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Kansas City Police Under Investigation After Shooting Pregnant Woman Who Had Her Hands in the Air 5 Times

Y.R.A (BMS)June 2, 2022June 2, 2022

by Y.R.A (BMS)June 2, 2022June 2, 202204864

Kansas City, MO. – The Missouri State Highway Patrol has launched an investigation after police repeatedly shot a pregnant woman in a store parking lot...

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29-Yr-Old Black Woman Found Dead After Date With White Man; Police Say She Died of ‘Natural Causes’

Y.R.A (BMS)March 2, 2022March 2, 2022

by Y.R.A (BMS)March 2, 2022March 2, 202203313

The family of a young Kansas City, Missouri mother is seeking answers after she was found dead a day after going on a date with...

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A 2-Yr-Old Was Kidnapped In Kansas City. Why Was No Amber Alert issued?

BMS AdminAugust 24, 2021August 24, 2021

by BMS AdminAugust 24, 2021August 24, 202102497

Two-year-old Khalecia Richards is lucky to be alive after being kidnapped — by accident, as it turned out — by a car thief who apparently didn’t know...

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Family Demands Answers After Kansas City Police Officer Kills 26-Yr-Old Cameron Lamb

BMS AdminDecember 9, 2019December 9, 2019

by BMS AdminDecember 9, 2019December 9, 201913479

An investigation is underway after 26-year-old Cameron Lamb was shot and killed by a police detective in Kansas City on Tuesday. The department continues to...

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Leon’s Thriftway is the Oldest Black-Owned Grocery Store

BMS AdminJuly 3, 2016September 13, 2018

by BMS AdminJuly 3, 2016September 13, 20183 83060

Leon Stapleton owns a Thriftway supermarket franchise located at 4400 East 39th. Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Mr. Stapleton is a spritely, 90-years young, and...