Brandon Ellington

The legislation includes $269 million for police, the biggest budget of any city department. Attempts by city council members to have more control over how the police department spends money ultimately failed.

Kansas City Council members failed to reach a consensus Thursday on whether to jumpstart the process to replace Police Chief Rick Smith, who will retire next year but whose current leadership continues to be fraught with controversy.

City Council will take up an ambitious $2 million proposal for a “tiny home village” providing beds and services for up to 200 people experiencing homelessness.

Tuesday’s election includes races for two Kansas City-area Missouri House seats that were vacated earlier this year. The 22nd District House seat came…

A Kansas City, Missouri, city council committee on Wednesday unanimously passed a measure that would wipe out a municipal violation for anyone caught with…