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Civil rights groups and an organization of mostly black pastors in Missouri are asking the Department of Justice to investigate wrongdoing within the Kansas City Police Department, the Associated Press reported.The group of pastors known as…

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (AP) - Civil rights groups want a state investigation by the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department. The Kansas City Star reports that on Monday the city council asked the Justice Department to investigate. Civil…

Governor Laura Kelly hit the headlines Tuesday when she announced plans to extend parental and family leave for state employees, bringing a national political debate to Kansas.While proponents of the directive say its executive order could…

A Republican representative from the state of Kansas, who was caught on camera as a substitute teacher earlier this year, has now been accused of kicking one of his students in the testicles. The Kansas City Star reports that Kansas State…

KANSAS CITY, MO. A Kansas City tow plot owner is suing the city's Board of Police Commissioners for civil rights violations.Allen "Jay" Bloodworth is suing the BOPC on 10 charges, including unlawful search and seizure, lack of…

KANSAS CITY, MO - Alvin Sykes spent his life fighting for civil rights and investigating the murders of African Americans killed during the civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s.He died Friday morning at the age of 64 from…

KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV) - A prominent Kansas City civil rights activist has passed away.Alvin Sykes, 64, died Friday morning from complications from a spinal injury that occurred two years ago.Sykes…

By: Jessica Shumaker February 10, 2021 An agent investigating civil rights…

BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) - The Kansas Supreme Court on Friday upheld state law regulating how much money workers injured in the workplace can raise.The court ruled that an amendment to the Kansas Workers…

KANSAS CITY, MO. - The Department of Justice has launched a civil rights investigation into how Kansas City is handling public procurement.In a press release late Wednesday, the department said the investigation concerns…