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“The New Horizons safety program will get someone killed,” said a former safety manager in an affidavit obtained by The Star.

City estimates show Kansas City Public Schools missed out on $45 million in tax revenue last year because of tax breaks for developers and businesses — and that amount has only been growing over the last five years.

The Kansas City council is set to debate a suite of ordinances that would change how the city awards tax breaks. While the mayor says it will streamline a complicated process, critics argue the plan prioritizes development at the expense of poor and working class residents.

Midtown will soon be home to one of two streetcar extensions, adding to demand for development. But the residents who could benefit most from accessible public transit are the same ones most likely to be priced out of the area.

>> there was a girl screaming outside, fire and thats when i realized there was a fire going on outside. >> he says he and his brother tried to put it out. >> weit was already huge and we couldnt do anything. it was too dark, and because of the smoke. >> reporter: while his apartment is safe, the one next door where the fire started, is gone. thats where the woman was cooking, according to firefighters. >> parent in an apartment warmed up in oil. she left. a few minutes later heard the...