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With few requirements to own a gun, Kansas City is in the top ten most violent cities in the nation.

Opinion: Kansas City’s Homicide Problem is a Result of Missouri’s Gun Problem

Maddy Bremer, Co-News Editor
April 5, 2023

  I’m sick of seeing headlines about Kansas City’s homicide rate. The solution is simple: if Missouri cities want to do something about violent crime, Jefferson City has to do something about gun laws.   When I started this story, I wanted it to be impartial. I thought...

Criminal justice professor uses sticky notes to humanize Kansas City homicides

Criminal justice professor uses sticky notes to humanize Kansas City homicides

Amina Dalton
February 4, 2020

Homicide rates in Kansas City have been on a steady incline for years.  With 138 homicides in 2018 and 151 in 2019, criminal justice professor Ken Novak took note of the homicide trends by recording each one on a sticky note and posting them on his office door. The chilling...

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