by Marshall Griffin | Jul 10, 2023 | Crime / Courts, News, Politics / Govt
A former Kansas City police detective remains a convicted felon. Governor Mike Parson announced Friday that he’d issued 18 pardons for the month of June, but that list did not include former Kansas City police detective Eric Devalkenaere. He was convicted of...
by admin | May 31, 2020 | Business, Crime / Courts, Health / Medicine, Military, News, Politics / Govt
Missouri’s senior Democrat on Capitol Hill is condemning the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, saying that systematic racism and excessive force led to Floyd’s death. U.S. Rep. Lacy Clay, D-St. Louis, spoke Saturday at an Urban League food distribution...
by admin | Dec 1, 2019 | Business, Crime / Courts, Health / Medicine, Legislature, News
Kansas City’s mayor says the hardest part of the job is dealing with the increasing violence in his city. Kansas City saw at least three homicides in 24 hours this weekend, bringing the total number of homicides there this year to 141. That’s up from 120...
by admin | Sep 18, 2019 | Business, Crime / Courts, Entertainment, Legislature, News, Outdoors
The top Democrat on the Missouri House Special Committee on Tourism says violent crime is hurting business in his hometown of Kansas City. Kansas City Police say there have been 110 homicides in 2019, and five of the victims were children. State Rep. Richard Brown,...
