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Suspect charged after six people, including 7-year-old child, shot dead in Mississippi rampage

Daricka Moore, 24, is expected to be charged with capital murder, officials said

The Independent UK

Daricka M Moore: Key Facts About Suspect in Deadly Mississippi Shooting Spree That Left Six Dead

Daricka M Moore, 24, has been charged with murder after six people, including his father, brother, uncle and 7-year-old cousin, were killed in shooting spree across three Mississippi locations.

International Business Times UK

Gunman killed 6 people - including 7-year-old girl and family members - in Mississippi mass shooting, police say

The alleged shooting spree took place across three locations in Mississippi’s Clay County

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At least six killed after gunman opens fire on ‘multiple innocent people’ in Mississippi

People were shot at across three locations in Clay County

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Widow complained about contractor’s shoddy renovation on her house. He strangled her and dumped her body in a landfill

Corey Binderim didn’t initially raise suspicions when he went to a Home Depot to pick up demolition bags and concrete one October morning. One of those bags would later be used to shroud a woman he murdered, James Liddell writes

The Independent UK

KSP asking for tips on Clay County church fire

Kentucky State Police, the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and other agencies are investigating a fire that destroyed a Clay County church.

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North Texas landowners trying to stop a reservoir that Wichita Falls calls crucial

State regulators face a critical decision this week on whether to approve a permit for a new reservoir that the city of Wichita Falls says is vital for ensuring enough water for the region. But some locals are fighting the project.

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15 months after flood, Clay County prepares for election day

Beverly Craft has been Clay County clerk since October of 2020. She and her staff spent election eve prepping the county’s 20 precincts – about one for each 1,000 residents. She said spotty cell phone service makes it hard to connect electronic polling books and geographically, Clay County’s big.

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Eastern Kentucky city transforms downtown to aid in recovery

Manchester, in Clay County, is at the center of this transition.

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Clay County receives federal funds to help infrastructure repairs from 2022 flood

Federal dollars from the Federal Emergency Management Agency totaling $1.37 million are going towards the reconstruction of a road in Clay County.

WEKU

Brickbat: Deep in the Heart of Texas

A Texas jury has found Clay County Sheriff Jeffrey Lyde guilty of official oppression and tampering with evidence for holding a man in jail longer than allowed by law. He faces up to one year in jail and a $1,000 fine for each charge. A judge suspended Lyde from office…

Reason

U.S. ‘Drug Czar’ comes to southeastern Kentucky, praises growing nonprofit

A little after noon in downtown Manchester, traffic is light in the Clay County seat. Clay County High School seniors enrolled in a dual credit program are in a place you might not expect any 17-year-olds to be: the public library. They know the nation’s drug czar is in town.…

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‘There won’t be libraries left’: how a Florida county became the book ban heartland of the US

As the extremist group Moms for Liberty flourishes in Clay county, a campaign of outrage has books disappearing from school shelves

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Missouri man, 19, called in hoax bomb threat to Ford assembly plant ‘so his friend didn’t have to go to work’

Zachariah Peterson has been charged with making terroristic threats, according to the Clay County Sheriff’s Office

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When Kansas City Royals will pick final stadium site & move out of Kauffman Stadium

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Royals are aiming to announce their proposed location for a potential new stadium by the end of the summer, team chairman and CEO John Sherman said during a midseason news conference on Thursday.

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Lawyer cites 84-year-old’s health concerns amid push to seal Ralph Yarl shooting case

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The defense attorney representing Andrew Lester, the Kansas City resident charged in the shooting of 16-year-old Ralph Yarl on his doorstep in April, asked a Clay County judge to grant a protective order Monday as the 84-year-old continues to face harassment and fears for his well-being.

The Independent UK

Father dies in Missouri jail after arrest for failure to pay child support

Realtives said Ryan Everson couldn’t afford the $50 child support instalments that a judge had ordered him to pay.

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Why wasn’t man accused of shooting black teen charged with a hate crime? Experts point to gap in Missouri law

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In explaining his decision not to file a hate crime charge against the 84-year-old man accused of shooting Ralph Yarl, Clay County Prosecutor Zachary Thompson said Monday he did not want to risk double jeopardy.

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Man accused of shooting KC teen Ralph Yarl pleads not guilty

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Andrew Lester, the white homeowner who is accused of shooting Ralph Yarl, a Black Kansas City teenager last week, appeared in Clay County court Wednesday.

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Calls grow for a reckoning on racism in Kansas City Northland after Ralph Yarl shooting

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — As hundreds of people gathered in Kansas City’s Northland over the weekend to demand justice for Ralph Yarl, a Black teenager shot by a white homeowner in Clay County, Nicole Price heard a shout come from a passing car.

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‘No denying:’ Activists demand Ralph Yarl’s shooting be investigated as a hate crime

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Civil rights leaders, elected officials and activists on Tuesday banded together for a downtown Kansas City rally in support of Ralph Yarl, the Black 16-year-old whose shooting outside a Northland home has sparked national outrage and calls for reforms.

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Andrew Lester: What we know about white homeowner charged with shooting Ralph Yarl

An 84-year-old man is charged with the shooting of Black teen Ralph Yarl – a shooting prosecutors believe had a ‘racial’ element. Graeme Massie reports

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Kansas City man opened fire ‘within a few seconds’ of seeing Ralph Yarl at door: Charges

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The 84-year-old Kansas City man who shot 16-year-old Ralph Yarl admitted to Kansas City detectives that he opened fire “within a few seconds” of seeing the Black teen on his Northland doorstep, according to charging documents filed in Clay County on Monday.

The Independent UK

What we know about the shooting of Black teen who went to wrong house: ‘Ringing a doorbell is not a crime’

A Black teenager went to pick up his younger brothers from a friend’s house, accidentally rang the doorbell at the wrong address and was shot twice by a white homeowner. Now, protesters, celebrities and civil rights figures are demanding justice. Rachel Sharp reports

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84-year-old charged with felonies 4 days after shooting of Kansas City teen Ralph Yarl

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An 84-year-old man has been charged in the shooting of 16-year-old Ralph Yarl, Clay County Prosecutor Zachary Thompson announced late Monday afternoon.

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