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JACKSON COUNTY PROSECUTOR GETS TOUGH ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OFFENDERS—

JACKSON COUNTY PROSECUTOR GETS TOUGH ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OFFENDERS—

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JACKSON COUNTY PROSECUTOR GETS TOUGH ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OFFENDERS

News Staff
Friday, May 16, 2025
Explaining 2025 has seen a spike in homicides related to domestic violence in Jackson County, now accounting for about 1 in 3 homicides up from about 1 in 12 homicides for the same period last year, Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson said at the May 12 South Kansas City Alliance meeting she...
Protestors hold up signs criticizing Missouri lawmakers’ recent votes to overturn ballot measures passed in 2024 during a rally on the Missouri Capitol steps Thursday (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent).

Protestors hold up signs criticizing Missouri lawmakers’ recent votes to overturn ballot measures passed in 2024 during a rally on the Missouri Capitol steps Thursday (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent).

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Missouri Capitol Rally Vows to Fight for Paid Sick Leave, Defeat Abortion Ban

Clara Bates Missouri Independent
Friday, May 16, 2025
Hundreds gathered at the Capitol to protest GOP lawmakers voting to repeal a new paid sick leave law and send an abortion ban back to the voters May 15, 2025--When Missouri voters approved a ballot measure last November to provide paid sick leave to hundreds of thousands of workers, Andi Phillips...
‘Love Must Be Louder Than Hate’: NAACP Raises Over $340K for Black Child Targeted in Racist Verbal Attack

‘Love Must Be Louder Than Hate’: NAACP Raises Over $340K for Black Child Targeted in Racist Verbal Attack

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‘Love Must Be Louder Than Hate’: NAACP Raises Over $340K for Black Child Targeted in Racist Verbal Attack

Stacy M. Brown Black Press Usa Senior National
Thursday, May 8, 2025
Outrage has turned to action in Rochester after a white woman launched a racist verbal assault on a 5year-old Black child at a public park—an incident that has sparked national condemnation, a surge of community support, and a flood of donations aimed at helping the young victim heal.
The Target store on McKnight Road in Ross Township. Ross Township is adjacent to Pittsburgh’s northern border. Target Corporation is an American retail corporation that operates a chain of discount department stores. (Photo by Bg Walker)

The Target store on McKnight Road in Ross Township. Ross Township is adjacent to Pittsburgh’s northern border. Target Corporation is an American retail corporation that operates a chain of discount department stores. (Photo by Bg Walker)

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Target CEO Attempts Damage Control After Weeks of Silence and Mounting Backlash

Stacy M. Brown Black Press Usa Senior National
Thursday, May 8, 2025
May 7, 2025—Target CEO Brian Cornell acknowledged in an email to employees this week that a monthslong lapse in communication has created uncertainty. The retailer is grappling with falling foot traffic, public boycotts, and criticism over its retreat from diversity goals.
T.D. Jakes

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Bishop T.D. Jakes to Retire

Frederick Lowe
Thursday, May 8, 2025
Bishop T.D. Jakes dramatically ended his Sunday sermon by saying that he is going to retire and turn the ministry over to his daughter and her husband.The 67-year-old Jakes has been the senior pastor of Potter’s House, a non-denominational megachurch in Dallas, Texas, which has grown into a...
Tributes Paid to Paramedic Stabbed to Death During Ambulance Ride to Hospital

Tributes Paid to Paramedic Stabbed to Death During Ambulance Ride to Hospital

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Tributes Paid to Paramedic Stabbed to Death During Ambulance Ride to Hospital

Heather Hollingsworth Couresy, The Independent
Friday, May 2, 2025
The victim, 29-year-old Graham Hoffman, was a threeyear veteran of the Kansas City Fire Department(This story was first published on April 28, 2025 in www.the-independent.com)A woman has pleaded not guilty to the fatal stabbing of a paramedic inside an ambulance.Shanetta Bossell, 39, entered the...
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