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Ryan Stokes family wants answers about his fatal shooting by KC police

Sep 28, 2016

A prayer vigil and press conference for Ryan Stokes was held on Wednesday at the corner of 12th and McGee streets in downtown Kansas City where Stokes was fatally shot by police in 2013. The Southern Christian Leadership Conference of Greater Kansas City has asked the U.S. attorney general's office and the FBI to investigate the shooting.

Allison Long The Kansas City Star

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Lady Gaga will perform during Super Bowl halftime show

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Lady Gaga will perform during Super Bowl halftime show