Jackson County COMBAT

The state audit calls into question the sale of a county building for $10 after spending more than $1 million on renovations.

Segment 1: Jackson County legislators answer questions of current budget, property tax and working with county executive Frank White.Jackson County…

Jackson County Executive Frank White Thursday blasted the audit of the COMBAT anti-crime tax commissioned by the prosecutor's office. "Unlike numerous…

Over the last three years, millions of dollars generated by COMBAT, the anti-drug and anti-violence sales tax in Jackson County, has been spent with…

About five years ago, Ruskin Heights in South Kansas City was the third most violent neighborhood in Jackson County.But a new approach to tackling crime…

With just one month of the year left, there have been zero homicides in Kansas City's Northeast neighborhood in 2018, down from 11 last year, according to…

Segment 1: Two-term Jackson County prosecuter is vying for additional role as Missouri Democratic Party leader."We may be down, but I'll be damned if we…

Segment 1:  Former DESE commissioner says, "the decison to bring me back needed to be about doing what's best for the children in the state of…

Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway's performance audit of Jackson County started Thursday. First up is COMBAT, the county's Community-Backed…

Segment 1: Vince Ortega has a long history working with COMBAT and the Kansas City Police Department.It's been 29 years since Jackson County voters first…

A Jackson County judge ruled Friday night that control of the violence prevention group COMBAT will fall to the county prosecutor -- a ruling that makes…

Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker says gun violence survivors don't just fall through the cracks."They're not cracks. They're gaping holes in…