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Charges can proceed against an officer who injured an innocent bystander while defending themself

Sheryl Ferguson, founder of It's Time 4 Justice, has organized a public forum with the goal of starting a conversation about race with people from all walks of life.

The special investigation examined thousands of hours of overtime incurred by police officers to fix up the city jail.

If the measure is approved by voters in November, Kansas City would be required to allocate a minimum of 25% of its general fund each year to the KCPD.

A new lawsuit alleges excessive force was used in the death of Cedric Lofton and that Wichita Police officers and county workers were not trained on how to handle teens in crisis.

U.S. District Judge Kathryn Vratil rejected arguments by former Kansas City, Kansas, detective Roger Golubski to decide a civil rights case against him in his favor. Vratil said claims brought by Lamonte McIntyre should be decided by a jury.

Statistics collected in some cities show Black drivers are pulled over by police disproportionately, but not every department tracks the data.

Kansas City Manager Brian Platt shares the some of the work being done on the "transformational issues and projects and challenges" Kansas City faces.

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.

Kansans with substance use problems say they are falling through the cracks of a legal system that’s more concerned with punishing them than getting them sober.

Kansas City Police said they did not give permission for U.S. Senate candidate Eric Greitens to post a video of his ride-along, which he later deleted. The department also clarified that it “is an apolitical organization and we do not promote or support political candidates.”

Kansas police have reported seizing more than $9.5 million in cash and $2.5 million in property since a new state law took effect in July 2019. But a review of nearly 2,000 reports found widespread inconsistencies in how those seizures are logged — or if they're even reported at all.