violence

The city's latest attempt to reduce violent crime rests on four pillars: prevention, intervention, law enforcement and community, and administrative reform.

How the latest attempt to address violent crime in Kansas City differs from its predecessors, and some libation suggestions for cooler weather.

A new documentary goes back in Chiefs history to one player, Jim Tyrer, and how the unknown damage done playing the game he loved may have contributed to his untimely death.

Violent crime and the police, property tax cuts for developers, and a looming budget cut top the list of concerns for Kansas City Council members, and an in-depth look at if elections systems ensure safe and accurate voting.

Churches and faith leaders are working to assess crime in each police division, and tailor solutions to mobilize the community, open dialogue and find solutions.

A special legislative session convened by Gov. Mike Parson on June 27 was meant to focus on six violent crime prevention provisions.

Kansas City faith leaders are developing police division-specific strategies to deter violent crime, a powerful windstorm disrupts communities, crops and livelihoods in Iowa, and a special session in the Missouri General Assembly drags on nearly a month after being called to order.

Kansas City Council members Andrea Bough and Melissa Robinson discuss their response to the ongoing pandemic, calls for police reform, the search for a new city manager and more.

Kansas City council members discuss their response to the ongoing pandemic, calls for police reform, the search for a new city manager, and more; and what books people are reading to fill the hours stuck at home.

The story has particular resonance to "the social arrangements that we experience today," said Edward Ball, which are a direct consequence of generations of violence against African Americans.

One author chronicles his ancestor's militant anti-Black legacy, and how the Kansas City Royals have adapted to pandemic challenges.

Police officers handle myriad situations from one-on-one contacts to large protest crowds and they have a range of methods and tools to employ in response.