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Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas says the Board of Police Commissioners could choose the KCPD's next police chief as soon as Tuesday, but he has "not made a decision" on who he will support for the position.
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Iconic Kansas Citian Alvin Brooks will be presented with the Henry W. Bloch Human Relations Award from the Jewish Community Relations Bureau.
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"I think we need to do a better job of understanding what are the concerns — particularly of Black officers," says Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas in response to the Department of Justice's probe into the Kansas City Police Department.
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Amendment 4, which will appear on the Nov. 8 ballot, asks Missouri voters to require Kansas City to increase funding for police.
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The investigation comes after The Kansas City Star reported earlier this year on allegations of racism and harassment of Black officers in the department.
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The Clay County Prosecutor's office has charged Joshua Rocha with first degree murder and armed criminal action. Rocha allegedly shot and killed North Kansas City Officer Daniel Vasquez during a traffic stop Tuesday morning.
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Redlining made climate change worse in Kansas City, Kansas, but new generations are fighting back. Plus, why Missouri police departments have only used a fraction of the state's $2 million witness protection fund.
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Police departments have tapped only $14,647 from the fund. Police in Kansas City have used some of the money to rent hotel rooms for crime victims who would be in danger if they remained in their residence.
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Current state law requires Kansas City to allocate 20% of its general fund to the KCPD every year. A bill pushed through the legislature by Missouri Republicans increases that threshold to 25%, but it's unclear if the move is constitutional.
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Catalytic converters are built with platinum, palladium and rhodium — metals that have skyrocketed in value in recent years — making the car parts targets for theft.
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El 25 de abril, un año después de que fuera asesinada a tiros, KCUR recuerda a la reportera Aviva Okeson-Haberman. Como en muchos casos de homicidio en Kansas City, nadie ha sido acusado de su muerte.
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KCUR remembers reporter Aviva Okeson-Haberman on April 25, a year after she was shot and killed. Like many homicide cases in Kansas City, no one has been charged in her death.