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Diddy Allegedly Blames Drugs as Judge Clears Violent Video for Trial

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Friday, May 2, 2025

Sean “Diddy” Combs is preparing to argue that heavy drug and alcohol use left him mentally incapable of forming criminal intent, a defense that prosecutors are moving swiftly to block ahead of his looming federal trial.

Congratulations are in order for Jackson County Legislature Chairman DaRon McGee who is among Ingram’s Magazine’s 40 Under Forty Class of 2025. The program is now in its 27th year and spotlights “the high achievers from every corner of regional business.” READ THE FULL STORY INCLUDING PHOTOS AND BIOS OF ALL THE HONOREES IN THE APRIL, VOL. 27 EDITION OF INGRAM’S AT: ingrams.com

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Friday, May 2, 2025

Congratulations are in order for Jackson County Legislature Chairman DaRon McGee who is among Ingram’s Magazine’s 40 Under Forty Class of 2025. The program is now in its 27th year and spotlights “the high achievers from every corner of regional business.”

Cameron Lamb courtesy photo/file

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KCPD, Cameron Lamb Family Reach $4.1 Million Settlement

Denise E.

Friday, April 25, 2025

Area Civil Rights Leaders React: ‘Justice Delayed is Still Justice Denied’ A $4.1 million settlement was filed in court documents on Tuesday between the Kansas City Board of Police Commission and the mother, Laurie Bey and three children of Cameron Lamb, the Black man shot to death by a White...

FILE: Pope Francis is greeted by hundreds in Vatican City (Photo by Ashwin Vaswani on Unsplash)

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Pope Francis Dies; Body Lies in State Ahead of Saturday’s Funeral

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Friday, April 25, 2025

He’s been called, “The People’s Pope” and one of the most popular pontiffs of all time. Pope Francis, 88 died Easter Monday, April 21 according to the Vatican.

Missouri DOC Artists Donate Original Artwork to Benefit MISD

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Missouri DOC Artists Donate Original Artwork to Benefit MISD

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Friday, April 25, 2025

Free Admission awaits guests who view the amazing works of art created by incarcerated artists in the Missouri Department of Corrections on Saturday, May 3 from 1p.m.-4 p.m. at Westport Presbyterian Church, 201 Westport Road, Kansas City, Mo.

Jackson County Legislator Manny Abarca IV

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Legislators Ask Attorney General to ‘Review’ County Executive

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Friday, April 25, 2025

Jackson County Legislator Manuel Abarca IV and some of his fellow legislators are calling for a formal review by Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey into multiple actions taken by Jackson County Executive Frank White.

photo/Chase Castor/The Beacon Kansas City

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Jackson County Will Cap Property Tax Assessments this Year. But Big Increases Might Still be Coming

Savannah Hawley-bates Kcur.

Friday, April 18, 2025

Jackson County will cap 2025 property assessments at 15%, but that doesn’t solve the legal battle over the 2023 assessments.The county announced today (Thursday) that it will cap assessment increases at 15% this year.

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Charges Filed Against Man Who Admitted to Robbing Joanne Collins

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Friday, April 18, 2025

Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson last week announced a felony charge against a Kansas City man who snatched a purse from former Kansas City, Missouri Councilwoman Joanne Collins, 89. Collins is a NAIA championship games fan and was attending the games being held downtown last month.

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Education requesting the administration of President Donald Trump reverse a decision to freeze $22.6 million allocated to the state for benefit of students and teachers. This is a 2023 image of Kelly meeting students at Jardine Elementary in Topeka. photo/Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector. RELATED STORY INSIDE, P. B3

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Gov. Laura Kelly Urges Trump Administration to Release $22.6 Million in Frozen Funding

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Friday, April 18, 2025

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Education requesting the administration of President Donald Trump reverse a decision to freeze $22.6 million allocated to the state for benefit of students and teachers.

The Kansas City Academy, a private middle and high school located in southern Kansas City, is listed as one of the schools participating in the MOScholars program. (photo/Ceilidh Kern/The Beacon)

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