Hyatt disaster

Richard Berkley, Kansas City's longest-serving mayor, died Wednesday at 92. We'll remember his leadership, especially during one of Kansas City's darkest moments, the Hyatt Regency skywalk collapse in 1981. Plus, the Kansas City Police Department is spending thousands on technology some say is ineffective.

Richard Berkley served a record three terms as Kansas City's mayor, from 1979 to 1991, and was the first Jewish mayor in city history. His tenure was defined in large part by his quick response to the Hyatt Regency skywalk collapse, a disaster that killed 114 people and injured hundreds more.

The Kansas City skywalk disaster in 1981 killed 114 people and become one of the most closely-covered events in the city's history. A new book uses the writing of a key player in the disaster to tell an untold story about the tragedy.

It's been 40 years since two elevated walkways crashed onto a dance floor inside the Hyatt Regency hotel, killing 114 people and injuring more than 200.

This story was updated on Tuesday to add remarks by U.S. District Judge Howard Sachs. Scott Wright, a federal judge in Kansas City for 35 years, died…

On July 17, 1981, about 2,000 people gathered at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri, for a dance. What followed was one of the most deadly…

Ask Kansas Citians of a certain generation, “Where were you the night the skywalk collapsed?” and they will give you an immediate answer.Thirty-four years…

Thirty-three years after the deadly collapse of a skywalk at the Hyatt Regency Hotel near downtown Kansas City, Mo., the foundation trying to build a…

New operators of the former Hyatt Regency Crown Center Hotel will donate $5,000 to a memorial fund commemorating victims, first responders and volunteers…