All posts tagged "Kansascity"

Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday became the highest-ranking official so far to react to the shooting of Ralph Yarl, a 16-year-old Black Kansas City student, saying “every child deserves to be safe.” “Doug and I are praying for Ralph Yarl and his family as he fights for his life,”Harris tweeted, referring to her husband, second gentlemen Doug Emhoff. “Let’s be clear: No child should ever live in fear of being shot for ringing the wrong doorbell.” Outrage has been building in Kansas City after Yarl’s family and attorneys for the family say the teen was shot Thursday night in north Kansas C......

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City, Kansas, police said they’re seeking information about multiple shooters after seven people were shot — one fatally — at a Halloween party attended by 70-100 high school students Monday night. Chief Karl Oakman with the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department said at a news conference Tuesday morning that the number of shooters hasn’t been confirmed, but police are potentially searching for four to six suspects. They also updated the number of people shot, saying there were seven and not eight shooting victims. According to Oakman, the suspects were wearing costum......

CLAYTON, Mo. — A disciplinary hearing on misconduct charges against St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kimberly M. Gardner’s handling of a 2018 criminal case against former Gov. Eric Greitens wrapped up within an hour Monday after Missouri's chief disciplinary counsel announced an agreement with the city's top prosecutor. As Monday's hearing began, Alan Pratzel, Missouri's chief disciplinary counsel, announced the "joint stipulation" that recommends a reprimand for Gardner. The amended case he filed was not immediately available. Gardner's agreement with Pratzel's office acknowledges mistakes in her o......

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Members of Kansas City’s Revolutionary Black Panther Party chapter led a march on Prospect Avenue to the Kansas City Police Department’s East Patrol Station calling for local control and demanding equality. By the end, around 40 people had joined in the march. General Indigenous Xi with the party said power belongs to the people and led the crowd in saying that they are revolutionaries. “You can’t fight racism with racism,” Xi said. “You can’t replace one system of oppression with another.” As they marched down Prospect, the group chanted “Black is beautiful,” and “set our w......