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Under a gray sky, his mother tossed dirt onto the vault that held Dexter Wade's shiny red casket after it was lowered into the ground.

Rev. Al Sharpton delivered the eulogy and a call to action to investigate the circumstances of Wade’s death.

We surveyed the Wyandotte County candidates on your ballot. Here’s what they had to say.

By Samantha Young | KFF Health News | Special to the OBSERVER - California has become the first state to ban doctors and medical examiners from attributing deaths to the controversial diagnosis known as "excited delirium", which could make it harder for police to justify excessive force.

California is the first state to ban the controversial diagnosis known as "excited delirium," which has been used increasingly to justify excessive force by law enforcement.

A human rights activist hailed the decision as a “watershed moment” that could make it harder for police to justify excessive force.

A human rights activist hailed the decision as a “watershed moment” that could make it harder for police to justify excessive force.

A human rights activist hailed the decision as a “watershed moment” that could make it harder for police to justify excessive force.

A human rights activist hailed the decision as a “watershed moment” that could make it harder for police to justify excessive force.

A human rights activist hailed the decision as a “watershed moment” that could make it harder for police to justify excessive force.