Tyrone Garner

Unified Government Mayor Tyrone Garner says that Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, are on a "pathway to complete financial ruin." But the idea of dissolving the Unified Government may not fix the underlying problems, and could make its finances worse.

Mayor Tyrone Garner said the Unified Government is headed towards "complete financial ruin," and wants to give the mayor's office more power. But the idea of breaking up Kansas City, Kansas, and Wyandotte County may not fix the underlying problems, and could make finances worse.

Citing mounting financial issues with the Unified Government, the mayors of the three biggest cities in Wyandotte County say they're open to hearing from residents about a different form of government.

Mayor Tyrone Garner removed Rick Behrens, a longtime social justice advocate who spoke out against the actions of former police detective Roger Golubski, from the Law Enforcement Advisory Board. Garner appointed Behrens just a year ago.

Kansas City, Kansas, Police and the Wyandotte County District Attorney’s office will offer more details Monday on plans to look at the decades of criminal cases connected to former KCKPD Detective Roger Golubski. Activists call police involvement in the review a "major red flag."

The Unified Government signed a one-year contract with a company to manage Parkwood Pool, which had closed because of the coronavirus and a lifeguard shortage.

An event Saturday with the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department encouraged police and community engagement, something residents say demonstrates the new chief is listening to them.

Tyrone Garner, the new mayor of the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, speaks with KCUR about his first two months in office. Plus, warmer winters are forcing farmers to change how they grow their crops.

CEO and Mayor Tyrone Garner discusses corruption within the police department, redistricting, taxes and infrastructure.

Advocates say the ordinance will protect vulnerable members of the community including immigrants and those who are homeless. Supporters are also hopeful the new measure will encourage collaboration with law enforcement.

For the first time, several key positions in Wyandotte County’s Unified Government are filled by African Americans. But can new leaders in Kansas' most diverse county turn around a long history of coverup and corruption?

The Unified Government of Kansas City, Kansas and Wyandotte County will pay more than $813,000 to Doug Bach, the retiring county administrator who left the county three weeks after the new mayor was sworn in.