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Kansas police departments face officer shortages

By Nomin Ujiyediin,

Published August 9, 2022 at 4:00 AM CDT

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Police departments in Kansas are struggling to attract and hire officers — often losing them to other jobs. The shortage is hampering departments across the state.

Police departments across Kansas are struggling to hire officers. In rural western Kansas, that means younger officers walking the beat. KCUR's Blaise Mesa has more on why this is happening and what departments are doing about it.

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Nomin Ujiyediin

As a newscaster and a host of a daily news podcast, I want to deliver the most important and interesting news of the day in an engaging and easily understandable way. No matter where you live in the metro or what you’re interested in, I want you to learn something from each newscast or podcast – and maybe even give you something to talk about at the dinner table.

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Trevor Grandin

Trevor Grandin is a contributing producer for KCUR Studios.

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Byron J. Love

As an on-demand producer, I am focused on using my skills and experiences across multiple digital applications, platforms and media fields to create community focused audio, video and on-demand products for KCUR Studios. The media that I produce aims to inform, entertain and connect with the Kansas City metro area as we continue to learn from each other. Email me at byronlove@kcur.org.

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