Local Gunfire, School Fear, and Devotion

While this town faces an uptick in street violence as the election approaches, there’s plenty of local news to follow right now as we check police reports, court documents and community outreach news.

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KCPD: 1 injured in shooting near 37th Street, Broadway

Police were dispatched to the area of ​​W. 37th Street and Broadway Boulevard around 8:30 a.m. for a reported shooting.

One person was injured in the Independence attack on Tuesday morning, the suspect is in custody

Officers were about to respond to a car crash when they received word of a shooting.

Men accused in KC’s Crown Center mass shooting that injured six people waive jury trial

That’s why a jury won’t decide the outcome of two men on trial in January’s mass shooting at Kansas City’s Crown Center that injured six people.

Overland Park police: Massive call at elementary school led to temporary quarantine Tuesday

An elementary school in Overland Park was quarantined due to a call Tuesday, a police spokesman said.

Marijuana regulators concerned about predatory practices in Missouri’s social equity program * Missouri Independent

Cynara Velazquez met Michael Halow over the summer. Velazquez is an organizer of the California nonprofit Marijuana Education Project, which San Diego County hired in March to implement its social equity marijuana program. The group largely helps people incarcerated for marijuana apply for licenses to sell or grow marijuana.

REMINDER: CRYWOLF SERVICE PROCESSES ALARM SYSTEMS

As of April 25, 2024, CryWolf Services began permitting residential and commercial alarm systems in Kansas City, MO.

Ralph Yarl’s family is donating proceeds from bracelets to help other gun violence victims

Hope by Faith Spoonmore uses 100 percent of the proceeds from the bracelets to help victims of gun violence.

Legal groups challenge death penalty in Kansas 60 years after state’s last execution

The American Civil Liberties Union joined with law firms to argue that trial juries in Kansas were racially discriminatory.

Town hall focused on youth crime held in Kansas City

Jackson County leaders and experts gathered Monday in Kansas City to hold a town hall on youth crime.

Candlelight vigil held in Kansas City, Missouri for man killed in Northeast

Candlelight vigil held for Kansas City, Missouri man killed in Northeast

It’s improving. . .