gun violence

A bill to increase the state’s support for school safety appears stalled in this month’s special legislative session. But even if it passes, superintendents warn it isn’t enough.

Lester, an 84-year-old white man, was charged with two felonies for shooting Ralph Yarl, a Black teen, April 13. His trial is set for October 2024.

Lester, an 84-year-old white man who lives in Kansas City’s Northland, was charged with two felonies for shooting Ralph Yarl on the night of April 13, after the Black teen mistakenly arrived at the wrong address.

A local coalition is asking the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate three fatal police shootings in Oklahoma County after the new district attorney dropped the criminal charges against the involved officers.

Parents of Wichita elementary school students will get a copy of the book in advance of a district-wide lockdown drill next week.

Lawmakers will give districts $15,000 per campus and $10 per student — an amount district leaders said falls far short of the cost to pay for the salary and equipment needed to outfit an officer.

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Experts expect a decision could have wide effects on the nation’s domestic violence and gun laws. “The impact would be immediate,” a DA official said.

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling in United States v. Zackey Rahimi, which says banning subjects of protective orders from having firearms is unconstitutional.

The Clay County Judge ruled that the case against Andrew Lester, the 84-year-old white man who shot 17-year-old Ralph Yarl, be sealed so that he receives a fair and impartial trial. Judge Louis Angles cited the harassment, media coverage and threats Andrew Lester has faced.