Public Safety

Napa Valley Fire

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

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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Security is heightened in minority neighborhoods. But why?

curiousKC | A (Mis)perception of Crime

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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Mural at the Kansas State Capitol depicting John Brown

Left-Wing Groups Take Up Arms in Name of Abolitionist 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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Kansas City police in riot gear

Defunding the KCPD: A Glimpse of How it Could Look

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 with his Jeep Wrangler.

Marvin Francois: Scenes From a Life Lived For Others

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

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