Jodi Fortino
Freelance reporterJodi Fortino, a University of Missouri-Kansas City graduate, is a freelance reporter for KCUR 89.3.
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After almost two weeks of testimony, Kylr Yust took the stand and accused his half-brother of killing the two women. -
Residents from Platte, Jackson, Clay and Cass counties elected public school board members and Kansas City voters overwhelmingly renewed that city's 1% earnings tax.
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Independence Mayor Eileen Weir said the flag is a "powerful symbol" when it comes to making LGBTQ people feel safe in the city.
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Freedom Inc. President Rodney Bland filed a complaint with police about Ellington, who wouldn’t say if the two men crossed paths on March 20.
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Both the crime scene and Taser data contradicted former deputy Lauren Michael's initial claim that the woman who was resisting arrest had taken the officer's Taser.
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The new policy will prohibit officers from using so-called less-lethal weapons to disperse crowds engaging in "First Amendment-protected activities" like public protests.
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The cuts are a part of the university’s UMKC Forward plan that includes investing up to $60 million over the next five years in enrollment-boosting initiatives.
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More than 2,000 people in the Kansas City area died from COVID-19. Area leaders gathered to mark one year since they announced restrictions that would upend life across the metro.
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The Kansas City Police officer seen pepper spraying a teenager in a viral Twitter video at last summer's Black Lives Matter Protests has been charged with misdemeanor assault.
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After the events of last summer’s protests and the ongoing pandemic, Streetcar Authority officials say they "couldn’t take a break” from holding this year’s Black History Month Celebration.
