Prosecutors Office Says Teen Killed By Grandview Police Was Carrying A BB Gun
Lantz Stephenson, Jr., 17, was reportedly acting suicidal in the park Sunday morning and aggressively approached police with what law enforcement initially described as a "handgun."
View ArticleSeveral Thousand Kansas City Area Kids Ages 12 To 15 Have Now Received COVID...
Children's Mercy Hospital led distribution for the newly approved age group but other providers anticipate turnout will ramp up as schools close for the summer.
View ArticleA Year After George Floyd's Murder, Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas Champions...
Mayor Quinton Lucas announced a plan to reallocate about one-fifth of the Kansas City Police Department budget that was welcomed by some civil rights leaders in Kansas City but also raised questions...
View ArticleMobile Health Unit Reaches Out To Black Women in Kansas City For Free Breast...
With a goal of 100,000 breast cancer screenings by 2022, the AKA Sorority's Mammography Mobile Unit stopped in Kansas City on Friday and Saturday.
View ArticleKansas City Police Board Will Consider Legal Action To Keep Total Control Of...
Mayor Quinton Lucas faces potential blocks from the police board, state Republicans and Northland city council members, but civil rights groups are praising the plan to get more local control of the...
View ArticlePhotos: A Year Of Protests In Kansas City
On the anniversary of George Floyd's murder, KCUR revisits images from the past year of social unrest and solidarity in Kansas City.
View ArticleBlack Lives Matter Fights Disinformation To Keep The Movement Strong
Calls for racial justice and an end to police brutality still fill social media platforms a year after George Floyd's murder. But Black Lives Matter says posts targeting it are full of disinformation.
View ArticleIn Kansas City, Remembering George Floyd's Murder Is Complicated And Emotional
As racial justice advocates commemorate one year since Floyd's murder, protesters in Kansas City struggled to celebrate success while acknowledging the police killings that have happened since.
View ArticleWhere Does Kansas City Stand One Year After George Floyd's Death?
Watch the discussion about the anniversary of George Floyd's death, hosted by KCUR 89.3, 41 Action News, and the Kansas City Public Library.
View ArticleAt A Kansas City Barbershop, Six Black Men Share How They Processed George...
41 Action News brought together six Black men for a roundtable discussion about the day George Floyd was killed, their own mental health and how to heal as a community.
View ArticleKCMO City Council Putting Up Roadblocks Against Reckless Drag Racing On City...
The City Council’s Transportation and Infrastructure Committee endorsed an ordinance that gives the city and police more tools to investigate these crimes and impound vehicles to be used as evidence.
View ArticlePressed By Kansas City Activists, HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge Agrees To...
Local housing advocacy groups on Wednesday demanded accountability from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, which they said is funding "notorious slumlords" in Kansas City.
View Article'Fauci Effect' Is Inspiring Young Kansans To Pursue Health Care Careers
More people are signing up for jobs in health care in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
View ArticleThe VA Is Lifting Restrictions At Cemeteries, But Memorial Day May Not Be...
Even as the Department of Veterans Affairs begins to lift restrictions on masks and gatherings at the cemeteries it manages, Memorial Day ceremonies at Leavenworth will be smaller than usual.
View ArticleTo Boost Vaccinations In Kansas City, First Lady Jill Biden Hands Out...
The first lady visited Metropolitan Community College as part of partnership between community colleges and retail pharmacies for vaccine distribution.
View ArticleHundreds Of Kansas City Northland Residents Rally Against Police Budget Plan,...
People spilled out of a packed town hall meeting Thursday night, angrily denouncing Mayor Quinton Lucas’s plan to reallocate part of the police budget towards more crime prevention programs.
View ArticleSearching For Unmarked Graves, Researchers Probe Shawnee Indian Mission's...
Researchers are conducting a study at the Kansas State Historical Site looking for unmarked graves and human remains that could suggest more about who is buried there and when they were interred.
View ArticleMissouri Ranks Next–To-Last Nationally In Funding K-12 Schools, State Auditor...
The state auditor said lack of funding from the state shifts the burden to Missouri residents, who end up paying higher property taxes to support their schools.
View ArticleKansas City Police Board Sues Mayor, City Council To Stop New Police Budget Plan
Alleging Mayor Quinton Lucas and other city officials “defaulted on their duties,” the board is seeking a quick stop to implementation of the plan because it says it violates state law.
View ArticleResistance Among Kansans To COVID-19 Vaccines Is Fading, Except Where It Isn't
More people appear willing to get inoculated against the virus, but those who are reluctant are becoming even less willing to consider the shots.
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