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Incumbent Mayor David Alvey faces a challenge from four opponents. The top two vote-getters on Aug. 3 will move on to the Nov. 2 general election.

After nearly 30 years with the Kansas City, Missouri police department, Karl Oakman crosses the state line to become Chief Oakman.

The latest chief of the Kansas City, Kansas, police department is a native son, an international music festival makes its first appearance in the metro, and meet a participant in the Give Black KC collaborative.

Karl Oakman, a 29-year police veteran, is just the second African-American chief in the diverse city’s history.

Rose Calvin’s family has wondered about her murder for 24 years – and they have questions about the role of a former Kansas City, Kansas, Police detective in her death. So do social justice advocates.

Wyandotte County District Attorney Mark Dupree promised to hold law enforcement officers accountable in a community with a history of “open wounds” from police brutality.

An investigative report by KCUR and The Kansas City Star details how Roger Golubski allegedly exploited vulnerable Black women for sexual favors and coerced some into fabricating testimony.

The reporters behind a new KCUR and Kansas City Star investigation break down the allegations against a former Kansas City, Kansas detective and experts answer your questions about the coronavirus vaccine rollout.

Roger Golubski faces other legal challenges, including possible exposure to criminal prosecution, which lends added importance to any answers he might provide in a deposition.

Randy Lopez, a Kansas City, Kansas, school board member, says the task force is solely for listening to the community. He wants to push for immediate reform.

A task force aims to improve relations between Kansas City, Kansas, residents and the police department, which has been wracked by allegations of racism and corruption.

A federal judge has declined to dismiss most of the counts in a civil lawsuit brought by Lamonte McIntyre and his mother over his conviction for a double…