Quinton Lucas

After Lee's Summit leaders announced plans to change the name of their airport to the "Greater Kansas City Regional Airport," Kansas City Council approved its own plans to establish a policy around the use of the name "Kansas City."

Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas announced on Thursday night that City Manager Brian Platt has been suspended from his position. This comes after a whistleblower lawsuit alleged Platt told the city communications department to lie to the media.

Mayor Quinton Lucas released a letter Thursday night announcing Brian Platt had been suspended from his position.

Kansas City officials are proposing an increase of $23 million in police department funding in the city's new $2.5 billion budget. Mayor Quinton Lucas hopes this will help officers address the public safety issues, but the city's lack of local control of the KCPD has not left him optimistic.

An attorney for Tom Keating, who volunteered for the nonprofit that has paid for Mayor Quinton Lucas’ Super Bowl trips, is demanding an apology and threatening further legal action.

A politically-connected trade group donated $24,000 to a nonprofit that paid for Mayor Quinton Lucas, an aide and security personnel to travel to Phoenix for the 2023 Super Bowl. This year, the Mayors Corps of Progress for a Greater Kansas City is once again footing the bill.

Kansas City officials unveiled a $2.5 billion budget for the 2025-2026 fiscal year that reveals its spending priorities. Under the new system, the city will evaluate each program based on its importance to the community, not just carry it over from the previous budget.

Several city projects that received federal funding are in limbo after a slew of executive orders targeting clean energy and diversity efforts.

Kansas City banned landlords from rejecting tenants based solely on how they pay their rent, their credit score or previous evictions. A Missouri Republican representative, who's a landlord himself, wants to override the ban.

While Kansas City, Missouri, considers aid to small businesses plagued by thefts, break-ins and vandalism, the River Market will increase the presence of security officers during the "witching hours" between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.

The homicide rate dipped to the lowest number in the last six years, said Kansas City Police Chief Stacey Graves. But the number of people who were shot and survived increased by nearly 12%, leaving hundreds of people with gunshot wounds.

Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas denied he was involved in a poll seemingly designed to undermine North Kansas City's chances at landing a new Royals baseball stadium. However, newly obtained records show his re-election campaign requested it.