused at being centered by lawsuit brought by GOP-led states

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Chiefs release full 2023 training camp schedule

The dates and times for the #Chiefs' 2023 training camp in St. Joseph, Missouri have officially been revealed.

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Editorial: The classroom can be stressful. Now Missouri is fining teachers who want to leave?

The pandemic and its aftermath have taken a terrible toll on the teaching profession across the country, and Missouri is no exception to the rule. That’s why the state last year set up a Blue Ribbon Commission to figure out how to attract and retain teachers. The commission meets again…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Missouri schools ramp up use of safety app amid a rise in mass shootings

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — About one in five Missouri school districts have accepted an offer to install an app designed to protect students and school employees during an active shooter event.

The Independent UK

Missouri governor plans to pardon Kansas City police officer who shot dead Black man

Mike Parson reportedly weighing pardon for Eric DeValkenaere over killing of Cameron Lamb

The Independent UK

A Missouri doctor's death is steeped in mystery and speculation. Authorities aren't talking

Many of the people who knew John Forsyth are at a loss to explain the Missouri emergency room doctor's death

USA Today Sports Media Group

5-star WR Ryan Wingo visiting Texas this weekend, Missouri next

One of the hottest prospects in the 2024 recruiting cycle is St. Louis University (Mo.) five-star wide receiver Ryan Wingo.

Tribune News Service

Prosecutor urges Missouri governor not to pardon KC cop convicted of killing Black man

Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker on Tuesday made public a letter urging Missouri Gov. Mike Parson not to pardon a former Kansas City police detective who was convicted of killing a Black man.

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