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The measure still needs to be approved by the full city council and would face an uphill battle getting the needed buy-in from state lawmakers.

Protest groups and social activists in Kansas City are facing a suite of challenges as public attention shifts away from issues of police and criminal justice reform, which mobilized so many during 2020.

Mayor Quinton Lucas explains the most recent coronavirus restrictions for the region.

Mayor Quinton Lucas explains the most recent coronavirus restrictions for the region, and the board game that has found a new audience in the time of COVID-19.

At the monthly Board of Police Commissioners meeting Tuesday, some community members said officers refusing to wear masks is just one way the Kansas City Police Department doesn't care about public safety.

Kansas City officials say they have been considering shutting down the bar, which was the site of two shootings in 2020, for a long time.

Following three weeks in jail, Tyree Bell was released after a detective watched the patrol car videos from his arrest and concluded that his clothing and appearance did not match those of the suspect.

Stacy Shaw began to lead Black Lives Matter protests in Kansas City following the killing of George Floyd.

A Kansas City attorney and protest leader describes the local reaction to a grand jury decision in the death of Breonna Taylor, a new grocery store opens in a former food desert, and Kansas City's Oktoberfest moves from Crown Center to your home.

The protesters called for firing Kansas City Police Chief Rick Smith and ending systemic racism within the department.

In response to a recent editorial in The Kansas City Star U.S. Attorney disputes claims that Operation LeGend's success has been overstated.

How effective the influx of federal agents into Kansas City has been, an Olathe teacher explains why she began tracking COVID-19 cases among U.S. schoolchildren, and what was behind a Missouri high school league's decision to play fall sports.