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The board on Tuesday also delayed a decision on hiring a new police chief.

Protesters calling for local control of KCPD called the meeting a “scam” and said the Board of Police Commissioners were already set to choose a “puppet.”

Mayor Quinton Lucas claimed that political mailers advocating the re-election of state Sen. Tony Luetkemeyer violated the law by using images of city police officers to promote political activity. It’s unclear whether the allegation is true.

Photonics industry leaders converged with government officials and policymakers in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 21 to attend SPIE’s inaugural Phot

Brelande Edmond died from heatstroke and organ failure after taking a Kansas City Police Department agility test at the Regional Police Academy.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Brelande Edmond was looking for a way to serve his community and decided that joining the Kansas City Police Department would be the way to fulfill

While an industry standard is to answer 90% of incoming calls within 15 seconds, Kansas City is struggling to answer 75% of calls within that time frame, according to data compiled by the Mid-America Regional Council.

Two former Kansas City Police Department officers are now training people in how to use "unconditional respect" to help reform law enforcement.

The family of Donnie Sanders — a man shot and killed in 2020 by a Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department officer during a traffic violation stop — is suing the officer who killed Donnie as well as the Board of Police Commissioners for a minimum of $10 million.

Contrary to the police union president’s claim that Kansas City is “defunding the police,” the city is poised to hire new officers and raise salaries.