Personal Safety

Compassion Amid Tragedy: Funeral Services for Victims of Homicide

How Kansas City Funeral Homes Manage Homicide and Sensitive Burials

Melesa Johnson Wins Democratic Primary for Jackson County Prosecutor: ‘It’s Time for Change’

Whether Johnson wins or loses in the general, Jackson County will elect its first Black female prosecutor in November. She faces Republican Tracey Chappel in November. The winner will take over for prosecutor Jean Peters Baker, who did not run for reelection.

Missouri Voters Again Tell Kansas City to Increase Police Funding, But By a Narrower Margin

This marks the second time Missouri voters approved Amendment 4 to raise Kansas City's minimum threshold for funding its police department.

Jackson County Prosecutor Candidates Make Their Cases

Spotlight on Prosecutorial Priorities

Public Safety Debate Shapes Jackson County Prosecutor Race 

Meet the Candidates

Kansas and Missouri Lawmakers Tried Funding AI Weapon Detection Technology. How Does it Work?

ZeroEyes now is in 42 states, including Kansas and Missouri

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.

Kansas City Launches New Effort to Counter Gun Violence

Candid Conversations with At-Risk Men Who Could be Victims or Perpetrators 

Overland Park Man Recalls Surprise Joyride with Patty Hearst

50th Anniversary of Abduction by the Symbionese Liberation Army

Seeking Environmental Justice in Kansas City