Jill Toyoshiba/jtoyoshiba@kcstar.com
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The Kansas City Star
Eric DeValkenaere, who has been in prison for a year and two months, was released at mid-day on Friday, in time to be home for Christmas as his wife had asked of Gov. Mike Parson. The family of Cameron Lamb, the 26-year-old Black man DeValkenaere killed, had long feared Parson would free the former police detective.
Brian Munoz
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St. Louis Public Radio
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Carlos Moreno/KCUR 89.3Months of fighting between Jackson County legislators resolved just in time this week, when the Legislature passed a plan to keep $70 million in federal funding rather than send it back to the government. -
Michael StouferThe fundraiser for the popular comedy club in the Crossroads Arts District runs nonstop from Friday, Dec. 20 at 7 p.m. through Saturday, Dec. 21 at 11 p.m. Local comedians will perform improv, sketch, stand-up, musical numbers and more.
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- Los estudiantes de Kansas City esperan que este año haya menos fallas en la ayuda financiera para las universidades
- Los inmigrantes necesitan un examen médico para convertirse en ciudadanos. Es difícil encontrar opciones económicas en Kansas City
- Los votantes de Missouri aprueban la propuesta A para aumentar el salario mínimo
- Los sindicatos tienen poder en los suburbios al norte de Kansas City. Sus votos podrían influir en esta elección
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The case hinges on whether Sniper 1’s safety outweighs the public’s interest in knowing the name of the Joplin, Missouri, police officer who killed two-year-old Clessie Crawford in Baxter Springs, Kansas. -
Darleen Schillaci, a Lawrence stained glass artist, has become a hot commodity at Kansas City's Merry Market for her ornaments — including corn dogs and a variety of pickles. Schillaci turned her hobby into a business, Artistained Glass, about a year ago. -
Republican lawmakers have proposed a number of constitutional amendments that would overturn Amendment 3. Some include exceptions for survivors of rape or incest, a departure from the party’s recent stance on abortion. -
Terror on Route 66 is running a Christmas-themed haunt called “Santa’s Slaughterhouse.” -
Eric Lee Peterson, who pleaded guilty to entering the unlawfully entering the Capitol building, requested to attend Donald Trump's swearing-in ceremony in Washington, D.C. Trump said that he plans to act quickly to pardon Jan. 6 defendants once in office. -
The winter solstice holiday marks the shortest day of the year and celebrates the returning sun. -
After a months-long standoff, two factions in the legislature finally agreed on how to spend federal COVID relief money — just days before it would have been sent back to the federal government. -
Christian County Library District executive director Renee Brumett said she is leaving next month. It is the latest shakeup in district leadership following years of calls to label and or remove some library materials as "inappropriate." -
The university had asked Kansas City to redraw boundaries to transfer 80 acres from Kansas City to Parkville, putting its whole campus and nearby undeveloped property within the same city. But Kansas City staff recommended denying the request.
