Kansas City Missouri Police

Several Kansas City civil rights organizations banded together Friday afternoon to protest federal agents being deployed to Kansas City and to demand the ouster of Kansas City Police Chief Rick Smith.

We hear a lot about the troubling increase of homicides in Kansas City. But fatal crashes are also spiking. More drunk drivers could be to blame.

In one of the Thursday incidents, an officer underwent emergency surgery after being shot in the head during an exchange of gunfire with a suspect near 31st and Van Brunt.

A proposal backed by metro faith leaders would put before voters the question of bringing KCPD under local control for the first time since the 1930s.

The director of policy in the mayor’s office testified that in 2017 and 2018, African Americans comprised over 60% of the marijuana arrests in Kansas City although they make up less than 30% of the city’s population.

Kansas City's recent demonstrations against police violence and racism have been the biggest in half a century. Here's a look at how the demonstrations have evolved and spread throughout the metro.

The City Council unanimously approved a body cam resolution following nearly two weeks of protests over police brutality and racism.

Ryan Stokes, Terrance Bridges, Cameron Lamb, and Donnie Sanders are some of the people memorialized by protesters in Kansas City. A Kansas City Star reporter recounts the history of violence between police and black men here.

Reforms include the use of police body cameras, outside agency review of excessive force incidents, and probable cause statements when officers are involved in shootings.

Malik Cervantes was among more than 100 people arrested over several days of Kansas City protests in response to the killing of George Floyd. His experience with the KCPD was harrowing.

Three days of protests against police violence towards black people, kicked off by the killing of George Floyd in Minnesota, had peaceful moments, but ultimately turned volatile between police officers and protesters.

Socially distant social justice events are planned for this weekend in Kansas City by people who want to express anger, fear, grief, sadness and solidarity about the killing of an African-American man by a Minneapolis policeman.