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By Robert A. Cronkleton From The Kansas City Star An Olathe, Kansas, mother has sued Walmart for allegedly ...

History lesson plaque added to downtown Kansas Citys Andrew Jackson statue Bill Lukitsch, The Kansas City Star Jul. 7—A new plaque has been added to a bronze statue of Andrew Jackson outside the downtown Kansas City courthouse spelling out the former presidents history as a slave owner and his support of forcefully removing Native Americans from their land. The plaque notes that Jackson County was named for Jackson by Missouri lawmakers three years before he was elected as the...

Independence woman accused of fatally shooting man Wednesday at Raytown apartments Luke Nozicka, The Kansas City Star Feb. 25—A 24-year-old woman has been charged in the fatal shooting of a man Wednesday morning in Raytown, according to police. Daizhane Redmond, of Independence, was charged with second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the killing of Michael Wright, according to the Jackson County Prosecutors Office. Police responded shortly before 2 a.m. to an armed ...