Kansas City's new department will partner with local nonprofits to reduce violence and provide social services.

The effort has alarmed residents and top leaders in Kansas City, who fear the plan will hurt schools, low-income residents and services.

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GOVERNOR MIKE KEHOE’S DESK. IT COULD THEN BE SIGNED INTO LAW. NOW TO ANOTHER KMBC NINE NEWS INVESTIGATION. WE ARE TRACKING A NEW PROGRAM TO HELP HOMELESSNESS IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. INVESTIGATIVE ...

Kansas City, MO – Kansas City is preparing for a surge of visitors as it gets ready to host World Cup matches this summer, with hotel availability and short-term rentals already tightening months ...

Now when you cross from Kansas to Missouri, the minimum wage more than doubles. While Kansas still requires employers to pay at least $7.25 an hour — the federal minimum wage — Missouri’s minimum wage ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City, Missouri, City Council passed a resolution during its Thursday meeting that places a five-year ban on non-municipal detention facilities in the city. KCMO ordinance ...

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Missouri lawmakers have been pushing regressive and shortsighted tax policies that undermine everyday workers and sabotage the Show-Me State’s ability to raise revenue. Within a few months, Missouri ...

Kansas City elected officials are bracing for a challenging 2026 legislative session. Here’s what they hope to see passed — like World Cup funding — and what looks unlikely — such as local control of ...

WE’LL BE BRINGING YOU UPDATES AS WE GET THEM. KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, SAYS VIOLENT CRIME IS DROPPING. THANKS FOR JOINING US TODAY AT NOON. I’M KELLY ECKERMAN, THE MAYOR, POLICE CHIEF AND COUNTY ...

Kansas City, Kansas, has long lived in the shadow of Kansas City, Missouri. Some social media users acknowledged they'd never heard of KCK as news broke Dec. 22 about the Kansas City Chiefs' plans to ...