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"I think our policing depends on us, and we have accountability. If mistakes are made, then they're dealt with," said Overland Mayor Marty Little. "Here, I don't feel that's happening."
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Photo illustration by Marci Suela / The Marshall Project; . source images: Katie Moore / The Marshall Project and U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. Over half of death row prisoners in Missouri have been executed. Nationally, the rate is 18%.
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The couple's 14-month-old daughter was found crying beside her mother's body in a sugarcane field last week, according to Guatemalan authorities and media.
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Mia Bieniemy, the wife of Chiefs' Offensive Coordinator Eric Bieniemy, is reportedly in stable condition after being shot multiple times at the family’s home in Ashburn, Virginia, on Sunday night. The couple’s 27-year-old son has been charged and is being held in the county detention center.
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents recently questioned the drivers and passengers of a bus bound for Mexico. The scene capped a tense week for Wichita's immigrant and Latino community, as businesses urge people to stay home.
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For two rescuers on the Black River in southeast Missouri, it was “one of the most scary situations that they've ever been in.”
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Two former residents say they were abused by staff, while a third was assaulted under the facility’s care by a nursing home resident, according to the lawsuit.
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Over the last three years, Kansas City Police Department statistics show a decrease in both homicides and nonfatal shootings. Police and community partners attribute the drop to a combination of preventive tactics.
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Independence resident Alisa Ramdial Shahib is the latest case of the Trump administration attempting to deport an immigrant to a country where they have no ties. She’s been detained in Kansas since March, with no criminal charges against her.
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Flash floods devastated parts of southeast Missouri late last week, leaving one person dead. Community members say they're working to rebuild and are seeking help.
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For the past 25 years, the Midwest Innocence Project has worked at no cost to free incarcerated individuals who believe they were wrongfully convicted of crimes in Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa.
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A historic rainfall event has left communities across several Missouri counties underwater and prompted water rescues, including an evacuation of a summer camp.
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Work crews were up early Sunday morning clearing away Fan Fest from the grounds of the National WWI Museum and Memorial in Kansas City. The city hosted its final World Cup match on Saturday, when Argentina defeated Switzerland.
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Ramsingh said living in Mexico allows his family to be closer to friends and relatives in the U.S. When he was detained by ICE, Ramsingh had a green card he had been renewing since he arrived in the U.S. in 1986 at age 5.