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A new study shows ShotSpotter, a gunshot technology used by the KC Police, actually lead to longer response times. michaeltopper.netlify.app/research/jmp_m…

Missouri plans to execute Marcellus Williams tomorrow: "he’d be the 100th person executed in our state since 1989, a shameful milestone, and another instance of executing a possibly innocent person." Opinion here: kansasreflector.com/2024/09/23/if-…

Kansas City is reflecting national trends. FBI’s Summary of Crime shows most crime down this year -- the exception being motor vehicle theft - it was up 12.6% in 2023 compared to 2022. npr.org/2024/09/23/g-s…

A reminder that Black people are 7x more likely to be wrongly convicted of murder than white people and since the late 1980s, Black folks make up more than 50 percent of exonerations.

I was in court this morning with the two teens accused in the Shaun Brady murder in KC. My story: kcur.org/news/2024-09-2…

Looks like Mr. Abarca is going to Washington. Manny Abarca #guns

I talked to the father of the 15-year-old accused of shooting Irish chef Shaun Brady today. He says the juvenile justice system failed his son. kcur.org/news/2024-09-2…

Local news outlets in the region flooded by Helene are producing indispensable service journalism. Right now the top stories on the Asheville Citizen-Times home page include "where to get gas, groceries, wifi, water" and "how to stay safe during boil water advisory"

"Williams’ execution is a horrific travesty that exposes the most extreme and fatal consequences of a thoroughly unjust legal system that puts power and finality over truth and justice." usnews.com/opinion/articl…

Catholic diocese on Missouri abortion issue has "blatantly false" and "problematic" language: kcur.org/politics-elect…

"White collars aren’t common here — they’re too vulnerable to barbecue sauce stains." Thanks, Liz Cook for a great list eater.com/maps/best-rest…

Leave it to my pal Echlin Sports to find this cool Nebraska story at a Kansas City Royals game! In this week's Flatwater Free Press flatwaterfreepress.org/mlb-all-star-o…

The Ogallala is the lifeblood of western Kansas. And it’s vanishing. So it’s disappointing (but not necessarily surprising) to see that so many Kansans haven’t heard anything about it.

A “hidden population” of homeless students in the Midwest isn't getting school services. A new investigation by The Midwest Newsroom found that students experiencing homelessness in the rural Midwest are often undercounted by public school districts. stlpr.org/education/2024…

Should Kansas City and St. Louis control their own police? Missouri voters are divided PeggyLowe KCUR 1/2 kcur.org/news/2024-10-1…

The next iteration of ShotSpotter -- a gunshot detection device -- is being tried out in Chicago. thetrace.org/2024/10/chicag…

Outraised and outspent, critics of Amendment 3 have increasingly pushed a claim that the abortion amendment will legalize sex change surgeries for minors. Legal experts say this claim is a stretch at best and "deceptive and destructive" at worst. missouriindependent.com/2024/10/16/mis…

Lucas Kunce reported raising $7.6M in the 3rd quarter, compared to $3M for Josh Hawley. The latest disclosure reports also show Hawley's campaign more than doubled its spending on chartered flights, w/$140K in expenditures since Aug. 1. #moleg #MOSen missouriindependent.com/2024/10/16/dem…

Jenipher Cabrera was shot while walking to the Kansas City Chiefs' Superbowl rally -- yes, she was shot before the mass shooting. My friend Bram Sable-Smith and I have her story -- and the story of how all this gun violence affects survivors. Manny Abarca #KC kcur.org/news/2024-10-1…

NEW: For some people, getting shot ensures they will always be on guard, perhaps even armed. Others want nothing to do with guns ever again. “But what's the common ground? That people desperately want to be safe." Bram Sable-Smith & PeggyLowe report. ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article/s…