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Posts Tagged ‘Public Safety’

Kansas Firefighters Go West to Fight Fires, and COVID-19

By | September 30, 2020 | 0
Napa Valley Fire

Dozens of Kansas firefighters have been battling wild fires in the West, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with no end in sight.

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curiousKC | A (Mis)perception of Crime

By | August 3, 2020 | 0
Security is heightened in minority neighborhoods. But why?

Why are security measures heightened in some KC neighborhoods and not others? curiousKC looked into how public and private buildings are secured to find out why.

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Left-Wing Groups Take Up Arms in Name of Abolitionist John Brown

By | July 23, 2020 | 0
Mural at the Kansas State Capitol depicting John Brown

Some left-wing groups in Kansas and Missouri are taking up arms for community protection in the face of systemic social injustice.

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Defunding the KCPD: A Glimpse of How it Could Look

By | July 1, 2020 | 0
Kansas City police in riot gear

The Kansas City Police Department is already experimenting with some programs that reflect the goals of the defund the police movement.

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Marvin Francois: Scenes From a Life Lived For Others

By | June 5, 2020 | 0
Marvin Francois with his Jeep Wrangler.

The community remembers Marvin Francois , who was killed during Kansas City’s George Floyd protests.

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