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Deep Background: Will the George Floyd protests change anything with KC police?

Kim Bruce, of Lenexa, kneeled for eight minutes of silence at a Black Lives Matter George Floyd rally Sunday near 95th Street and Antioch Road in Overland Park.
Kim Bruce, of Lenexa, kneeled for eight minutes of silence at a Black Lives Matter George Floyd rally Sunday near 95th Street and Antioch Road in Overland Park. Chris Ochsner cochsner@kcstar.com

On today’s Deep Background podcast, Kansas City Star reporters Katie Moore and Steve Vockrodt join hosts Dave Helling and Derek Donovan to talk about the protests that have been going on in Kansas City and around the world in the wake of the killing of George Floyd in a Minneapolis police officer’s custody. Kansas City is committing to police body cameras and other reforms, but will that solve the problem?

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Dave Helling
Opinion Contributor,
The Kansas City Star
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Dave Helling has covered politics in Kansas and Missouri for four decades. He has worked in television news, and is a regular contributor to local broadcast programs. Helling writes editorials and columns for the Star, and is the co-host of the weekly “4Star Politics” show. He was awarded the 2018 ASNE Burl Osborne award for editorial leadership.
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