"Kansas City has made real progress on public safety, but our efforts have too often operated in silos,” Mayor Quinton Lucas said in a statement from the city. “The Department of Community Safety ...

In another effort to reduce crime, the Kansas City, Missouri, City Council on Thursday approved a new Department of Community ...

Kansas City has created a Department of Community Safety to help strengthen public safety throughout the metro.

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A Christmas Eve drive in southwest Missouri was the last time two Guatemalan men living in Branson were free from the grasp of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. That morning, cars streamed down ...

The case against one of the defendants in the shooting after the Chiefs' 2024 Super Bowl win was complicated by the state’s ...

Places such as Minnesota and Austin, Texas, already use green infrastructure like rain gardens to absorb stormwater and keep pollution out of streams and lakes. Now communities across the Kansas City ...

LC’s Bar-B-Q in Kansas City is exactly that kind of place, where reputation is built one perfectly smoked rib at a time.

The Kansas City Aviation Department is aware of a situation at Kansas City International Airport (MCI). As a precaution, the department has evacuated sections of the Airport Te ...

The Freedom Plane National Tour's first stop is in Kansas City. A collection of rare American documents will be on display at the National World War I Museum and Memorial.

The Kansas City Health Department has launched a new online hub to make it easier for residents to access free, confidential mental health support.

FOR COMMENT. SO FAR, THERE HAS BEEN NO RESPONSE. HOW SHOULD THE CITY OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI SPEND YOUR TAX MONEY? THAT’S WHAT CITY OFFICIALS ARE ASKING AS THEY TALK ABOUT NEXT YEAR’S BUDGET. THE ...