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Some Cities Rethinking Technology that Listens for Gunshots

More than 150 U.S. cities use ShotSpotter

by Matt Vasilogambros, Stateline

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Powerful Voices Speak Up After Police Raid Kansas Newspaper

Meanwhile, Where’s the Affidavit?

by Clay Wirestone, Kansas Reflector

News & Issues

Things to Watch During June 20 Election in Kansas City

The past four years in Kansas City have seen the rise of new political players, a worsening affordable housing crisis and escalating tensions with the state-controlled police department.

by Josh Merchant, The Beacon

Passing The Baton

Passing the Baton | Alvin Brooks on Connecting the Black Community With Police

Building Bridges

by Sandy Woodson

News & Issues

Imagine That: What If Police Unconditionally Respected the Community?

Trainers Offer KCPD Advice

by Mary Sanchez

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curiousKC | Inform Our Next Episode on Police in KC

In The Next Flatland Show, A Closer Look at Policing

by Vicky Diaz-Camacho

News & Issues

Getting Unlicensed Drivers Off the Road … By Helping Them Get Licenses

Kansas City, Kansas, May Have the Nation’s First Police-run Driver Training School

by Barbara Shelly

News & Issues

FBI has Investigated Kansas City, Kansas, Police for Decades, but Prosecution of Bad Cops is Rare

One FBI effort was dubbed 'Tarnished Star'

by Multiple Reporters

News & Issues

Most Wanted In Kansas City: More Police Recruits

KCPD Struggles to Fill Open Positions

by Mary Sanchez

News & Issues

Could Strong District Attorneys Be a Solution for Police Accountability?

Effort in Wyandotte County May Be Instructive

by Steve Mencher

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