“Journalism is printing something that someone does not want printed. Everything else is public relations.”― George Orwell @KCUR & host of @Archiverpodcast.
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I remember Escobar's inside the park homer like it was yesterday. Wait, it was. #Royals #worldseries #midnightbaseball @kcur
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The Chiefs' Rashee Rice gets out of a Texas jail tomorrow. It had its bumps. kcur.org/sports/2026-06-15/k… #football #NFLNews #ChiefsKingdom #kcmo
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ICYMI: Cocaine seizures spike in Kansas City ahead of World Cup matches kcur.org/news/2026-06-01/kan… #fifa #kcmo #drugwar
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I talk about this case a lot in reference to police escalation and violence.
This mother was experiencing a postpartum mental health crisis.
The family called for help…
…the police police proceeded shoot and kill both the mother and her baby who both died a slow and painful deaths.
Glad to see *some* justice around this, but it is sadly a settlement (despite it being the biggest in Missouri history).
No officers were punished (and can attest Independence cops have a baaaaad track record).
It’s horrifying how frequently police in general kill some of the most confused, scared, and vulnerable people they are meant to save. 25%-50% of fatal police shootings are someone in a mental health crisis.
The police (or even federal officers like ICE) cannot help people when they are a poorly trained militant force encouraged to see all civilians as combatants.
NEW: Independence paid a record $6 million to families of mother and baby killed by police kcur.org/politics-elections-… #police #policeshootings #moleg
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NEW: Independence paid a record $6 million to families of mother and baby killed by police kcur.org/politics-elections-… #police #policeshootings #moleg
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BREAKING: Independence will pay a record $6 million to family of 12-week-old baby killed by police kcur.org/politics-elections-… #moleg #police #policeshooting
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ICYMI: Why a Kansas City school banned Jackson County legislative chair Manny Abarca kcur.org/2026-05-26/jackson-… #kcmo #moleg @NACoCounties
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5/5 Sports Reporting: How a Kansas college runner ended up 'on the verge of death' after 102-degree practice | With @samzeff kcur.org/sports/2025-10-23/h…
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Why Jackson County legislative chair Manny Abarca was banned from a Kansas City school kcur.org/2026-05-26/jackson-… #moleg #kcmo @JacksonCountyMO #police
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Why Jackson County legislative chair Manny Abarca was banned from a Kansas City school | By @samzeff @kcur kcur.org/2026-05-26/jackson-…
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NEW: Why Jackson County legislative chair Manny Abarca, who is now running for county executive, was banned from a #kcmo school kcur.org/2026-05-26/jackson-… #moleg #Educación @kcpublicschools
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I’m not quite done reporting this story. Stay with me. kcur.org/news/2026-05-17/ind… #police #policeshooting #moleg #Independence
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Independence settles lawsuit over police shooting that killed an 11-week-old baby and her mother kcur.org/news/2026-05-17/ind… #moleg #police #policeshootings #missouri @CityOfIndepMO @JACOProsecutor
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NEW: Independence settles lawsuit over police shooting that killed an 11-week-old baby and her mother kcur.org/news/2026-05-17/ind… #police #policeshooting #moleg
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