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Missouri Amendment 4: What to Know About the Kansas City Police Funding Ballot Question

The constitutional amendment targets a police funding mandate that only applies to Kansas City, the lone city in Missouri without local control over its police department.

by Celisa Calacal, KCUR 89.3

News & Issues

New Program Offers Hope for Reducing Violent Crime in KC

KC 360 Backers Highlight Progress in Santa Fe

by Mary Sanchez

News & Issues

Hundreds of Kansas Citians Are Shot Each Year and Survive. Families Pick Up the Pieces

Since 2015, shootings in Kansas City that leave a survivor are rising slightly — meaning more families are struggling with the physical and mental wounds they cause.

by Peggy Lowe, KCUR 89.3

News & Issues

Inside the Legal Standoff Over Kansas City Police Funding

Kansas City’s police board is trying to use the courts to increase police funding. Advocates are worried it could bankrupt the city.

by Josh Merchant, The Beacon

News & Issues

Life and Death: KCPD Struggles to Answer 911 Calls

Nearly One in Four Call-Taker Jobs Are Unfilled in KC

by Mary Sanchez

News & Issues

Imagine That: What If Police Unconditionally Respected the Community?

Trainers Offer KCPD Advice

by Mary Sanchez

News & Issues

Search Begins for Kansas City’s Next Chief of Police

What Do Kansas Citians Want In Rick Smith's Successor?

by Mary Sanchez

News & Issues

High School Students Canvass Voters About Local Control of KCPD

Three High Schools Join Forces

by Mary Sanchez

News & Issues

Use of the Force: KC Debates Police Department Staffing

Staffing Conundrum Informs $269 Million Budget Battle

by Multiple Reporters

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In The Next Flatland Show, A Closer Look at Policing

by Vicky Diaz-Camacho

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