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May 17, 2022
The Johns Hopkins University study showed that in four of the 10 states, the increase in cop-involved shootings was significantly…
Trees and sky thegrio.com
May 1, 2022
A new park named after Benjamin Oglesby, a former enslaved person and war veteran will open this summer in St.…
April 26, 2022
Tyre Sampson, the 14-year-old boy visiting ICON Park in Orlando with his football team, fell from its Free Fall attraction…
Adobe Stock Traffic Stop
April 24, 2022
Kansas City, Mo. police Sgt. Herb Robinson claims in a lawsuit that two officers racially profiled him when they stopped…
April 8, 2022
A Missouri grandmother has made history as the first African American elected to city council in Hazelwood. 
April 5, 2022
North American Automotive Services, or Ed Napleton Automotive Group, will pay $10 million, most of which will reimburse customers.
March 29, 2022
The teenager who fell to his death in an Orlando amusement park was wearing a safety harness that was still…
March 29, 2022
Shanise Harvey told local media she allowed her 12-year-old daughter to attend the gathering of area kin to celebrate several…
March 17, 2022
The bill, HB 1354, creates clearer guidelines and standardizes compensation for those wrongfully convicted of crimes.
March 15, 2022
A range of workers — including police officers — have filed suits against the city of Normandy, located outside St.…
March 12, 2022
The family of Donnie Sanders is suing the Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners and the officer behind the Black…
March 6, 2022
Eric DeValkenaere, the former officer convicted of fatally shooting a Black man in 2019, has been sentenced to six years…
Crime Scene
March 1, 2022
A 29-year-old Missouri mother was found dead inside her home following a date with a man she reportedly met on…
Black hair thegrio.com
March 1, 2022
State house lawmakers on Monday approved a measure that would ban hair texture-based discrimination against students throughout the state.
February 23, 2022
A former Kansas City detective convicted of fatally shooting Cameron Lamb will remain free on bond while his conviction is…
February 9, 2022
Patricia and Mark McCloskey, both lawyers, may appeal for the full reinstatement of their law licenses after one year.
February 3, 2022
Ryan Utterback also faces a misdemeanor charge of fourth-degree domestic assault and a misdemeanor charge of furnishing pornographic material.
February 2, 2022
Missouri legislators explored a bill banning bias “on the basis of hair texture and protective hairstyles" in state-funded schools.
Justin King thegrio.com
January 12, 2022
The white Missouri man who fatally shot his biracial neighbor Justin King will not face charges, the prosecutor announced Wednesday.
December 27, 2021
Brittany Wilson allegedly murdered Harrison Stephen Foster on Christmas Eve shortly after they both used methamphetamines.