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Days after the Jackson County Prosecutor announced she will not bring charges against a Kansas City police officer who shot and killed an unarmed Black man in March 2020, protestors took to the streets.

The 88 year-old activist says ". . . if I've done any good, my life has not been in vain."

Lifelong Kansas City activist Alvin Brooks says ". . . if I've done any good, my life has not been in vain."

The proposed budget includes cuts to arts organizations and leaving vacant city jobs unfilled.

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.

Kansas City has had 173 homicides so far this year, a new record, and each will be remembered on Monday at Wornall Road Baptist Church during its "Longest Night" service.

State Rep. Ashley Bland Manlove assumes the duties of the chairwoman at a pivotal time for race relations in the state.

State Rep. Ashley Bland Manlove is the new chairwoman of the Missouri Legislative Black Caucus, and the latest news in Kansas City sports, Chiefs and otherwise.

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.