Ryana Parks-Shaw

Kansas City es un centro para oficinas federales como la Administración del Seguro Social, la Agencia de Protección Ambiental, el IRS y el Departamento de Asuntos de Veteranos.

Kansas City is a hub for federal offices like the Social Security Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency, the IRS and the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Nearly all of Missouri’s 174 DMV offices are run by private businesses. Kansas City wants to open its own city-run office to shorten wait times and help residents to keep their registration up to date.

Kansas City’s Fountain Card, which has fewer requirements than a traditional ID card, will help residents who have issues getting government-issued identification by easing access to water services, library cards, bank accounts and other city programs.

The Fountain Card will let people who have trouble getting state and federal identification access water services, library cards, prescription drug discounts and other programs. Residents will just need to show proof of their identity and residency.

All 12 seats on the city council were up for grabs in Tuesday's election. Current Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas easily won reelection.

Kansas City is headed back to the polls on June 20. The new City Council needs to address an urgent need for more affordable housing, recent spikes in violent crime, economic development and neighborhood livability issues like trash services, infrastructure and short-term rentals.

The six-lane U.S. Highway 71 separated Kansas City's predominantly-Black neighborhoods from downtown. A $5 million federal grant will study what can be done to reconnect those communities and improve pedestrian safety at intersections.

An ordinance before council would make loitering and camping on private property illegal. The proposal comes a year after encampments in Westport and outside City Hall drew attention to the challenges facing Kansas City's unhoused residents.

Unity Southeast Church on Meyer Boulevard has gathered 50 cots used last year when Bartle Hall was temporarily used as a warming center. Rev. Randy Fikke says he felt moved to add more shelter space in the face of more extreme weather.

The bitter cold spells of last winter spurred the city to find a better way to assist those without shelter this year.

Kansas City ha introducido un tablero de control en línea que rastrea las camas disponibles para pasar la noche en los albergues. Para hacer más accesible la ayuda a los residentes sin vivienda, la ciudad también anunció un punto de entrega consolidado para las donaciones a los albergues locales.