criminal justice

Daniel Fox alleges that police refused to investigate a break-in next door to his house and later intimidated him into deleting a Twitter post critical of the police's alleged inaction.

Jury nullification is allowed, but few know about this legal process because courts don’t tell juries they have this power.

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. In Dodge City, that means younger officers walking the beat.

Charges can proceed against an officer who injured an innocent bystander while defending themself

Inmates at prisons in Oswego are headed to other facilities in Kansas, mostly the Lansing Correctional Facility.

Defense attorneys for three men accused of criminal negligence in the 2018 duck boat tragedy on Table Rock Lake said Missouri law doesn’t allow the Missouri Attorney General to bring criminal charges without an invitation from a local prosecutor.

Kansas first responders are learning about trauma-informed policing, and the effect of head and neck injuries on survivors.

Redlining made climate change worse in Kansas City, Kansas, but new generations are fighting back. Plus, why Missouri police departments have only used a fraction of the state's $2 million witness protection fund.

Police departments have tapped only $14,647 from the fund. Police in Kansas City have used some of the money to rent hotel rooms for crime victims who would be in danger if they remained in their residence.

Statistics collected in some cities show Black drivers are pulled over by police disproportionately, but not every department tracks the data.

Six juveniles are facing felony murder charges after a killing in Black Bob Park in Olathe. The Johnson County district attorney is seeking to try four of them — all 14-years old — as adults, an exceedingly uncommon occurrence in Kansas.