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Law Enforcement Accountability @kcstar. Previously: ABC24, The Daily Memphian, The Herald-Citizen, Yankton Daily Press and Dakotan.

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Reporter for the Herald-Citizen in Cookeville, Tennessee. Formerly of the Yankton Daily Press and Dakotan.

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Curious Nashville: Why A Rural Town In Middle Tennessee Desperately Wants Better Internet

Curious Nashville: Why A Rural Town In Middle Tennessee Desperately Wants Better Internet

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Ripple effect: Former Tech student tells story of alleged assault

Ripple effect: Former Tech student tells story of alleged assault

Editor's note: The following story about an alleged rape on Tech's campus was set to be published as a four-p…

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Drag queen storytime draws protests

Drag queen storytime draws protests

A drag queen story hour drew over 100 protesters Saturday.This was the second time Drag Queen Story Hour was …

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Two-year-old dies at Cummins Falls

Two-year-old dies at Cummins Falls

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Butler faces 28 counts

Butler faces 28 counts

Former owner of Senior Lifestyles, Stephanie Butler, has been indicted on 28 charges by the Putnam County Gra…

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Sediment Study Brings New Questions

Sediment Study Brings New Questions

A new study on sedimentation conducted by the Nebraska Water Science Center (NWSC), was presented at the annu…

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Crash of skydiving plane kills 12 in Butler, Missouri, authorities say

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By Eleanor Nash , Laura Bauer , Ben Wheeler 
| The Daily Gazette
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A plane crash at Butler Memorial Airport on Sunday killed 12 people, including a pilot and 11 skydivers, according to Bates County authorities. The crash happened during takeoff and was reported about 11:27 a.m., Bates County Sheriff Chad Anderson said in a news conference Sunday afternoon. The plane was a locally-based, 10-person aircraft. The airport is about an hour’s drive south of Kansas City.
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Crash of skydiving plane kills 12 in Butler, Missouri, authorities say

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By Eleanor Nash, Laura Bauer , Ben Wheeler 
| The Derrick and The News-Herald
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A plane crash at Butler Memorial Airport on Sunday killed 12 people, including a pilot and 11 skydivers, according to Bates County authorities. The crash happened during takeoff and was reported about 11:27 a.m., Bates County Sheriff Chad Anderson said in a news conference Sunday afternoon. The plane was a locally-based, 10-person aircraft. The airport is about an hour’s drive south of Kansas City.
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Crash of skydiving plane kills 12 in Butler, Missouri, authorities say

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By Eleanor Nash, Laura Bauer , Ben Wheeler 
| The Hanford Sentinel
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A plane crash at Butler Memorial Airport on Sunday killed 12 people, including a pilot and 11 skydivers, according to Bates County authorities. The crash happened during takeoff and was reported about 11:27 a.m., Bates County Sheriff Chad Anderson said in a news conference Sunday afternoon. The plane was a locally-based, 10-person aircraft. The airport is about an hour’s drive south of Kansas City.
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