Civility, civility, civility – police urge the angry to use mediators instead of pistols. Things like hard words, grudges and disrespect led to more murders last year than drugs, gangs or domestic violence, says police chief Darryl Forté. He ...

Kansas City Police headquarters on Locust Street in 1950. A new debate over whether to return the police department to local control focuses in part on its history. Photo courtesy Missouri Valley Special Collections, Kansas City Public Library, ...

A study of officer involved shootings in Kansas City found they were relatively rare and showed no pattern, police chief Darryl Fortè said last week. One of his goals is to keep them as low as possible, he said in his blog, and he ordered ...

Missouri is not among 32 states with a primary seat belt law but Kansas City should pass one on its own, a police official told the city council public safety committee. Primary seat belt laws allow police to stop a vehicle and issue a ticket ...

The police department is asking for your help in locating a missing person. Errin Tosh, 36, was last seen at about 1 p.m. Monday, Feb. 25, near 39th and Broadway. He is a white male who is about 5 feet 9 inches tall, 165 pounds, and has brown ...