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Kansas City BOPC approves pay increase for officers for first time in 3 years – KMBC

Mayor Quinton Lucas said with the increase, the group now needs to address violent crime challenges.

Lotus Care House is opening a Housing Navigation Center, where people experiencing homelessness can get into permanent housing and access …

A voluntary survey indicated roughly 48% of KCPD employees had been vaccinated — below Kansas City’s overall vaccination rate of 52.1%.

However, the current ordinance for mask mandates in schools approved by the Kansas City, Missouri City Council is set to expire on Jan. 1, 2022.

Last week the Kansas City, Missouri City Council voted to extend the mask mandate until Jan. 1. It requires masks be worn in school settings.

Members of the Kansas City, Missouri city council voted 9-1 to extend its mask mandate for adults and students while in schools.

Members of Kansas City’s council voted 9-1 to extend its mask mandate for adults and students while in schools.

… the people of Kansas City are just as capable and talented as those in any other Missouri city with local control of its police department.

(AP) — Police in the southeastern Missouri city of Poplar Bluff fatally shot a man they confronted during a burglary call, s…

The southwest Missouri city has been hard hit by the recent rise in cases driven by the delta variant. Nathan Papes AP …