Heather Hall

With the Missouri governor's appointment of Heather Hall, a former Kansas City councilwoman from the Northland, the state-run Board of Police Commissioners lacks any appointees from east of Troost Avenue. Residents and activists worry about accountability.

Residents gathered Tuesday to discuss the qualities they want to see in the next chief of police — transparency and community engagement were high on the list. Kansas City Police Chief Rick Smith retires April 22.

The earnings tax is Kansas City's largest single source of revenue. City leaders say the failure to renew it would be disastrous.

The story, which has since been taken down, said Jersey City city manager Brian Platt had been offered — and accepted — the top job in Kansas City.

Kansas City needs to cut nearly $50 million from the budget this fiscal year or face steeper reductions in the future.

A City Council committee Wednesday endorsed a rule requiring the top employees of any organization receiving significant financial support from Kansas City, Missouri to live in the city with a salary no higher than the city manager.

If the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic is as bad at the 2008 financial crisis, furloughs and layoffs could be widespread, a new report says.

The City Council approved $500,000 in March, but the Economic Development Corporation says contract negotiations with city staff have stalled.

The future of a proposed downtown office tower is now in the hands of a new city council torn between fulfilling a 15-year-old contract and protecting…

Mayor Sly James celebrated a milestone Thursday in the journey to a new single terminal at Kansas City International Airport.After months of back and…

A measure that would allow alcohol to be delivered to your door was well received by a city council committee Wednesday.The proposal would allow a person…

Kansas City, Missouri, residents north of the Missouri River say they are sick of delays in their trash and recycling pick-up.Councilwoman Heather Hall,…