Wyandotte County

El Proyecto GreenLight, que se puso en marcha el miércoles, tiene como objetivo combatir lo que ellos llaman "manejando en condiciones de pobreza", ayudando a las personas a pagar las multas acumuladas por infracciones de tráfico así como proporcionando abogados para ayudar a que obtengan de nuevo el permiso de conducir.

Project GreenLight, which launched Wednesday, aims to combat "driving while poor" by helping people pay off fines accumulated through traffic violations and providing lawyers to help get drivers’ licenses reinstated.

The family of John Keith Calvin, 56, who died Wednesday of colon cancer, believes he was framed by former KCKPD detective Roger Golubski, who was also connected to their sister, Rose.

A Kansas City, Kansas, man said an officer who responded to his home was “high as a kite.” That officer is now on leave and KCKPD says a medical condition may have factored in the officer's behavior.

On Jan. 9, Candice Alcaraz, a former assistant district attorney, was sworn in as the first Black female judge in the history of Wyandotte County, Kansas.

Kansas slashed the sales tax rate on many food items from 6.5% to 4%. But some consumers have complained they’re still getting charged too much or have otherwise expressed confusion about the numbers on their receipts.

Candice Alcaraz, 32, an assistant district attorney, beat a sitting judge to make history in Wyandotte County.

Unified Government Commissioners approved a measure that will let them have more say in what ordinances make it to a vote. Mayor Tyrone Garner said the move amounted to "political backstabbing."

Kansas City, Kansas, Police Chief Karl Oakman insisted Monday that his department can handle a review of more than 150 cases handled by former detective Roger Golubski. Critics say the department's involvement won't lead to an independent review.

Lamonte McIntyre, who was exonerated in 2017 for a double homicide he didn’t commit, gave an emotional speech at a Kansas City, Kansas, rally organized by Team ROC, the philanthropic and social justice division of rapper JAY-Z’s company Roc Nation.

Former Kansas City, Kansas, police detective Roger Golubski, who is under home arrest, already faces federal charges of rape, sexual assault and kidnapping.

Paper ballots in the fourth-largest county in Kansas had to be folded for transport to polling locations. The creases have made some unreadable by vote counting machines.