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Rep.Vicky Hartzler of Missouri declared her candidacy for the Senate on Thursday, becoming the latest Republican contender in the 2022 race to succeed retiring GOP Sen. Roy Blunt.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Republican Missouri Gov. Mike Parson says addressing the clemency petition for Kevin Strickland is not a “priority,” even though prosecutors say Strickland didn’t commit the triple murder that put him behind bars more than four decades ago.
Parson has a backlog of about 3,000 clemency requests, the Kansas City Star reported.
“When something like that comes up, we look at those cases, but I don’t know that that necessarily makes it a priority to jump in front of the line,” Parson said during a Monday news conference. “We understand some cases are going to draw more attention through the media than others, but we’re just going to look at those things.”
Missouri governor: Pardon of 4-decade inmate not a priority
FILE- In this Nov. 5, 2019 file photo, Kevin Strickland is pictured in an interview room at Western Missouri Correctional Center in Cameron, Mo. Strickland is serving a life sentence for a 1978 triple murder that he claims he did not commit. Missouri Gov. Mike Parson says addressing the clemency petition Strickland isn t a priority, even though prosecutors say Strickland didn t commit the triple murder. The Kansas City Star reports that Parson has a backlog of about 3,000 clemency requests and says that cases drawing attention don t necessarily jump to the front of the line. (James Wooldridge/The Kansas City Star via AP, File)
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Separate shootings in the Kansas City metropolitan area Tuesday afternoon claimed the lives of four people, including two 15-year-olds forcing an elementary school to lockdown and shocking families at a local park.
The first incident happened on the Kansas-side of the city when a 15-year-old was shot around noon in the 6600 block of Cleveland Avenue near Hazel Grove Elementary. The teenager was brought to an area hospital but died from his injuries. The suspect fled the scene in a vehicle before officers arrived and have not been apprehended, Kansas City, Kansas Police Department said in a statement.