Urban League of Greater KC

Operation Legend becomes news around the world as civil rights organizations accuse Mayor Lucas of allowing “undue civilian terror.”

A coalition of civil rights groups in Kansas City has called for the resignation of police Chief Rick Smith, among other reforms, including local control of the police department.

Details on recent demands for reform of the Kansas City Police Department, and the stories of some of the men killed by Kansas City police and honored recently by protesters.

The NAACP and others also want Kansas City to regain local control of its police department. On the same day, the city gets $2.5 million donated for body cameras, which are among activists' top demands.

Segment 1: 2019 report shows black Kansas Citians are still separate and unequal.By comparing things like poverty and homeownership rates by race, a…

Segment 1: Most people agree access to pre-K needs to be expanded. Not everyone agrees on how to pay for and oversee it.Days after Kansas City Mayor Sly…

Today, we speak with a University of Kansas student who won an international competition focused on designing a spacecraft capable of reaching Mars and…

Updated at 4:25 with comments from Edgemoor Managing Director Geoff Stricker. A conglomeration of Kansas City civil rights groups and minority business…

For Mayor Sly James, this has been a particularly busy time. On Tuesday evening, he gave his State of the City Address, which we discuss today, along with…

A lot of people see Black Lives Matter as today's civil rights movement ... but not necessarily the Kansas Citians who actually participated in the civil…

During the first half of Wednesday's Central Standard, a discussion about broadening artistic learning opportunities for adults.Then later in the hour,…