Kansas City mayor accuses governor of racial ‘dog whistle’ for calling parade shooters ‘thugs’
US News By Anders Hagstrom , Fox News Published Feb. 18, 2024, 6:43 p.m. ET Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas accused Missouri Gov. Mike Parson of using a racial “dog whistle” when referring to the suspected shooters at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade as “thugs.” Lucas made the comment during an appearance on […]
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Mom of Uvalde school shooting victim runs for mayor
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Nearly 18 months after the deadliest school shooting in Texas, Uvalde residents will elect a new mayor in a special election. Among the three candidates vying to lead the majority-Latino town is Kimberly […]
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Arkansas School Safety Commission makes progress
Illustration: Brendan Lynch/Axios Arkansas’ School Safety Commission met Tuesday for the 10th time since being reinstated by Gov. Asa Hutchinson in June. What happened: After hearing concerns and experiences from four parents living across the state, the group unanimously adopted several tactics to include in its final report, due in October. State of play: Hutchinson […]
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Northwest Arkansas shootings leave two dead, inciting panic
Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios A spate of seemingly unrelated shootings in NWA have left two dead, and police are still looking for at least one shooter. Details: Romeo Woods, 21, was killed after being shot by another male outside a Bentonville apartment complex on Thursday, Aug. 25, just before noon. Hunter Kimbro, 33, was arrested and […]
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Highland Park City Council holds emotional first meeting since parade shooting | #citycouncil
Highland Park City Council to host special meeting – first since parade shooting Monday will mark the Highland Park City Council’s first meeting since the Fourth of July parade tragedy. HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. – The Highland Park City Council on Monday met in-person at City Hall for the first time since the Fourth of July […]
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Buffalo mayor calls for federal recovery funds for mass shooting
Buffalo, N.Y., Mayor Byron Brown on Tuesday called for federal funds to help his city recover after a mass shooting in May that left 10 Black people dead, with an economist drawing a parallel to government support after natural disasters. Brown told lawmakers his city spent $500,000 on unbudgeted funds in the two weeks after […]
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Governor Hutchinson announces reinstatement of Arkansas School Safety Commission
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — On June 10, Governor Asa Hutchinson announced that he has issued an executive order to reinstate the Arkansas School Safety Commission. Gov. Hutchinson not considering gun reform in Arkansas The recent violence in Texas was a stark reminder that the work of securing our schools is never done. That is […]
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Gov. Hutchinson not considering gun reform in Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Governor Asa Hutchinson said Thursday he is not considering changing gun legislation in the state this year in the wake of mass shootings in Tulsa and Uvalde. In a “pen and pad” for journalists, Gov. Hutchinson said if he calls a special session, the focus will be on increasing school […]
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