Municipal Court

Critics argue adding additional fees and interest on unpaid traffic fines is unfair to low-income drivers. And it may not even be legal under Kansas law.

El Proyecto GreenLight, que se puso en marcha el miércoles, tiene como objetivo combatir lo que ellos llaman "manejando en condiciones de pobreza", ayudando a las personas a pagar las multas acumuladas por infracciones de tráfico así como proporcionando abogados para ayudar a que obtengan de nuevo el permiso de conducir.

Project GreenLight, which launched Wednesday, aims to combat "driving while poor" by helping people pay off fines accumulated through traffic violations and providing lawyers to help get drivers’ licenses reinstated.

First-time homeowner Kenneth Jenkins said he is questioning his decision to buy a house because of Kansas City's strict code enforcement.

Brandon Ellington, a Kansas City Councilman, was accused of berating Freedom Inc. president Rodney Bland and poking him in the chest on the evening of March 20. Ellington denied making any threats of physical contact with Bland.

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

Mayor Quinton Lucas says the consequences of failing to pay parking tickets has “criminalized entire communities.”

Kansas City's Municipal Court has a perception problem. Courts are not generally a place where good things happen to people, and few would go by choice.…

Segment 1: Kansas City, Missouri Municipal Court is working to improve the judicial experience.Kansas City's Municipal Court is participating in a pilot…

A committee of Kansas judges and attorneys says cities need to reduce the costs of appearing in municipal court.The Kansas Supreme Court appointed the ad…

Segment 1: Missouri's 2015 reform bill means fewer defendants bother to appear in court for traffic violations.In the wake of Ferguson, then-Missouri…

A judge found a Kansas City Fire Department paramedic not guilty on all charges Wednesday after he was accused of spitting on a black toddler at an…