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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.

Lucas’ comments set up a showdown with organizers, who vow to remain camped at City Hall until Kansas City Police Chief Rick Smith is fired and the police department’s budget is cut by 50%.

Lucas says planning for the violence prevention framework has been in the works for nearly a year, but some neighborhood groups say the announcement took them by surprise.

Activists calling for Lucas to defund the Kansas City Police Department say calling the changes 'radical' feels like ‘a slap in the face.’

It is not just homicides that are vexing Kansas City police. Non-fatal shootings are up 26% year-to-year, according to KCPD data. Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker says casework is filed in only 19% of those attacks. She calls that "a pathetically small number."

The killing of 4-year-old LeGend Taliferro, who was shot while asleep in his bed, is among the many violent crimes during a summer of record-breaking homicides and heartbreak.

Organizers of Sunday’s Brookside Black Lives Matter Brigade are continuing calls for Kansas City Chief Rick Smith to step down and the ending of Operation Legend.

Protesters are also planning a demonstration Sunday afternoon in Brookside.

The White House announced the additional resources from FBI, DEA and other federal agencies on Wednesday. Mayor Quinton Lucas says he was surprised by the announcement.

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.

Missouri and Kansas police departments have received millions of dollars in military-grade hardware over the years, but that practice is under scrutiny amid ongoing protests.

Former Kansas City Police Chief Darryl Forte says he should be visible in the community, but with a primary election two months away, his opponent says it's just a political ploy.