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Breaking News Editor at The Kansas City Star. 816-234-4633. icummings@kcstar.com

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    28 Oct 2018

    He killed for nearly 40 years. Kansas City police knew his name. This is the story of Robert Gross. just published a six-part series we've been working on for almost a year. With and

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    19 hours ago

    The child remains in critical condition. A lot still unanswered. "A girl at that age just wants a home...."

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    Jan 2

    ICYMI: 5 years ago KC launched effort to stop homicides. City still ranks among worst in U.S.

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    Jan 2

    Biggest criminal trial against opioid executives has implications for Kansas victims

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    30 Dec 2018

    5 years ago KC launched effort to stop homicides. City still ranks among worst in U.S.

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    28 Dec 2018

    So here's what happens when we go in deep exploration of a life-worn sister's pain and the mystery of the shooting of a 13-year-old boy so many years ago...

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    30 Dec 2018

    5 years ago KC launched effort to stop homicides. City still ranks among worst in U.S.

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    21 Dec 2018

    Josh Hawley's office released records today that showed political operatives directed attorney general staff (Hawley said no one ran the office but him) and that staff used private emails for public business (he didn't like it when Hillary Clinton did it).

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    20 Dec 2018

    This police shooting, fully revealed after The Star sued for body cams more than a year ago, gets another hard look as Ciara Howard's estate sues for wrongful death

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    20 Dec 2018

    More accountability journalism from

    The tactical team warned the officers not to go in the house. They did anyway, and killed Ciara Howard. A federal lawsuit against officials in Johnson County now seeks $4 million. Follow for more updates today.
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    20 Dec 2018

    Advocates say Kansas' child welfare system has been broken for years. A report from a new coalition shows just how broken and pinpoints solutions. “We can’t go into another year without having solid answers and resolutions to some of these problems.”

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  12. 20 Dec 2018

    The tactical team warned the officers not to go in the house. They did anyway, and killed Ciara Howard. A federal lawsuit against officials in Johnson County now seeks $4 million. Follow for more updates today.

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  13. 19 Dec 2018

    A 19-year-old Overland Park woman killed in a wreck Monday had been a notable soccer player at St. Thomas Aquinas and was playing at UCM in Warrensburg. Story from

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  14. 18 Dec 2018

    Under a new Kansas law for the wrongly convicted, the man freed in the doppelganger case will receive more than $1 million.

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    18 Dec 2018

    “I don’t understand ... how I could get nothing, or how I deserve that?”

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    18 Dec 2018

    Are you a former staff member or student from @vatterottED or in ? Please reach out to me at kbergen@kcstar.com

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    18 Dec 2018

    ICYMI...quick action by Police in Greenwood, Mo., saves the life of a baby girl after dad says he drowned her.

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    17 Dec 2018

    Latest I-team piece, with Are Muslim-owned accounts being singled out by big banks ? | Miami Herald

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    17 Dec 2018

    ‘A miracle’: Infant survives floating in Missouri pond after dad says he drowned her

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  20. 17 Dec 2018

    A Missouri police chief found the 6-month-old infant floating in a pond where her father said he drowned her. Her temperature was under 88 degrees. When she breathed again, they called it a miracle. Story from and

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    17 Dec 2018

    The has been working with the on embedding transparency and engagement in the journalism, to help improve community news literacy/fluency and engender trust. Here's how it's going (spoiler: quite well):

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