/tags/ralph-yarl Ralph Yarl en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:10:48 GMT /law-order/2025-02-20/andrew-lester-kansas-city-dies-ralph-yarl-sentencing-assault-clay-county-northland Andrew Lester pleaded guilty to second-degree assault in the shooting of Ralph Yarl last Friday. The teen mistakenly rang Lester's doorbell in April 2023 when he was picking up his brothers. Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:10:48 GMT /law-order/2025-02-20/andrew-lester-kansas-city-dies-ralph-yarl-sentencing-assault-clay-county-northland Peggy Lowe, Savannah Hawley-Bates /government-politics-issues/2025-02-11/missouri-senators-consider-removing-several-firearm-restrictions One of the measures, Senate Bill 74, would bar cities and counties from imposing their own open carry firearm restrictions. Tue, 11 Feb 2025 11:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2025-02-11/missouri-senators-consider-removing-several-firearm-restrictions Evy Lewis /law-order/2023-08-31/andrew-lester-will-stand-trial-for-shooting-ralph-yarl-a-black-teen-in-kansas-city Lester, an 84-year-old white man who lives in Kansas City’s Northland neighborhood, was charged with two felonies for shooting Ralph Yarl on the night of April 13, after the Black teen mistakenly arrived at the wrong address. Thu, 31 Aug 2023 21:02:32 GMT /law-order/2023-08-31/andrew-lester-will-stand-trial-for-shooting-ralph-yarl-a-black-teen-in-kansas-city Peggy Lowe, Gabe Rosenberg /law-order/2023-08-31/white-kansas-city-man-who-shot-black-teen-ralph-yarl-faces-preliminary-hearing-this-week Andrew “Dan” Lester, 84, has a preliminary hearing in Clay County Court on Thursday and Friday, where the high-profile case will be held with limited media coverage and a gag on what attorneys can say outside of court. Thu, 31 Aug 2023 17:09:47 GMT /law-order/2023-08-31/white-kansas-city-man-who-shot-black-teen-ralph-yarl-faces-preliminary-hearing-this-week Peggy Lowe /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-04-28/legal-roundtable-dives-into-kim-gardners-rudderless-ship-of-chaos Kim Gardner faces contempt. A teenager shot for ringing a doorbell. Andrew Bailey’s anti-trans rule halted. The Legal Roundtable analyzes those cases, and more. Fri, 28 Apr 2023 20:00:22 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-04-28/legal-roundtable-dives-into-kim-gardners-rudderless-ship-of-chaos Danny Wicentowski /law-order/2023-04-21/after-ralph-yarls-shooting-black-kansas-citians-worry-theyre-always-going-to-be-just-black As the 16-year-old recovers at home and the alleged shooter, Andrew D. Lester, awaits trial after pleading not guilty to two felony charges, a diverse group of residents showed up this week to protests. The case has reignited anger about race, guns and policing. Fri, 21 Apr 2023 16:18:58 GMT /law-order/2023-04-21/after-ralph-yarls-shooting-black-kansas-citians-worry-theyre-always-going-to-be-just-black Laura Ziegler, Lawrence Brooks IV, Zach Perez /law-order/2023-04-20/andrew-lester-white-kansas-city-man-who-shot-ralph-yarl-pleads-not-guilty-to-felony-charges Andrew D. Lester appeared for a three-minute hearing at the Clay County Courthouse for a formal reading of his two felony charges, first degree assault and armed criminal action. Meanwhile, Lee Merritt, a lawyer representing the teen’s family, said the U.S. Department of Justice is investigating the shooting as a federal hate crime. Thu, 20 Apr 2023 10:00:00 GMT /law-order/2023-04-20/andrew-lester-white-kansas-city-man-who-shot-ralph-yarl-pleads-not-guilty-to-felony-charges Peggy Lowe, Savannah Hawley-Bates