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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.

Tribune News Service · Apr 19, 2023

Homeowner shoots, injures 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 race played a role

The Independent UK · Apr 17, 2023

Black teenager shot in the head after ringing wrong doorbell while picking up siblings

A black teenager is fighting for his life after being shot in the head when he rang the wrong doorbell while trying to pick up his siblings.

Evening Standard · Apr 17, 2023

Kansas City officials have an opening date for new airport terminal. Here are the details

Kansas City International Airport will officially open the new $1.5 billion single terminal the morning of Feb. 28, city officials say.

Tribune News Service · Feb 6, 2023

'Now is the time for Black repair': What might reparations look like in Kansas City?

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Mickey Dean hears the argument often, particularly from white Kansas Citians, when he mentions Black reparations: “You weren’t a slave and my family didn’t own any slaves, so that’s in the past and why are we still talking about that?”

Tribune News Service · Feb 3, 2023

Brittany Mahomes Is Not Happy With Cincinnati Mayor’s Proclamation

Aftab Pureval's proclamation did not go over well in Kansas City.

Sports Illustrated · Jan 28, 2023

Kansas City’s Mayor Takes a Dig at Cincinnati After Its Mayor Trolled the Chiefs

Quinton Lucas took a classy approach in response to the Bengals-Chiefs banter.

Sports Illustrated · Jan 28, 2023

DOJ investigating Kansas City police’s employment practices for racial discrimination

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The U.S. Department of Justice has launched an investigation of employment practices at the Kansas City Police Department to determine if the force engaged in racial discrimination.

Tribune News Service · Sep 19, 2022

Cannabis Regulatory Update: Missouri Legal Marijuana Campaign, California 'Weed' Bills, Hempcrete In Zimbabwe

Missouri: Despite Being Divided On Marijuana Policy, Democrats Expect An Increase In Participation From The Campaign Earlier this month, Missouri's Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft issued a certificate of sufficiency to the Legal Missouri 2022 campaign, formally placing the adult-use legalization initiative on the November ballot

Benzinga · Aug 29, 2022

Kansas City mayor sues Missouri over police funding law

Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas is suing the state of Missouri over a new law requiring the city to increase funding for its police department

The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2022