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Andrew Lester, who was charged in the shooting of Black teenager Ralph Yarl, appears in court in Kansas City

Nation Apr 19

Kansas City homeowner accused of shooting Ralph Yarl pleads not guilty

By Margaret Stafford, Jim Salter, Associated Press

Nation Apr 18

Ralph Yarl, a Black 16-year-old who was shot and wounded by a homeowner after mistakenly going to the wrong house to pick up his siblings, holds a bass clarinet in this picture obtained from social media. Photo by Lee Merritt/via REUTERS
Shot Black teenager crying ‘buckets of tears,’ 84-year-old in custody

As 16-year-old Ralph Yarl struggled to come to grips with being shot for going to the wrong house to pick up his younger brothers, the white Kansas City, Missouri, homeowner who shot the Black teenager turned himself in on Tuesday.

By Margaret Stafford, Jim Salter, Associated Press

Nation Apr 17

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Missouri man charged in shooting of Black teenager at his front door

The 85-year-old white man who shot a Black teen at his front door in Kansas City, Missouri, last week has been charged charged with armed assault, the Clay County prosecutor said Monday.

By Margaret Stafford, Jim Salter, Associated Press

Nation Apr 17

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Kansas City police investigating shooting of Black teen who went to wrong house

Authorities in Kansas City, Missouri, say the investigation into the shooting by a homeowner of a Black teenager who went to the wrong house to pick up his younger brothers includes questions about whether it was racially motivated.

By Margaret Stafford, Jim Salter, Associated Press

Nation Nov 19

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White Missouri officer convicted in Black man’s 2019 death

Jackson County Judge Dale Youngs issued the verdict Friday against Officer Eric J. DeValkenaere in the death of 26-year-old Cameron Lamb, who was parking a pickup truck in his backyard when he was shot Dec. 3, 2019.

By Heather Hollingsworth, Associated Press

Sep 29

A pro-slavery petition is the latest racist incident at this Kansas City high school. Parents say they’ve had enough

By Gabrielle Hays

Parents say the district is doing little to mitigate the ongoing problems, including individual attacks on students based on their race.

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Aug 20

Kansas City Chiefs to prohibit Native American imagery at Arrowhead Stadium

By Dave Skretta, Associated Press

The announcement Thursday comes on the heels of the NFL team in Washington choosing to drop its nickname after a long and often contentious dialogue with fans and the public.

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Oct 06

Police look for 2 men in Kansas bar shooting that killed 4

By Heather Hollingsworth, Associated Press

Two men opened fire inside a bar in Kansas City, Kansas, early Sunday, killing four people and wounding five others in a shooting believed to have stemmed from an earlier dispute, police said.

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Aug 29

WATCH: The fleeting beauty of artist Andy Goldsworthy’s ‘rain shadows’

By Lorna Baldwin

British artist Andy Goldsworthy gave the PBS NewsHour team the chance to see one of his now famous “rain shadows” while filming with him in Kansas City, Missouri. Goldsworthy has, for decades, made art works using his body -- climbing…

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Aug 27

Watch 5:40
News Wrap: Federal judge puts Missouri abortion law on hold

In our news wrap Tuesday, a federal court in Kansas City blocked a Missouri law that bans most abortions after eight weeks of pregnancy. The new statute had been scheduled to go into effect Tuesday, but the judge issued a…

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