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Eric DeValkenaere, the first Kansas City police officer convicted in the killing of a Black man, was booked at the Platte County jail. He will be held there until he is taken to a Missouri prison.

Eric DeValkenaere, the first Kansas City police officer convicted in the killing of a Black man, was booked at the Platte County jail. He will be held there until he is taken to a Missouri prison.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A former Kansas City police detective convicted in the shooting death of a Black man was booked into the Platte County jail Tuesday afternoon after losing

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A former Kansas City police detective convicted in the shooting death of a Black man was booked into the Platte County jail Tuesday afternoon after losing

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson, a former sheriff, has spent his political career defending law enforcement. As governor, the Republican has had a sometimes tense relationship with minority communities.

(TNS) 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

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.

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

The case, originally filed in Pulaski County, had a change of venue to Boone County.  Michael Lee, the father of Jessica Lee, brought the case after his daughters car was swept away in the early-morning hours of Aug. 6, 2013, from the flooded Southside Drive in Waynesville. Jessica Lees 4-year-old son, Elyjah, also was in the vehicle.  The third amended petition filed by Michael Lee on Nov. 25, 2019, was for Jessica. Elyjahs body was found later Aug. 6, 2013, one-half mile from Southside Dri...