Honored to be part of this service to honor Fort Worth Star-Telegram reporter Mitch Mitchell. Fantastic coverage by Jack Howland and Yfat Yossifor. star-telegram.com/news/local/for…

The 1-year-old girl has been recovering at home with her mother and grandmother. A bullet passed through her right hand and grazed her shoulder during the shooting that killed her father. "It's just a horrible situation for a good kid." bit.ly/2OlUAm7

We filed a ULP complaint against McClatchy Media for refusing to meet us on March 25. It’s April 5 and we haven’t heard from company leadership. Today, individual members of our guild sent this email. We’re ready to work with you, McClatchy Media. When will you be ready to work with us?

Police continued to gather evidence Wednesday morning in a #Burleson neighborhood where an officer was shot several times. ⁦Burleson Police⁩

At JPS, where a Burleson officer is being treated after he was shot multiple times during a traffic stop. Officers from different departments are standing outside the ER. There are police cars parked in the ambulance entrance.

Authorities searching for 39-year-old Jerry Don Elders, two other suspects involved in the Wednesday shooting of a Burleson Police officer. They also are linked to the killing of a woman during a carjacking after the officer was injured.

Spent my morning at the Paris Coffee Shop for Mike Smith’s last day after 55 years. The resident pie maker was bombarded with hugs and pictures, and even got a round of applause. (If you squint you can see Bud Kennedy / #ReadLocal in the background..)

Awwwww. I haven’t back to my Saturday diner since the pandemic started, and I missed the farewell of this local legend.

Activists in Arlington and Mansfield don't want people to get too complacent after Derek Chauvin's three guilty verdicts. Some in Fort Worth told Kaley Johnson ☀️ the conviction won't change anything. | Fort Worth Star-Telegram/Report for America star-telegram.com/news/local/for…

A tornado tore through the wedding venue Barn on the Brazos last night, ripping off rooftops and toppling walls. Today, owners Curtis and Cathy Haley carefully stepped through debris. "Sad's the only word that comes to me." W/ Yfat Yossifor photos, video bit.ly/3b281zH

Before her stop in KC, Indigo De Souza told me she and Sylvan Esso make for an unlikely combo. Her music is so dark, so personal — would the rave-ready hipsters be prepared? The answer, of course, was hell yes. My review for The Pitch: thepitchkc.com/sylvan-esso-in…

Larry Jackson Jr. was a “walking Rolodex” of KC’s Black-owned businesses, his son said. In the 90’s, he turned this knowledge into the Black Visitor’s Guide to KC — a booklet that helped POC navigate a deeply segregated community. My latest for The Kansas City Star. bit.ly/3sWTOA8

'You've probably heard a lot of people say this weekend this is their favorite film festival in the world. It's because it is the best film festival in the world.' True/False Film Fest is my happy place. Earlier this month, I wrote about it for the The Kansas City Star. kansascity.com/entertainment/…

I’ve never understood “home field advantage.” Just pretend they’re rooting for you.