The top headlines from The Kansas City Star on Wednesday, November 24th, 2021 including: Kevin Strickland freed after judge vacates conviction in 1978 triple murders; KC Police Chief Rick Smith forced out days after officer convicted of manslaughter; 8-year-old Olathe boy was badly burned when he allegedly was set on fire by a bully and High school students in the North Kansas City School District on Monday evening condemned recent efforts by a Northland social group to remove certain books from the school library.