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In March 2022, a Missouri sniper shot and killed a toddler in error, acting — according to experts — contrary to training and best practices.

The Kansas City Super Bowl victory rally shooting stunned the community and made international news. But the rally was just an unusual setting for a frequent event in the city— and America.

In the first of the series “The Injured,” a Kansas family remembers Valentine’s Day as the beginning of panic attacks, life-altering trauma, and waking to nightmares of gunfire. Thrown into the spotlight by the shootings, they wonder how they will recover.

A new federal lawsuit argues that the Missouri law cementing state governance of KCPD was created “to keep Black people enslaved.” One of the women is Narene Crosby, whose son Ryan Stokes was killed by KCPD in 2013.

Jackson County charged two people under 18 with unspecified gun offenses and resisting arrest in connection with the shooting at the end of Wednesday's Chiefs parade and rally, which killed one and injured 22 others. The court says more charges may come in the future.

Kansas City Police say that no charges have been filed yet against any of the three detained suspects, two of whom are juveniles. The only confirmed death so far in Wednesday's shooting at Union Station is 43-year-old Lisa Lopez-Galvan, a local radio DJ.

Kansas City Police report that three people are in custody after a shooting west of Union Station near the parking garage, which occurred during Wednesday's Chiefs victory rally. One person is dead and at least 22 were injured, not including those hurt in the rush to leave the area.

Since recreational weed was legalized in Missouri, thousands of residents say they get a greater high than from the pot they used to buy. It's spurred many consumers to ask: "Has weed gotten stronger?"

The Kansas City Chiefs trailed the San Francisco 49ers at halftime, but rallied to score 13 unanswered points and finished regulation tied at 19.

The Kansas City Chiefs will make their fourth Super Bowl appearance in five years after upsetting the Baltimore Ravens, 17-10, at the AFC Championship in Baltimore.