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Gov. Mike Parson was warned Tuesday that a pardon for a Kansas City police officer convicted of killing a Black man would invite a backlash.

Faith leaders in Kansas City gathered Tuesday afternoon on the steps of the Jackson County Courthouse downtown to denounce a possible pardon for former KCPD Det. Eric DeValkenaere.

If we want even more such tragedies, keep officers like the one who fatally shot two people Friday night on the payroll. | Opinion

That the Missouri governor is even thinking of subverting justice for the only Kansas City police officer ever found guilty of killing a Black man is shocking. | Opinion

In a letter Tuesday, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker says she has learned Gov. Mike Parson is thinking of pardoning a former Kansas City police detective convicted of killing Cameron Lamb.

DeValkenaere, a now-former KCPD detective, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in death of Cameron Lamb

Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker on Tuesday made public a letter urging Missouri Gov. Mike Parson not to pardon a former Kansas City police detective who was convicted of

Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker on Tuesday made public a letter urging Missouri Gov. Mike Parson not to pardon a former Kansas City police detective who was convicted of

Two Kansas City police officers sent to a home on a 911 call left without finding a young mother fatally injured inside. And they missed a chance to protect her 4-year-old when the killer returned.

In a city that has seen a new wave of business investment, the shooting of Ralph Yarl, 16, drew new attention to persistent disparities between Black and white residents.