Kansas City Fire Department

The bar has been a staple of the Westport entertainment district for decades.

The parents of Michael Elwood allege that the driver was negligent and too inexperienced to be driving the truck, which was responding to an emergency call.

The building that housed the former Riot Room venue in the Westport entertainment district has mostly collapsed following a collision Wednesday night between a fire truck and a Honda SUV. One pedestrian and two passengers died.

Federal authorities said Monday that the fire at the Harlem Baptist Church was “intentionally set” but they don’t believe it was a hate crime.

The Kansas City Fire Department is falling short when it comes to its efforts to diversify and a Kansas City filmmaker's movie is the first for sale accepting only non-fungible tokens as payment.

Even after being sued for discrimination, the Kansas City, Missouri, fire department's progress in recruiting firefighters of color has been slow.

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

Firefighters grappling with burnout, stagnant pay and a lack of personal protective equipment are even more frustrated to find they are lower down the vaccine priority list than health care workers despite serving on the front lines of the medical system.

Mayor's take on the past twelve months, "It's been a real bear of a year."

Mayor Quinton Lucas reviews 2020 and the challenges Kansas City has faced including violent crime, the coronavirus, and needed reform within several city departments.

Councilman Brandon Ellington says when it comes to the fire department, "you can literally pick any Black firefighter out and they will tell you the issues."

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