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  • 2 weeks ago | kcur.org | Lisa Rodriguez

    To the honorable Mayor Quinton Lucas and members of the Kansas City Council:Over the course of the last five years, we, members of the Kansas City media, have grown increasingly concerned about changes in our access to transparent and accurate information from City Hall.

  • Dec 5, 2024 | krcu.org | Lisa Rodriguez

    With no fanfare, Sandra Hemme, the Missouri woman who spent 43 years in prison for a murder she did not commit, is finally free of the legal system. Livingston County Circuit Court Judge Ryan Horsman, who found Hemme innocent last summer, signed the final order on Tuesday that granted her freedom. The order from Horsman was a little more than a page long. “Sandra Hemme is hereby permanently and unconditionally discharged from custody,” the judge wrote.

  • Dec 4, 2024 | kcur.org | Lisa Rodriguez

    With no fanfare, Sandra Hemme, the Missouri woman who spent 43 years in prison for a murder she did not commit, is finally free of the legal system. Livingston County Circuit Court Judge Ryan Horsman, who found Hemme innocent last summer, signed the final order on Tuesday that granted her freedom. The order from Horsman was a little more than a page long. “Sandra Hemme is hereby permanently and unconditionally discharged from custody,” the judge wrote.

  • Oct 3, 2024 | kcur.org | Lisa Rodriguez

    Rayan Makarem says his family in Lebanon— who include his parents, cousins, and in-laws— are "as safe as they can be.""Safe" is a relative term right now for the country of roughly 5.5 million people, with a smaller landmass than Connecticut, as Lebanon faces constant aerial bombardment and an ongoing ground invasion from Israel's military, as part of a campaign against the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah. Makarem grew up in Lebanon and moved to U.S. 10 years ago.

  • Oct 3, 2024 | kcur.org | Lisa Rodriguez

    The Kansas City Royals completed a sweep of the Baltimore Orioles yesterday in the best-of-three American League Wild Card Series. Excellent team pitching performances in both games and key hits from players like shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. and first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino led the team to its first postseason series victory since 2015. KCUR's Sam Zeff told Up To Date that he thinks Witt was the star of the series. "It's that hustle, I mean, just the all around greatness," Zeff said.

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